Annual Gala 2015
About This Show
A glamorous down-home spectacle to ‘bankroll’ Dixon Place, featuring an extraordinary three-course dinner with champagne and special appearances by a stellar cast of performing artists!
Plus an Online, Silent & Live Auction with fabulous vacations, theater tickets, dinners, dance lessons, jewelry & much more!
Preview items to be auctioned live during the Donor Dinner
*and* bid on your selection of silent auction items on Bidding Owl!
This event promises to be like no other. Guaranteed to blow you away – or your money back. In other words, don’t even THINK of not coming.
HONOREES
James Lecesne Actor, Writer & Activist
Virginia Louloudes Executive Director of Alliance of Resident Theaters/NY
Emily Morgan Former Board Member & Leader of DP’s Chrystie Street Opening
WITH UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES BY
ANIMALS A wildly hybrid performance ensemble
Monstah Black Performance artist, dancer, choreographer & DJ
David Cale OBIE award-winning actor, playwright & songwriter
Nancy Giles Actor & writer, featured on CBS Sunday Morning
Victor Morales Video designer, puppeteer & performance artist
Shye Sales Full frontal poet & performer
Stew Co-creators of TONY-winning Passing Strange
Hosted by the inimitable Keith Nelson, star of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
PLUS A SILENT & LIVE AUCTION
Pick your favorites from our long list of alluring silent auction items, including fabulous vacations, theatre tickets, dinners, dance lessons, jewelry & much more!
Preview items to be auctioned live during the Donor Dinner
*and* bid on your selection of silent auction items on Bidding Owl!
All proceeds from the auction will support another season of important works by artists of all stripes & callings.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL AUCTION DONORS:
Astor Center
Ayakamay
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
The Bushwick Starr
CarmenAndersonNY
Tom Cole and Stephen Donovan
Kate Conroy
Jody Christopherson/PFA Photo
The Chocolate Factory Theater
Randy Danson
The Flea Theater
HERE Arts Center
The Invisible Dog Arts Center
Nora Jacobs & Colleen McKay
JACK
Jao Products
Eric Jensen
Jeffrey Jones
Korean Art and Antiques
La Contenta Restaurant
La MaMa
James Lecesne and the producers of ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS
Scott Lehrer/2nd Story Sound
Jamie Leo
Lower East Side Animal Hospital
The Ludlow Hotel
Mark Dendy Projects (Mark Dendy & Stephen Donovan)
Gale Mayron
Jim R. Moore
Willard Morgan / Ideal Glass
Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream
New York Live Arts
Alice O’Malley
Performance Space 122
Roni-Sue’s Chocolates
Rebecca Shehan
Benjamin Soencksen
Soul Cycle
Swerve Fitness
Stew
TO THE MARKET, in honor of Senior Advisor Leigh Flayton
Anna Witt / Fun City Ink
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Birthday Boy: Eric Jensen
Food Creation by Michael Howett and Richard Bach
Flowers by Steven DeLaTorre & Carolyn Gregg / Flower Design L.P.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Len & Syd Covan for the beautiful handmade table runners
Jadis Wine Bar for the wine donation
Our neighbors at Jimmy’s No. 43 Craft Beer & Kitchen for the beer donation
Our local Indian restaurant The Masala Wala for the buffet food for Starving Artists and Students
Our LES neighbors at Roni-Sue’s Chocolates for the wonderful chocolates
Peter Yesley for photographing this event
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Christen Clifford
Tom Cole
Leigh Flayton
Eric Jensen
Jeff Jones
Willard Morgan
Catherine Porter
Sangeeta Ghosh Yesley
DONOR DINNER VOLUNTEERS
Kathryn Butler
Mee-Ae Chatman-Nelson
Kim Crabtree
Michael Cross Burke
Todd Henry
Gian Marco Lo Forte
Sophie Nelson
Countney Nunez
Daniel Peeples
Allen Rios
Gary Ryan
Jake Villarreal
Lauren Wiener
Suzanne Willett
Wendy Valle
List as of September 17, 2015