• Boogie in the Ballroom text in aqua font on dark blue background with Glen Echo Park neon sign, glowing, plus a artistic disco ball, and the gala date into the Future Gala Logo with light blue background, sparkly silver font, and dark blue dancers in silouette

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    Gala in the Park: Boogie in the Ballroom

    May 18, 2024  |  6:00pm

     

    Tables begin at $4,000  |  Tickets: $400- $1,500  |  After Party Only: $150

    Attire: Disco Cocktail

     

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    Get ready to Boogie in the Ballroom at the 2024 Glen Echo Gala in the Park on Saturday, May 18!

    The most exciting fundraiser of the season in a place like no other, Gala In The Park begins with cocktails and a silent auction in the park’s iconic Bumper Car Pavilion, followed by dinner and honors in the historic Spanish Ballroom, and our first-ever disco after party, Boogie in the Bumper Car—and of course, rides on the Dentzel Carousel all night long.

    We will honor heroic lifelong civil rights activist, Tina Clarke, world-renowned artist, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, and Glen Echo Pottery Founder and artist Jeff Kirk for 50 years of service to the Park. Join Honorary Chair Carol Trawick, Gala Chairs Barbara & John Martin, and emcees Shawn Yancy and Tommy McFly for the most fun gala in Washington!


    Carol Trawick, Honorary Chair  |  Barbara & John Martin, Gala Chairs

    Gala awardee headshots

    gala emcee headshots

     

    HOST COMMITTEE

    Tisha & Blair Anderson • Sandy Arthur • Jayne Sandman & Jeff Dufour • Margaret Engel • Meryl & Joe Governski • Michelle Jaconi & Bart Hawe • Joe Himali • Catherine Leggett • Lydia & Scott Logan • Laura & Mike Manatos • Erin & Greg McCahill • Chrys Kefalas & Tommy McFly • Maggie O’Neill • Theresa Nielson • Andrea & Peter Rinaldi • Beth & Matt Rosenheim • Jeffrey Z. Slavin • Lafe Solomon & Cam Crockett • Mary-Frances Wain • Shawn Yancy & Marcus Wiseman


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    Donate to our silent auction here >>

    Buy an ad in the 2024 program here >>


    Each ticket is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. All proceeds benefit the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture.
     

    Photo credits: Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg by Jonathan Thorpe; Tina Clarke by John McDonnell/The Washington Post; Shawn Yancy and Tommy McFly by Kaz Sasahara