An integral part of the LAPS Foundation’s Taste of Knowledge: An Afternoon in Provence, Saturday at the Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock, this quartet calls themselves K2L2 because their group comprises two Karens and two Lauras. From left, Taste of Knowledge organizers Karen Hawkins, Karen Easton, Pig+Fig owner Laura Crucet and LAPS Foundation Executive Director Laura Loy. The Taste of Knowledge is an annual fundraiser for the LAPS Foundation, which benefits students, teachers and classrooms. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire Department and Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation board member Troy Hughes talks about the Firefighter for a Day event, which was one of the live auction items featured at the event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The Taste of Knowledge: An Afternoon in Provence featured live and silent auctions, a multi-course lunch paired with a variety of wines. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, Susan Roach, LAPS Foundation Secretary Morris Pongratz, Jeffrey Roach and LAPS Foundation Finance and Operations Coordinator Krystal Roach. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
LAPS Foundation Treasurer Louise O’Brien, left, LAPS Foundation board member Stephanie Archuleta and LAPS Foundation President Melanie McKinley. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti and his wife, Wendy Swanson, left. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Fire Chief and LAPS Foundation board member Troy Hughes and Karen Easton, one of the organizers for the Taste of Knowledge. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Councilor David Izraelevitz and his wife Terry. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Public Schools Board President Ellen Ben-Naim gets ready to bid during the live auction. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Jill Cook uses her savvy auctioneering skills during the live auction. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
School board candidate Julia Baker, left, and Municipal Judge Elizabeth Allen. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com