Gala Schedule
6:30 – 7:30
COCKTAILS, LIVE MUSIC*, & SILENT AUCTION OPEN
In the mansion and on the grounds
7:30 – 8:15
WELCOME, AWARDS CEREMONY, & BALLET PERFORMANCE
In the tent on the green
8:15 – 9:30
DINNER & LIVE MUSIC
On the green, weather permitting
9:15
SILENT AUCTION CLOSE
9:30 – 10:00
COFFEE & DESSERT, RAFFLE DRAWINGS, JEWELRY BOX UNLOCKING, & DANCING IN THE TENT
*Featuring Todd Londagin on trombone, Alex Smith on piano, and Jennifer Vincent on bass.[2]
Awards CEREMONY
Welcome Remarks
AMY HARTE
President, Westchester Ballet Company Board of Directors
Honorees
KAREN and JOHN ZANZARELLA
Zanzarella Marketing
Presented by Nick Logrea, Associate Artistic Director, Westchester Ballet Company
ERINA TANAKA
Westchester Ballet Company alumnus
Presented by Beth Logrea, Co-Artistic Director, Westchester Ballet Company
BETH FRITZ-LOGREA and JEAN LOGREA
Westchester Ballet Company Co-Artistic Directors (1986-present)
Presented by Kathy Velardo, former Board Member, Westchester Ballet Company & Amy Harte
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Westchester Ballet Company presents an excerpt from
La Bayadère
Music by Ludwig MinkusStaged by Beth Fritz-Logrea after Marius Petipa
Audrey Aney
Sianna Biem
Ava Schmidt
Amelia von Jan and Cynthia Cai
Madeline Rohde
Lily Rivera
Amelia Lightfoot with Jacob Hiss*
Cooper Everson*
Henry Hoffman and Elizabeth Cerulli
Jade Fuller
Elizabeth Henry
Sofia Iaderosa
Annalise Lightfoot
Nadine Macaluso
Elizabeth McCormack
Olivia Mekeel
Violet Miser
Hailey O’Halloran
Elisa Schatz**
Cameron Virrill**
*Guest Artist
**Soloist Understudies
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Westchester Ballet Company
GRADUATING SENIORS
Audrey Aney
Sianna Biem
Cynthia Cai
Hailee Carter
Amelia Lightfoot
Elizabeth McCormack
Olivia Mekeel
Hailey O’Halloran
Madeline Rohde
Amelia von Jan
Photography by Rana Faure, Fiber Foto, LLC
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RAFFLE FUNDRAISER
FUNDS RAISED THIS EVENING DIRECTLY IMPACT:
1) Financial assistance and scholarships available for young dancers
2) Arts enrichment and outreach programming in the community
3) Sustainability of our affordably-priced performances
Raffle tickets are available for sale at the Raffle tables. ONE for $25 FIVE for $100
FISHBOWL RAFFLES
q PIZZA PIZZA!
w KEEPIN' IT COOL AT THE BEACH
e BALLET ESSENTIALS
rWBC—A YEAR IN PICTURES t NUTCRACKER TICKETS
WINE GRAB
Pull a bottle at the Wine Grab while supplies last!
DOOR PRIZE
All raffle tickets will be combined at the end of the evening for a final draw to win four center orchestra seats to Westchester Ballet Company's 2023 Nutcracker!
You must be present at the time of the raffle drawings to win.
RAFFLE DRAWINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 9:30 IN THE TENT
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DIAMONDS UNDER LOCK & KEY!
One lucky someone will go home this evening with this exquisite diamond and platinum necklace from Tiffany & Co. It could be yours if you purchase the lucky key that will unlock the jewelry box.
Only 40 keys are available for purchase. $100 each.
TIFFANY
COBBLESTONE OVAL PENDANT
Exquisite diamonds in a variety of sizes and cuts are snugly set together in a dazzling cobblestone design. Pendant in platinum with rose-cut and round brilliant diamonds. Size small, on a 16"chain. Rose-cut diamonds, carat total weight .23; round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .16.
VALUED AT $4,200
THE UNLOCKING WILL TAKE PLACE
AT 9:35 IN THE TENT
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BEAUTY & WELLNESS
q Joelle Aesthetics
w Infuse Me Wellness
e Balancing 4 Life
ARTS & EXPERIENCE
r Mickey Roberts Art
t Fiber Foto, LLC
y Anika Fatouros Photography
u 4 Tickets to see Wicked
i 4 Tickets for the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
o Two sets of ABT tickets
a Golf at Sleepy Hollow Country Club
SPORTS & RECREATION
s 4 tickets for the New York Yankees
SPECIALTY FOODS
d Barrie House Coffee & Craft Beer basket from DeCicco’s
LOCAL EXPERIENCES
f Briarcliff
g Tarrytown
h Ossining
j Pleasantville
k White Plains
HOME & GARDEN
l Garden Fairy & Nancy's Natural Habitats
; Connor McGinn Studios
2) Live In Joy Candle Co.
2! OlgaJoan
AUCTION CLOSES
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SILENT
AT 9:15 PM
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE CONTACTED
VIA TEXT STARTING AT 9:30 PM
Winners, please settle accounts and collect your item(s) at the Silent Auction table before departing tonight's event.
FOOD & DINING
2@ Maker's Central Sunday Supper
2# Michelin Star chef Patti Jackson curates and prepares a dinner party in your home
RETAIL
2$ shortyLOVE
2% CŌG
EDUCATION/ARTS LESSONS
2^ Mike Risko
2& Private lessons with JLO
2* Private lesson with Elisa Toro Franky
2( Zumba package with Nick Logrea
3) Cohen Educational Services
VACATION HOUSE
3! Block Island
THE LAST WORD
3@ Win the opportunity to draw the Raffles at the end of the evening AND own the "mic drop" moment. You will literally get to put the last word in!
JUST GOTTA HAVE IT?
NAB IT FAST WITH THE
"Buy It Now" details are available on the bid sheets at the Silent Auction tables.
Artist MICKEY ROBERTS will be painting LIVE at the Gala. Highest bidder wins this one-of-kind piece of artwork inspired by the evening's events. See Mickey's work at: mickeyrobertsart.com
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FULFILLING THE MISSION
EXCELLENCE IN AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Westchester Ballet Company (WBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is busy throughout the year, creating and producing performance opportunities for young dancers, as well promoting learning and enrichment opportunities for diverse audiences in and around Westchester County.
SEPT. 2022 WBC hosts a "Ballet Pop-Up" at Rising Above Boundaries (RAB). Five dancers from the Pop-Up join the Company as student dancers and perform in the 2022 Nutcracker.
FALL 2022—WBC AWARDS
$10,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DANCERS JOINING THE 2022-23 COMPANY
OCT. 2022 WBC is awarded a $500 "flash" grant from Humanities New York to develop an educational workshop for high school students centered around Got My Wings, a ballet first choreographed on WBC dancers in 2021, in collaboration with composer Daniel Blake and choreographers Todd Hall and Tomiko Magario. The workshops receive additional support from ENUBuilds and Bethany Arts Community.
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DEC. 2022 WBC is invited to Claremont School in Ossining to perform a full day of Nutcracker demonstrations.
WBC RECEIVES A $10,000 CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP FROM MONTEFIORE TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF THE 2022 NUTCRACKER AT LEHMAN CENTER
DEC. 2022 WBC returns to Lehman Center for 5 performances of The Nutcracker. The special school performance sells out, and attendance over 3 days exceeds pre-pandemic levels. A cast of 100 dancers from in and around Westchester perform before 6,000+ attendees.
Get your tickets at: TheNutcrackerWestchesterBallet.com Live, full-length performances of the beloved holiday classic on Dec. 16, 17, & 18 at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF:
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MAR. 2023 WBC holds its first Casino Night Fundraiser at the CV Rich Mansion in White Plains, NY.
FEB. 2023 WBC performs three sold-out performances of Got My Wings with the support from Creative Alliance Project in Katonah, NY.
WBC RAISES $17,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID AT CASINO NIGHT
MUSIC BY DANIEL BLAKE CHOREOGRAPHY BY TOMIKO MAGARIO FEATURING WESTCHESTER BALLET COMPANY PRESENTED BY CREATIVE ALLIANCE PROJECT
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MAR. 2023 Bethany Arts Community opens its doors to WBC for its Annual Scholarship Auditions, adjudicated by Vladimir Roje.
WBC AWARDS $7,500 IN DANCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON
MAR. 2023 WBC is the recipient of a sub-grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund through Arts10566 and ENUBuilds. An 8-week dance workshop with Ossining and Peekskill middle and high schools, run by WBC's guest artist Elisa Toro Franky, culminates in a performance at the David Rockefeller Center in Pocantico, NY.
APR. 2023—In collaboration with community partner Rising Above Boundaries (RAB), WBC launches First Position, a ballet program for children in the community at no cost.
JUNE 2023—HUMANITIES
MAY 2023 WBC performs its Spring Repertoire, Peter and the Wolf & Other Excerpts to a full house of school children, teachers, and seniors at Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.
NEW YORK AWARDS WBC A $10,000 GRANT TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE GOT MY WINGS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP PROJECT WITH COMPOSER DANIEL BLAKE
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SPRING GALA 2023
GOLD SPONSORS
Jen & Christopher Magee
Dave & Margaret Yawman
SILVER SPONSOR
Frances Boschulte-Keane
BRONZE SPONSORS
Kristina Lindbergh
Anne Marie & John O’ Halloran
Denise Rempe & Mark Wilson
FAMILY SPONSORS
Amy Harte & Martin Hossfeld
Amy & Joe Henry
Lanza Family Foundation
Paul & Karen Lightfoot
Diana & William McCormack
Christine & Doug Rohde
FRIENDS OF WBC
Nicole Boutmy de Katzmann & Richard Christopher Whalen
Mary Beth Budd
Joann Daniel-Onativia
Frances Keane
Sharyn Korey
Nick Logrea
Phoung Su
Michelina Trustman
Kathy Velardo
Dominik von Jan
Daniel Yawman
Special
Thanks
Westchester Ballet Company
Artistic Director: Beth Fritz-Logrea
Artistic Director: Jean Logrea
Associate Artistic Director: Nick Logrea
OFFICERS
President: Amy Harte
Vice President: Margaret Yawman
Treasurer: Karen Lightfoot
Secretary: Catharine Bruening DIRECTORS
Tamarah Bridgewater
Joan Curry
Joann Daniel-Onativia
Beth Fritz-Logrea
Steve Geiger
Amy Henry
Frances Keane
Mariana Ljuljdjuraj
Jean Logrea
Nick Logrea
Jen Magee
Diana McCormack
Michelina Trustman
Katherine von Jan
GALA HOST COMMITTEE
Bonnie Bradley, Executive Director, Bethany Arts Community
Ruthie Kalai, Clinical Social Work/Psychotherapist, MSW, LCSW
Renee Laverdiere, Owner, Repertoire Dance Shop
Wilfredo Morel, Founder & Director of Arts10566 and Director of Hispanic Health at Hudson River HealthCare, Inc.
Kristina Lindbergh, Former Board President, Westchester Ballet Company
Jermain Smith, Co-Founder, ENUBuilds
Justin Wingenroth, Owner & Director, The Dance Conservatory
GALA PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chair: Mariana Ljuljdjuraj
Catharine Bruening
Joann Daniel-Onativia
Steve Geiger
Amy Harte
Jen Magee
Frances Keane
Nick Logrea
Diana McCormack
Michelina Trustman
Katherine von Jan
Margaret Yawman
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Opposite page, left to right: Sianna Biem, Ava Schmidt, and Madeline Rohde perform in Peter and the Wolf at Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, May 2023. Photo courtesy of Dominik von Jan.
Be a Part of
FIRST POSITION!
A WESTCHESTER BALLET COMPANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Westchester Ballet Company, in collaboration with our community partner Rising Above Boundaries (RAB), has developed a ballet program for children 6-9 years of age in Ossining, New York, called First Position. The goal of this program is to provide children in the community, who do not have have equitable access to the arts, a robust and authentic introduction to ballet. These weekly ballet classes, organized and run out of RAB's community center offer enrichment, connection, and opportunity to learn and grow. WBC provides the instruction and full ballet attire at no cost to children's families. You can directly sponsor a dancer in this program and take advantage of a matching grant offered by one of our generous supporters.
SCAN THE QR CODE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY!
westchesterballet.org/first-position
