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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025 | 6:00pm
Tickets & Sponsorships
Gala: $400 | Afterparty Only—Boogie in the Bumper Car: $150 | Sponsorships: $1,500-$30,000
Purchase Tickets & Sponsorships
Silent Auction
Mobile Bidding Coming Soon!
2025 Friend of the Park Honorees
ADVOCACY Award | Ilana Trachtman, Director, Ain't No Back To A Merry-Go-Round
INNOVATION Award | Jay Sunny Bajaj, Founder & CEO, Digital Capital Partners
ARTIST Award | Karen Keating, Former Director, Photoworks
Emcee
Lesli Foster, WUSA9
Join us on Saturday, May 17, 2025 for A Midsummer Night's Dream Gala in the Park, an enchanted evening fundraiser at Glen Echo Park!
The night begins with festive cocktails and a silent auction in the Park’s iconic Bumper Car Pavilion, followed by dinner and honors in the historic Spanish Ballroom, the return of the Boogie in the Bumper Car Disco Afterparty, and—of course—rides on the 104-year-old Dentzel Carousel. 🎠
Join Gala Co-Chairs Marsha Ashley & Dhani Jones and Barbara & John Martin for the most fun gala in Washington!
Gala Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor || Friends of Sunny Bajaj
Gold Carousel Sponsor || The Brand Guild
Crystal Pool Sponsors
Jason & Michelle Belinkie || Lafe Solomon & Cam Crockett || Georgetown Cupcake || Marsha Ashley & Dhani Jones || Knight & Ann Kiplinger || Anthony M. Natelli Foundation || Edward and Susan O'Connell || Ridgewells Catering || Jess Corbett & Doug Stafford || Jim & Carol Trawick Foundation || Mary-Frances Wain || Daniel & Savy Welch || Anonymous
Community Sponsors
Tisha and Blair Anderson || Bannockburn Civic Association || Cathy Bernard || Matthew & Nicole Byrd Donizetti || Heather Hanson-Rivas & William Rivas || Mona & Iyan Kishore || Catherine & Ike Leggett || David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. || Robin & Sarah Salomon || Tiny Jewel Box || United Bank
Host Committee
Tisha & Blair Anderson • Katherine & Benjamin Berman • Jayne Sandman & Jeff Dufour • Sarah Gordon & Sheila Fain • Lindsay & Fletcher Gill • Bart Hawe • Joe Himali • Sophie & Stephen LaMontagne • Laura & Mike Manatos • Erin & Greg McCahill • Arlena Pordoy • Andrea & Peter Rinaldi • Jeffrey Z. Slavin • Jess Corbett & Doug Stafford • Mary-Frances Wain • Heather Golde & Bram Weinstein
Questions? Contact Steve Longley, Interim Director of Development, slongley@glenechopark.org or 301-634-2230.
Each ticket is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. All proceeds benefit the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture.