2026 SHINE! Gala

The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts

Co-Chairs
Debra & Joseph Corrado

Celebrate the impact of exceptional live performance and community with an evening out with Celebrity
Series of Boston. Celebrity Series supporters, arts lovers, artists and cultural leaders, and those who are
curious about the arts will come together to make our shared vision of valued, life-long experiences for
our Greater Boston community SHINE!.

Enjoy a cocktail hour, dinner and dessert by The Catered Affair, artistic surprises, and dancing in the
historic Cyclorama in Boston’s South End.

We hope you’ll join us for another unforgettable evening of joy.

Your support of the 2026 SHINE! Gala

  • supports Celebrity Series’ acclaimed Arts for All! community programs, including our Neighborhood Arts performances that provide vital employment opportunities for Boston-based artists in communities that have been historically under-resourced;
  • supports partnerships with vendors, artists, and community partners that reflect our vibrant Greater Boston community;
  • makes possible Celebrity Series’ work on the live performance stage and in welcoming community spaces;
  • and ensures that Celebrity Series remains strong and resilient in our changed and ever-changing environment.

COMMIT YOUR SUPPORT OF
THE 2026 SHINE! GALA

Show your support of the SHINE! Gala by January 16 to receive name recognition on our official invitation!

Purchase your ticket(s) or table


Non-Attending Donations and SHINE! for All Donations

Non-Attending Gala Donations

If you are unable to attend the SHINE! Gala, Celebrity Series will gladly accept fully tax-deductible donations in support of the event. Donations committed before January 16, 2026 will be recognized on the event invitations. Please click the donation button below.

SHINE! for All

The SHINE! Gala is one of Boston’s premiere celebrations of the power of the performing arts. In
celebration of our role as a leader and convener of arts organizations, each year Celebrity Series
invites local artists and cultural leaders to attend the gala as hosted guests through the SHINE! for All
initiative. If you would like to make it possible for a local artist or cultural leader to attend, you may
purchase a SHINE! for All ticket for a single attendee at $1,250, a pair of tickets at $2,500, or an
amount of your choosing in $1,250 increments. Since there is no personal benefit received, SHINE!
for All tickets are eligible to be paid fully via Donor Advised Fund.

Benefits for non-attending donations and SHINE! for All donations include:

  • Recognition on Gala printed invitation and website
  • Recognition during Gala event on virtual signage
  • Recognition in all Celebrity Series digital performance programs from February 2026 through January 2027
  • Recognition in the 2025/26 BRAVO! Annual Report
Make a non-attending donation or SHINE! for All donation
Please reference Fidelity Charitable's Donor Advised Fund guidelines for charitable gala and fundraising events to understand restrictions on using your Donor Advised Funds to support the SHINE! Gala.

Thank you to our 2025 SHINE! Gala supporters

Anonymous (15); AAFCPAs; Anna & Tony Abate; Ágora Cultural Architects; Hilina & Lanre Ajakaiye; Dorothy Altman Weber; Jill & David Altshuler in honor of Joshua Boger; In honor of David & Jill Altshuler; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; Amplify Wellness & Performance, LLC; Leslie & Howard Appleby; AVFX; Liliana & Hillel Bachrach; Dr. Gary Bailey, MSW, ACSW in honor of Lucille Hemphill Bailey, my mother who believed in the power of the Arts; Bain Capital Life Sciences; Meryl Beckingham; BioStrategics Consulting and Dr. & Mrs. Michael Silverman; Ronald & Myrna Bocage; Amy & Joshua Boger; In honor of Joshua & Amy Boger; Emily Borababy & Adam Einhorn; George Borababy & Sharon Zarozny; Boston Common Asset Management; Amanda Roosevelt & Sam Brewer; Sara & Matt Brookner; Karen Brown & Michael Plum; Stephanie L. Brown; Benjamin Summers & Courtney Burke; C. Butts; C. Butts and Beth Pinals & Bill Jewett; Pamela Bynum & Henry Ferrara; Michael & Adrianne Canning; Jim Cantwell; The Catered Affair; Joanne & Larry Cheng; Sharon Chirban; Heather Clark & Jeremy Bellion; Denella J. Clark, Boston Arts Academy Foundation; Colossus Creative Co.; Michael Cooney; The Copelands; Joseph & Debra Corrado in honor of Marylen Sternweiler; Susan & Peter Covo; Jolyon Cowan & Vanessa Trien; Tom & Lisa Croswell in honor of Joshua & Amy Boger; Dave Czesniuk in honor of Stephanie Brown; Amy & Ethan d'Ablemont Burnes; Camille DeLaite & Akhill Chopra; Anne Depew & Jack Pirozzolo; Tim Deryaga; Jeanna Disney & Sohail Nasir; Anne Doremus; Priscilla H. Douglas; Downtown Wealth Studios; Elizabeth Drucker, in honor of David & Jill Altshuler; Harold du Four-Anderson; Anne & Gary Dunning; Emily Eagan; Margaret Eagle; Eastern Bank Foundation; Trisha & Adam Feldman; Alexandra Fuchs & Gideon Argov; Robert & Kirsten Furdak; Paul & Cherry Maddela Garrido; Kate Gilbert & Chris Colbert; Ellen Glanz & Richard Berger; Sarah Gnerre; Jake Goldman & Brenna Eagan; Rosalind Gorin & Matthew Budd; Susan J. Gray; Grant and Mary-Laura Greely; Garth & Lindsay Greimann; Teri Groome & Paul Belanger; Ryan & Atsu Gunther; Tom Harrington & Carol Rose; Paul & Kay Hartung; Daphne Hatsopoulos in honor of Joshua Boger; Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin; Dr. Joan Helpern Goldberg; Anya Hess; Len & Peggy Ho; Yvette & Lawrence Hochberg; Andrea & Fred Hoff; Dr. David Hoffman & Deborah Friedman; Holly & Charles Housman; Ming Min Hui; Ilisa Hurowitz & Nicholas Alexander; Thomas R. Huth; Heidi Hutton; Eric & Virginia Jacobsen; Nanette & Dan Jacobson; David R. Janero & Jeffrey A. Thomson; Robert Jesurum & Christine Petrucci; Andrea Kalyn; Paul V. Kastner; Sekar Kathiresan & Neela Pal; Dr. & Mrs. Steven Keenholtz in honor of Michael & Brenda Silverman; Mr. & Mrs. David Kelleher; Sally & Mike Kellogg; Kathleen & Matthew Kelly; Rachel V. Kemp; Lisa Kirk Colburn; Steve & Lisa Knight; Scott Knox; Kate & Tom Kush; Amy Lam & Charles Breckling; Randi & John Lapidus, in honor of Mike & Susie Thonis; Fred & Tamara Ledley; Alyce & Patrick Lee; Margot LeStrange & Andrew Stern; Julia LeStrange Stern; Becky & Mark Levin; York Lo & Rebecca Pearson Lo; Israel Meir & Steve Rivera; Sean Meyers & Saralyn Klepaczyk; Marilyn Miller; Yiannis & Jamie Monovoukas; Charlotte & Gordon Moore; Catherine T. Morris; Norm & Eleanor Nicholson; Eleanor & Frank Pao; Chrissie & Rich Parker; Diane & Deval Patrick; John Patterson & Michele Demarest; PEAK Event Services; Stephen C. Perry & Oliver Radford; Beth Pinals & Bill Jewett; Charlie Popper in honor of Leland Perry; Port Lighting Systems; Suzanne Priebatsch; Kristin Qian, PhD; Rabb Family Foundations; Rafanelli Events; Michael & Debra Raizman; Gene & Abby Record in honor of Joshua Boger; Rick Redmond; Reuben Reynolds; Jill & Mitchell Roberts; Malcolm & Mona Roberts; Gordon & Barbara Russell; Barry Segel & Toni Bryan; Laura Sen; Sandra Shapiro & John Kirsch; Raj & Nalini Sharma; Samuel & Gretchen Shubrooks; Jeremy Silverman & Mary Sutherland; Margaret & Michael Simon; Chad Smith & Bruce McCarthy; Lori & John Solon; Bridget & Nathan Somogie, in honor of Beth Pinals & Bill Jewett; Ann Sousa; Sarah Spinella, in memory of Marylen Sternweiler; Blair Spotswood & Evan Lieberman; Madeleine Steczynski; Lee & Lorraine Steele; Marylen R. Sternweiler*; In memory of Marylen Sternweiler & Bill Casey; Dr. Lawrence Stifler & Mary McFadden; In memory of John M. Sulak & Helen R. Labonç ; Mary Elisabeth Swerz & Robert Sherman; Table & Tulip; Matt & Ruby Talcoff; Belinda Termeer in honor of Joshua Boger; Andrew Thompson; Susan & Michael Thonis; Susie & Mike Thonis in honor of the outstanding Celebrity Series Staff; In honor of Michael & Susan Thonis; Margien H. Tolson; Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy; Bradley Vernatter; Chris Viehbacher; Eric & Sarah Ward; Sharon R. Weinstein, MD; Nick White in honor of Andrea Hoff; Madison Whitley; In honor of Flash Wiley; Anna Yu; Elizabeth Zachos; Amir Zamani & Marianeli Rodriguez; Karen Zorn in honor of Joshua Boger; Janet & Ron Zwanziger in honor of Joshua Boger
* for deceased

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Contact

For more information, please contact

Anya Hess

Senior Manager of Events and Donor Relations

ah@celebrityseries.org
(617) 598-3248