Annual Dinner Gala
On Sunday, May 18, 2008, the Company launched its 25th Anniversary season at its Annual Dinner Gala at Chanterelle. As friends and supporters gathered to recognize this phenomenal milestone, we honored a few key individuals whose belief, commitment and support have been instrumental in building and sustaining the Company: our Chair Emeritus Eleanor Friedman, acclaimed scholar and cultural historian, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and renowned designer Bill Katz. There was also a special toast to Karen and David Waltuck of Chanterelle for their generous hospitality throughout the years.
Corporate Sponsors for this year's Annual Dinner Gala were:
Photos from the event by George Hirose. Click on any image to enlarge.
25th Anniversary Dinner Gala at Chanterelle on May 18, 2008
Bill T. Jones toasting the evening's honorees
Derek Brown, Board Chair, welcoming the guests and giving thanks to the Company's supporters and the evening's sponsors
Bill Katz toasting Bill T. Jone and the success of the Company
Musicians Lisa Komara, Jerome Begin, Christopher Antonio William Lancaster & actor Andrea Smith performing a section from the Company's newest work Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition
Alicia Hall Moran & Christopher Antonio William Lancaster performing "Let's Break Bread Together"
Antonio Brown performing a magic show in honor of Ellie Friedman
Shayla Vie Jenkins, I-Ling Lui, as Antonio Brown's lovely assistants. Janet Wong is in the background acting as narrator for the magic show.
Bill T. Jones toasting Karen & David Waltuck, owners of Chanterelle, for their many years of friendship and support.
Bill T. Jones & Ellie Friedman (Honoree, Board Chair Emeritus, and Chair of the Partners In Creation program
Bjorn Amelan sitting next to Sarah Arison
Carol Tolan (Gala Committee Chair) & Kweli Washington (Spring Benefit Co-Chair)
Jean Davidson, Executive Director, surrounded by the beautiful menus designed by Julian Schnabel for the 25th Anniversary Dinner Gala
Bill Katz & Edward Albee
Brad Gooch, Kevin Baker, & Donald Baechler
Ellen Jacobs, Lin Arison, Bill T. Jones, & Sarah Arison
Guests from HSBC: Javier Evans, Teresa Savory, Penelope Kim, & Daniel Nissenbaum
Guests from Chase: Hall Walls, Linh Duong, Gayle Jennings O'Byrne, David O'Byrne, & Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones, Lisa Frigand, Jean Davidson, & Alton Murray
