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Beyonce, Jay Z, Solange And Blue Ivy Support Miss Tina At Wearable Art Gala  

 Family and friends, like Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, attended the event organized by Tina Lawson.
Beyonce, Jay Z, Blue, Solange Support Miss Tina at Wearable Art Gala
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By Paula Rogo · Updated October 26, 2020

When the whole Knowles-Carter clan goes out, they roll deep.

Beyonce and family were guests at the inaugural Wearable Art Gala at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles Saturday. They were there to support the event, organized by Beyonce’s mother, Tina Lawson and her husband Richard Lawson, which was a charitable gathering to celebrate the launch of the Lawson’s new WACO Theater and Performing Arts Gala that will aim to empower young pepole through mentorship and art.

I am super proud of my beautiful mother for creating such an awesome event. Close to $1 million was raised for The WACO Theater Center to benefit young people through their mentorship programs and the arts. Mom, you inspire us all to be generous, selfless, positive, to have empathy, to love and to praise creativity in the world. It brought tears to my eyes to be a witness to what you and Richard have created together. WACO is a safe place truly Where Art Can Occur. I love you.

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:22pm PDT

A very pregnant Beyonce arrived with her husband, Jay Z, and their five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. Also in attendance was her sister and 2017 ESSENCE Festival performer Solange, Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland (with her husband Tim Witherspoon and son Titan) and Michelle Williams, as well as her cousin Angie Beyince and Jay Z’s mother Gloria.

💙Inaugural Wearable Art Gala in support of WACO Theater Center💙

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:18pm PDT

Richard Lawson’s daughter Bianca was among the co-chairs of the event, along with Beyonce, Solange and Kelly, and also came to support her family.

Though Beyonce and Solange did not hit the red carpet, the rest of the family all slayed in their wearable art. Miss Tina wore a stunning hand-made gown that appeared to be made entirely of green leaves. 

Other attendees included Meagan Good and Devon Franklin, Yara Shahidi, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Octavia Spencer, Russell Simmons, Anglea Bassett, Chloe and Halle and Samuel L. Jackson, among countless others.

Inside the event, guests enjoyed a hearty menu full of southern cuisine, including jambalaya, fried shrimp, friend catfish, rice and beans and crawfish quiche.

Beyoncé’s autographed a gold-plated mic from the Formation tour that was auctioned off for charity, as well as tickets to Coachella 2018, where Queen Bey will be the headliner. Other items included in the auction included earrings by Lorraine Schwartz, a tiara ring by Cynthia Bach, artwork by Mr. Brainwash, Robert Pruitt, Radcliffe Bailey and Toyin Ojih Odutol and other various sports memorabilia.

The event raised nearly $1 million for the Lawson’s new Waco Theater and Performing Arts Center, which aims to empower the youth through mentorship and art.

TOPICS:  Beyonce Knowles Blue Ivy Carter Jay Z Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams Solange Knowles Tina Knowles
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