Join the Celebration!
 

Community Music Center’s 2024 Spring Gala
Friday, March 8, 2024
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco

Join us on International Women’s Day to celebrate three inspirational women in music at the world-class Palace Hotel. The stylish evening includes cocktails in the Garden Court, a delectable banquet, star-studded performances, and a sizzling afterparty to dance the night away!

Honoring Frances Phillips, Martha Rodríguez-Salazar, and Jennifer Peringer with 2024 Gertrude Field Community Impact Award.

Performances by:

Diana Gameros, with Thomas Edler, Patrick Wolff, and Raúl Vargas
La Doña
CMC Faculty and Students

CMC’s Spring Gala raises funds to make high-quality music accessible to all people regardless of their financial means.

Find more information and buy tickets at http://cmc2024.givesmart.com.

Event schedule:

5:30pm Cocktails in the Garden Court
6:30pm Banquet Dinner, Awards, Scholarship Auction, and Concert in the Grand Ballroom
9:30pm Afterparty in the Garden Court

Sponsorships and Individual Tickets provide access to all portions of the evening. Afterparty-Only tickets provide access to only the afterparty.

10% Early-bird discount for Table and Quintet Sponsorships reserved before February 1, 2024.

Don't Miss the Afterparty

CMC alumna and femmeton pioneer La Doña will light up the night at this year's afterparty. Enjoy a hosted bar, small bites, and plenty of room on the dancefloor in the iconic Garden Court.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors 

$15,000
Gordon Getty

$10,000
Thao and Jerome Dodson
Marcia and John Goldman
Henry and Carole Klyce
Diane B. Wilsey

$7,500
Katherine and Roy Bukstein
Sharon L. Litsky and John F. Sampson
Oliver & Co.

Wine Sponsors

Miner Family Winery

Media Sponsors

Nob Hill Gazette

Value Culture

For sponsorships or a tribute ad, please contact Elenka Refsell at erefsell@sfcmc.org.
 

Community Music Center (CMC), founded in 1921, is a nonprofit music school and performance space with branches in the Mission and Richmond Districts. Community Music Center makes high-quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means. CMC offers the largest tuition assistance program of its kind in the country, serving more than 3,000 students with music lessons, classes and other programs. The school offers in-person and online music lessons and classes in jazz, blues, Latin, pop, folk, rock, and classical. CMC also presents free and low cost events, workshops, and master classes for its students and for the public.