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Folger Gala

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Gala Co-Chairs
Richard and Peggy Batchelder

 

Honorary Co-Chairs
Dame Karen Pierce DCMG,
The British Ambassador,
and Sir Charles Roxburgh KCB

 

Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Michael Witmore

 

Request the pleasure of your company at the
2023 Folger Gala

 

Saturday, April 29, 2023
at half past six o’clock

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Gala Committee

Nora and Jarrett Arp
Vint and Sigrid Cerf
Louis and Bonnie Cohen
Lisa Fuentes and Thomas Cohen
Philip Deutch and Marne Levine
Emily and Michael Eig
Susan Sachs Goldman
Debbie Driesman and Frank F. Islam
Rosa Joshi
Leora and Derek Kaufman
May Liang and James Lintott
The Honorable John D. Macomber
Robin and Roger Millay
Darcy and Andrew Nussbaum
Gail Kern Paster
Paul Smith and Michael Dennis
Ramie Targoff and Stephen Greenblatt

Sponsors
Premier Sponsors

Vint and Sigrid Cerf

Lead Sponsors

Susan Sachs Goldman
May Liang and James Lintott

Prime Sponsors

Nora and Jarrett Arp
Lisa Fuentes and Thomas Cohen
Jacqueline B. Mars

Major Sponsors

Richard and Peggy Batchelder
Maygene and Steve Daniels
Debbie Driesman and Frank F. Islam
Emily and Michael Eig
Chris Foster and the Foster Family Trust
The Honorable John D. Macomber
Robin and Roger Millay
Gail Kern Paster
Shakespeare’s Globe, USA
Mr. and Mrs. B. Francis Saul, II
Paul Smith and Michael Dennis

Friend

Becker & Frondorf
Louis and Bonnie Cohen
Philip Deutch and Marne Levine
Darcy and Andrew Nussbaum

Patrons

Jennifer and Timothy Adams
Twiss and Patrick Butler
Florence and Neal Cohen
Nicky Cymrot
Sterling P.A. Darling, Jr.
Lisa Nye Dawson
Lee Lockwood
Ramie Targoff and Stephen Greenblatt
Mary Augusta and George D. Thomas
Jane Willis and Rich Davey

Gala Levels and Benefits

2023 Folger Gala

Individual Levels and Benefits

For more information please call Elizabeth Stevens at 202.675.0359

$50,000 - Premier Sponsor
$25,000 - Lead Sponsor
$15,000 - Prime Sponsor
$10,000 - Major Sponsor
$5,000 - Friend
$2,500 - Patron
$750 - Purchase a ticket

For information regarding Corporate Sponsorship opportunities, please contact Preuit Hirsch, Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving: 202.675.0371 or phirsch@folger.edu

Past Gala videos

Please enjoy these videos from the Folger’s past galas.

Contact us

For more information about the 2023 Folger gala, please contact the Office of Development at 202-675-0359 or estevens@folger.edu.