2025 SHINE! Gala

The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2026 SHINE! GALA
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 6:30 PM
The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts

This is a Black Tie event. More information to come!

The Friday, May 2, 2025 SHINE! Gala has concluded. Thank you for your support of Celebrity Series of Boston!

The 2025 SHINE! Gala celebrated the transformative power of the arts and honored Board of Directors Chair Joshua Boger, PhD and the incredible support of Joshua and his wife Amy on Friday, May 2, 2025. The event was co-chaired by Stephanie L. Brown and Susan & Michael Thonis.

Celebrity Series of Boston thanks all of our attendees and supporters for their generous support of the SHINE! Gala, listed below.

Thank you to our 2025 SHINE! Gala supporters

Anonymous (16); AAFCPAs; Anna & Tony Abate; Ágora Cultural Architects; Hilina & Lanre Ajakaiye; Dorothy Altman Weber; Jill & David Altshuler in honor of Joshua Boger; 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; Blair Spotswood & Evan Lieberman; Madeleine Steczynski; Lee & Lorraine Steele; Marylen R. Sternweiler*; In memory of Marylen 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

Your support of the 2025 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 2025 SHINE! GALA

Gala and cabaret ticket and table options are SOLD OUT for Friday, May 2, 2025! Thank you for your interest in SHINE!.


Non-Attending Donations and Paddle Bid Support

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 15, 2025 will be recognized on the event invitations. Please click the Non-Attending Donation button below.

Benefits for non-attending 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 2025 through January 2026
  • Recognition in the 2024/25 BRAVO! Annual Report

Paddle Bid Donations

If you would like to make a donation in support of the evening's fundraising efforts, please click the below Paddle Bid Donation button.

Benefits for paddle bid donations include:

  • Recognition on Gala website
  • Recognition during Gala event on virtual signage
  • Recognition in all Celebrity Series digital performance programs from February 2025 through January 2026
  • Recognition in the 2024/25 BRAVO! Annual Report
Make a Non-Attending Donation
Make a Paddle Bid 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.

Experience a past SHINE! Gala...

Contact

For more information, please contact

Anya Hess

Senior Manager of Events and Donor Relations

ah@celebrityseries.org
(617) 598-3248