Cocktails & Hors D’Oeuvres 6PM
Dinner 7PM
After Party 8:30PM – Midnight
Dinner & Dancing
Artist Interventions
After Party featuring Live Music & Late-Night Snacks
Silent Auction featuring One-of-a-Kind Experiences
Complimentary Valet
Dress: Creative Cocktail
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
HONOREES:
Theaster Gates
Linda Johnson Rice
CO-CHAIRS:
Dedrea, Paul & Ian Gray
Lisa Yun Lee & Josephine Lee Ewing
TICKETS:
Presenting Sponsor: $50,000
Lead Sponsor: $25,000
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Grand Benefactor: $15,000
Benefactor: $10,000
Sustainer: $7,500
Patron: $5,000
Individual Tickets:
Patron – $500 Sustainer – $750 Benefactor – $1,000
After Party (8:30pm admission): $60
For more information, contact Aaron Rodgers at arodgers@hydeparkart.org or call 773.324.5520 x 1022.
SILENT AUCTION:
The 2016 Gala Silent Auction will feature experiences with Chicago’s best restaurants, theatres, cultural institutions, distilleries, yoga studios, boutiques… and more!
SPONSORS:
Benefactor Sponsor:
Sustainer Sponsors:
HOST COMMITTEE:
Ariel Investments
Columbia College Chicago
Shawn M. Donnelley & Christopher M. Kelly
Exelon
Joan & Robert Feitler
Nancy Lerner Frej & David Frej
Denise & Gary Gardner
Theaster Gates Studios, LLC
Helyn Goldenberg & Michael Alper
Dedrea & Paul Gray
Richard & Mary Gray
Julie & John Guida, The Guida Family Foundation
Joan Harris, Irving Harris Foundation
Deone Jackman
Janis Kanter & Tom McCormick, Kanter Family Foundation
Lisa & Michael Kornick
Elisabeth & William Landes
Lisa Yun Lee
Liz & Eric Lefkofsky
Walter & Shirley Massey
Cheryl & Eric McKissack
Christopher Barrett Politan & Tim Donza
Sandra & Michael Perlow
Linda Johnson Rice, Johnson Publishing Company
Yumi & Doug Ross
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Kathleen & Robert Sullivan
The Northern Trust Corporation
The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Liberal & Professional Studies
Linda Warren & Jeffrey Hammes
Wintrust Community Banks
Richard Wright & Valerie Carberry
Helen & Sam Zell
IN-KIND SPONSORS:
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Wendy Kornick Friedman
Zach Levin
Shirley Massey
Suzy Nemec
John Oxtoby
AFTER PARTY STEERING COMMITTEE:
Dana Bassett
Zita Brizzi
Chanel Coney
Laura-Caroline Johnson
La Keisha Leek
Zach Levin
Michelle Litvin
Camille Morgan
John Oxtoby
Megan Patel
Alison Reilly
Yasmin Spiro
Haley Stevens
Edna Togba
Jen Tremblay
Eileen Truong
Rhonda Wheatley
SILENT AUCTION PARTNERS:
About Face Theatre
Brooklyn Boulders Chicago
Chaturanga Holistic Fitness
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago Artists Coalition
Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Cubs
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Magazine
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
Court Theatre
CPX Sports
Sean Currie
Doc Films
Double Door
Elmhurst Sky Zone
EXPO Chicago
Facets
Farmhouse
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio West Loop
Gene Siskel Film Center
Theo Gilbert
Giordano Dance Chicago
JulieAnn Graham
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Heidel House Resort and Spa
Hyde Park School of Dance
The Hypocrites
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
iO
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Kingston Mines
Koval Distillery
Lettuce Entertain You
Luxury Garage Sale
MacLean Collection
The Morton Arboretum
Jordan Mozer & Associates
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
The Neo-Futurists
The Original Pancake House
OXO
Paramount Events
Quimby’s Bookstore
Reggie’s Rock Club
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Aaron Rodgers
The Second City
Sepia
TimeLine Theatre Company
Tri Yoga Chicago – Hyde Park
Trunk Club
Vin Chicago
Wines for Humanity
Warby Parker