Pamela Jafari, far left, with Cultural Tourism DC, smiles backstage while guitarist Marty Schwartz takes some video of Mayor Vincent Gray on stage offering remarks at the National Cherry Blossom Festival 2013 launch luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. The event, which was attended by some 200 festival sponsors and potential sponsors, included musical performances by local D.C. students as well as former American Idol and 2013 festival celebrity ambassador Elliott Yamin. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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