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Gala in the Park: Boogie in the Ballroom
May 18, 2024 | 6:00pm
Tickets: $400- $1,500 | Disco Dance 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
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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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
GALA SPONSORS
Platinum Gala Chair Sponsor
The Brand Guild || Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation
Silver Bumper Car Sponsor
Lafe Solomon and Cam Crockett
Crystal Pool Sponsor
Tisha & Blair Anderson || Anthony M Natelli Foundation || Ballroom Time || Initiate Government Solutions, LLC || Edward and Susan O'Connell Ridgewells Catering* || Rinaldi Dental Arts || Tiny Jewel Box || Mary-Frances Wain
Bronze Arcade Sponsor
Neon Cuddle Up Sponsor
Cathy Bernard || Meryl Bloomrosen || David M Schwarz Architects || Chris and Carol Sue Fromboluti || Lois Ireland and Pierre Huggins
Jennifer Hussey || Mike and Laura Manatos || Martha and Joe Morris || Kirsten and David Pollin || Sandy Spring Bank || United Bank
Table Sponsors
Bannockburn Civic Association || Matthew and Nicole Donizetti || Glen Echo Pottery || Heather and John Hanson || Mona and Ayan Kishore
Loring Consulting Engineers || Willem and Cathie Polak || Waltz Time