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Folger Gala

Save the date for 2026!

Folger Gala 2026
Folger Gala

Folger Gala

Save the date for our next annual Folger Gala on Friday, April 24, 2026—an elegant evening to celebrate and benefit the Folger. Sponsorship information will be available in late 2025.
Fri, Apr 24, 2026
Folger Library

The 2025 Folger Gala

The 2025 Folger Gala took place Saturday, April 26. Thank you to all our supporters who joined us.

Gala Chairs

Vint and Sigrid Cerf

Gala Co-Chair

Susan Sachs Goldman

Gala Committee

Nora and D. Jarrett Arp
Vint and Sigrid Cerf
Mary Elizabeth Cisneros and Michael Rosenman
Florence and Neal Cohen
Chris Foster
Susan Sachs Goldman
Dr. Dorothy Kosinski
Martin Kuehne
Kimberlyn Leary
Stuart and Mimi Rose
Paul M. Smith

Gala Sponsors

PRESENTING BENEFACTOR

Vint and Sigrid Cerf

BENEFACTOR

Susan Sachs Goldman

INNOVATOR

Anonymous
Nora and D. Jarrett Arp
Hitz Foundation
May Liang and James Lintott
Louisa Newlin

PRIME

Mary Elizabeth Cisneros and Michael Rosenman
Louis and Bonnie Cohen
Martin Kuehne
Jacqueline B. Mars
Gail Kern Paster
Paul Smith and Michael Dennis

MAJOR

Chris Foster
Stephen Kieran
Edward R. and Patricia Leahy
Liz and Scott Vance

FRIEND

Celia and Keith Arnaud
Dr. Bill and Evelyn Braithwaite
Florence and Neal Cohen
Philip Deutch and Marne Levine
Debbie Driesman and Frank F. Islam
Mr. David H. Hofstad
Andrea “Andi” Kasarsky
Dr. Dorothy Kosinski
Col. (Ret.) Denny Lane and Dr. Naoko Aoki
Darcy and Andrew Nussbaum
Stuart and Mimi Rose
Barbara A. Shailor and Harry W. Blair

PATRON

Rebecca Bushnell
Nicky Cymrot
Maxine Isaacs
Kimberlyn Leary
Eugene Pinkard, Jr.
Ednajane Truax
Kathie and Mike Williams

Corporate Sponsor

 

Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation

Folger Gala 2025

Folger Gala

The 2025 Folger Gala is taking its inspiration from Shakespeare in America and a uniquely American art form: jazz. Join us for a night of great music and entertainment, and meet the Folger's new director, Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper.
Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 6pm
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