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For 17 years the live arts gala has set a benchmark for sustainable celebration; conservation is built into the dna of the event . (“If it’s sustainable, the party lasts longer!”)

We spend less on this event than any other comparable fundraiser (typically .20 for every dollar we raise). We ask scores of local restaurants to donate an ingredient or two and our chefs turn it all into a four-star meal.

With hundreds of volunteer hours, we turn everyday objects into amazing decor. Year after year, we save materials so we can reuse them. We put our diverse, amateur performers in the spotlight and let them shine. We borrow things (from bulldozers to camels) and ask people to see them in new ways. This year, the sustainable practice that has marked this event for 17 years, moves center stage. We…

• reveal the magic
• unchop the trees
• ask tiny pieces of paper to do the work of large ones
• unstuff shirts (and recycle the stuffing)
• put down the spray paint

By asking questions of sustainable practice at every turn, we celebrate that a theater, a community, a party, and a world are all intricate machines, in need of good stewards.

Mark your calendars: Live Arts Gala & AfterGlow is on 11/08/08.

The Gala Proper: 6:00 pm, $250 per person. (Includes AfterGlow)
Afterparty (the Gala imProper): 11:00 pm, $40 per person presale. $50 at the door.
Tickets On Sale Now!

Our wonderful Gala & AfterGlow chairs and committee members contribute much time and talent to Gala preparation & publicity. The Auction Item committee wrangles an impressive list of auctionables… see below for auction item contributors.

Gala Chairs
Jane Matthews
Jessica Nagle

AfterGlow Chairs
Michael Allenby
Adam Fehd
Andrew Owen
Hank Wells

Gala Committee
Onnie Baldwin, Kim Beard, Si Becker, Jeanne Blake, Bob Button, Linda Cardella, John Conover, Kelly Cox, Sean Dougherty, Jeff Dreyfus, Cris Edwards, Jon Eddowes, Baylor Fooks, Victoria Gardner, Ed Garris, John Gibson, Holly Hatcher, Simona Holloway-Warren, Rowena Halpin, Kendra Hamilton, Ronda Hewitt, Katie Hill, Satch Huizenga, Floyd Hurt, Jay Kessler, Elizabeth LeVaca, Allison Linney, Lotta Lofgren, Stefanie Marshall, Donna McAdams, Pierce McCleskey, Patty Myatt, John Owen, Howard Pape, Colin Rolph, Mark Schuyler, Jude Silveira, Dave Simpson, Pat Simpson, Darryl Smith, Grady Smith, Merrill Staunton, Steve Tharp, Anne Vanderwarker, Susan Vernon, Paden Waldruff, Alana Woerpel, Thomas Woltz, Ashley Yancey, Mieke Zylstra

Gala Sponsors
Sustaining Sponsors
Tom & Onnie Baldwin

Hosting Sponsors
Jay & Barbara Kessler / Howard & Karen Pape
Quantitative Investment Management

Supporting Sponsors
Coran Capshaw
Ludwig Kuttner & Beatrix Ost
Elizabeth & Joe LeVaca
Jane Matthews
Jessica Nagle
Colin Rolph
Susan Ema Vernon and UBS

Introducing Sponsors
John & Audrey Lewis

Venue Sponsors
Blenheim Vineyards
Blue Ridge Internetworks
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
C&O Restaurant

Including auction items from…
200 South Street Inn
Alana’s
Ambassador Car Service
Andrea Wynne
Angelo’s
Aroma’s
Onnie and Tom Baldwin
Bashir’s and Doug Schneider
Bella Boutique
Jeanne Blake
Blue Ridge Internetworks
Ceiling & Floor Shop
Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA
Charlottesville Cooking School
The Clifton Inn
Crutchfield
John Bordon Evans
Everyday Gourmet Catering
Five Guys

Fleurie
Floradise Orchids
Interiors by Moyanne
The Jeweler’s Eye
John Owen Interiors
Keeney & Company Architects (Ron Keeney)
Keswick Hall at Monticello
Live Arts
Livity Yoga
Lynne Goldman Studio
Kater Gordon / Mad Men
Anna Magee / Charlottesville Dermatology
Market Street Wine
Moxie
The Natural Face Studio
Ray Nedzel
Nicole Noelle Sherman
Petit Bebe
POSH
Pretty Hard
Quince
Red Light Management
Lauri Ross, CMT
Scarpa
Sports Car Rentals
Starlight Express
Susan Ema Vernon
Edward Thomas
Anne & Tony Vanderwarker
Veritas Vineyard
Verity Blue
Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
Watkins & Company, Inc.
Yves Delorme

AfterGlow raffle items from
Banana Republic
Cha-Chas
Daedalus
Orzo

Gala dinner food & beverages generously contributed by…
(menu coordination by head chef: Pierce McCleskey of 20 South, Inc.)
A Pimento
Albemarle Baking Company
C&O Restaurant (catering items)
Downtown Grille
Foods of All Nations
Hamilton’s at First and Main
Have Food Will Travel
Mas
Maya
Mudhouse
The Organic Butcher
Rapture
Standard Produce
Ventana
X-Lounge

…and for the Gala volunteers…
Aqui es Mexico
Beer Run
Chaps
Domino’s Pizza
Eppie’s
Fabio’s NY Pizza
Integral Yoga Natural Foods
Mona Lisa Pasta
The Nook
Omni Hotel
Rebecca’s Natural Food
Sal’s Caffe Italia
Subway
Timberlakes
The Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
Whole Foods Market
Wild Wings Cafe

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