La Jolla Music Society
SummerFest Gala 2024
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A SEASIDE SOIREE
This year’s SummerFest Gala will be celebrated under the stars, on the shore of La Jolla’s famed Windansea Beach. Our evening begins with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in a hundred-year-old Moorish courtyard, then moves for dinner to an oceanfront lawn, just in time for sunset.
VOCES8, the acclaimed British vocal ensemble, will treat us to a short a cappella performance, after which dinner will be served. Save room for a trip to the on-site Gelateria!
This special evening provides the primary funding for La Jolla Music Society’s Learning and Engagement programs, which reach nearly 11,000 schoolchildren and adults every year throughout San Diego County. Your attendance at the Gala helps us improve and expand these transformative programs.
Please select your preferred level of support. Charitable donations of $2,500 per person or $5,000 (or more) per household are also invited to a Sponsor Party at the home of Lise Wilson and Steve Strauss on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
I hope you’ll join the festivities and share the many joys of music with VOCES8, family and friends.
With heartfelt thanks,
Maureen Shiftan
SummerFest Gala Chair
DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE SPONSORS
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Mary Ann Beyster
Mary Ellen Clark
Maureen and Thomas Shiftan
Debra Turner
ARTISTIC & EDUCATION SPONSORS
Marla Bingham and Gary Gallagher
Lisa and David Casey
Lori and Aaron Contorer
Julie and Bert Cornelison
Martha and Edward Dennis
Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan
Jennifer and Kurt Eve
Diane and Elliot Feuerstein
Margaret and Michael Grossman
Ingrid Hibben and Victor Magna
Susan and Bill Hoehn
Marilee and Peter Kovacs
Vivian Lim and Joseph Wong
Diana and Eli Lombrozo
Sue and John Major
Jacqueline Mars
Gini and Dave Meyers
Jeanne and Rick Norling
Nancy Linke Patton and Rip Patton
Peggy and Peter Preuss
Stacy and Don Rosenberg
Sheryl and Bob Scarano
Marge and Neal Schmale
June and Doctor Bob Shillman
Jeanette R. Stevens
Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson
Elizabeth Taft
Sue and Peter Wagener
HONORARY SPONSORS
Ann Parode Dynes and Robert Dynes
Farfy Foundation
Marilyn Huff and William Boggs
Susan and David Kabakoff
Thomas Rasmussen and Clayton Lewis
Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston
Leigh P. Ryan
Susan and Richard Ulevitch
UNDERWRITERS
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Mary Ann Beyster
Mary Ellen Clark
Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow
Barbara Enberg
Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander
Jeanne Herberger
Helen and Keith Kim
Rick and Jeanne Norling
Sylvia and Steve Ré
Jessica and Eberhard Rohm
Sheryl and Bob Scarano
Marge and Neal Schmale
Maureen and Thomas Shiftan
June and Doctor Bob Shillman
Sue and Peter Wagener
Anna and Edward Yeung
*Listing as of July 15, 2024
The Evening’s Festivities
Windansea home of Maureen and Tom Shiftan
6PM
Cocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres
7:30PM
Special Guest Performance Featuring VOCES8
8PM
Seated Dinner
Gelato Bar
Cocktail Attire
For further information, please contact Vivian Vu at VVu@TheConrad.org or 858.526.3450.
Gala Tables
$100,000 Table Sponsor
- Ten gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for ten to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $97,200 deductible
$50,000 Table Sponsor
- Ten gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for six to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $47,200 deductible
$25,000 Table Sponsor
- Ten gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for four to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $22,200 deductible
ARTISTIC & EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP
$20,000 Artist Sponsor Tickets for Two
- Two gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for two to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $19,600 deductible
$10,000 Artist Sponsor Ticket for One
- One gala ticket with performance and dinner seating
- Invitation for one to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $9,600 deductible
$10,000 Community Music Center Tickets for Two
- Two gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for two to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $9,200 deductible
$5,000 Community Music Center Ticket for One
- One gala ticket with performance and dinner
- Invitation for one to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $4,600 deductible
$5,000 Education Sponsor Tickets for Two
- Two gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Invitation for two to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $4,200 deductible
$2,500 Education Sponsor Ticket for One
- One gala ticket with performance and dinner
- Invitation for one to the exclusive Gala Sponsor Party
- Distinguished sponsor recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- $2,100 deductible
Honorary Tickets
$4,000 Honorary Tickets for Two
- Two gala tickets with performance and dinner
- Recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- Includes $1,000 support of education programs
- $3,500 deductible
$2,000 Honorary Ticket for One
- One gala ticket with performance and dinner
- Recognition throughout the event in print, website, and gala program book
- Includes $500 support of education programs
- $1,750 deductible
Underwriting
Underwriting gifts are fully deductible and include sponsor recognition throughout the event. Charitable donations of $2,500 per person or $5,000 (or more) per household are also invited to a Sponsor Party at the La Jolla home of Lise Wilson and Steve Strauss on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
$50,000 will support
- Yearlong sponsorship of the Community Music Center
- Gala dinner
$10,000 will support
- Yearlong sponsorship of the Community Music Center
- Gala dinner
$3,000 will support
- Gala dessert reception
- Gala valet parking
- Gala photography
$1,000 will support
- Yearlong instruction for a Community Music Center student
- Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert