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Virtual Night of Gratitude
A Virtual Night of Gratitude
On September 15, 2020, Celebrity Series celebrated the generosity and loyalty of our many supporters through a digital celebration of gratitude. With the cancellation of the April 2020 SHINE! Gala, a crucial fundraising event for our organization, as well as our entire spring 2020 performance roster, the Virtual Night of Gratitude sought to honor and the resiliency and investment exhibited by artists and patrons in the early days of the pandemic.
Thank you to event co-chairs Susan & Michael Thonis and Kathleen & Chris Gaffney, as well as event producer Rafanelli Events, for their tremendous support in producing Celebrity Series’ first large scale digital event.
Surprise artist appearances occurred throughout the night with Joshua Bell on violin from his New York City apartment, Débo Ray singing from her home studio, and Monica Bill Barnes with Robbie Saenz De Viteri taking us on a walkthrough of dance performance memories from 2014, 2015, and 2019.
THANK YOU to ALL of our wonderful donors, patrons, and supporters for helping Celebrity Series artists, community partners, audiences, communities, and staff in times of uncertainty.
Your support allows us to embark on new learning and new initiatives with our Celebrity Series at Home and our digital concerts. It allows us to invest in our Boston-based artists whose livelihood has been so decimated by the loss of live performance. And it allows us to stay connected with the roster of international artists so associated with the Celebrity Series’ seasons.
I believe our success as an organization in these times will be defined by how we treat our artists, audience, donors and staff. Those relationships have been and remain the foundation of the Celebrity Series enterprise. ”
