Sunday, October 13, 4:45pm
Join us on Sunday, October 13, 4:45pm at The Garrison, 2015 US 9 to raise a glass to Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival with cocktails, music, a live auction, dinner, and more! The Annual Gala is our largest fundraising event of the year and a great way to celebrate our season.
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2024 Gala Honorees
Carrie Preston
2024 Gala Honoree
Honoring her remarkable contributions to the arts. Emmy Award winning actor and star of CBS series Elsbeth, The Good Wife and The Good Fight, and HBO’s True Blood.
Patricia King
2024 Recipient of the Marit and Lars Kulleseid Award
Recipient of the Marit and Lars Kulleseid Award, honoring inspiring leadership in service of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s mission. Patricia King was, for ten years, the CEO of a…
Seating and Reservations
Become a Gala Co-Chair
$15,000 for Table of 12
Enjoy VIP Seating with your guests, reserved parking, and our highest recognition in the Gala program and from the stage that evening.
Become a Gala Vice-Chair
$10,000 for Table of 10
Enjoy Premium Seating with your guests, reserved parking, and our highest recognition in the Gala program.
Committee
$6,000 for a Half-Table of 6
Enjoy Preferred Seating with your guests, reserved parking, and recognition in the Gala program.
Join the Company of Friends
$3,000 for a Half-Table of 6
Enjoy Reserved Seating with your guests for dinner and recognition in the Gala program.
Single Tickets (preferred)
Single tickets with preferred seating are available for $750.
Single Tickets (reserved)
Single tickets are available for $350 (reserved seating).
Schedule
4:45—6:00 PM
Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres and Welcome Remarks in the Ceremony Garden and Hudson Room
6:00 PM
Honoree Awards, Program and Special Performances in the River Room
7:00 PM
Dinner and Dessert served in the River Room
7:30 PM
Live Benefit Auction led by Nicholas D. Lowry of Swann Auction Galleries and Antiques Roadshow
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2024 GALA LEADERS
CO-CHAIRS
Heidi Ettinger
Pepper Evans and Bob Lieber
Steven L. Holley
VICE CHAIRS
Robin and Ralph Arditi
Natalie Fishman
Heather and Derrick Hopkins
Chip Loewenson and Susan Brune
Laura Jean Wilson and Mark Menting
COMMITTEE
Frederic C. Rich
Ned Whitney and Martha Howell
Christine Wong Lent and Paul D. Lent
COMPANY OF FRIENDS
Marie Fabian and Genie Cesar-Fabian
Heitmann Builders