Many thanks for supporting Boogie in the Ballroom at the 2024 Glen Echo Gala in the Park on Saturday, May 18!

The most exciting fundraiser of the season in a place like no other, Gala In The Park began with cocktails and a silent auction in the park’s iconic Bumper Car Pavilion, followed by dinner and honors in the historic Spanish Ballroom, and our first-ever disco after party, Boogie in the Bumper Car—and of course, rides on the Dentzel Carousel all night long.

We honored heroic lifelong civil rights activist, Tina Clarke, world-renowned artist, Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, and Glen Echo Pottery Founder and Artistic Director Jeff Kirk. Guests joined Honorary Chair Carol Trawick, Gala Chairs Barbara & John Martin, and emcees Shawn Yancy and Tommy McFly for the most fun gala in Washington!

Carol Trawick Honorary Chair | Barbara and John Martin Gala Chairs

For more information on the event's sponsors, please visit https://glenechopark.org/gala

Special thanks to our Host Committee!

Tisha & Blair Anderson • Sandy Arthur • Jayne Sandman & Jeff Dufour • Margaret Engel • Meryl & Joe Governski • Michelle Jaconi & Bart Hawe • Joe Himali • Catherine Leggett • Lydia & Scott Logan • Laura & Mike Manatos • Erin & Greg McCahill • Chrys Kefalas & Tommy McFly • Maggie O’Neill • Theresa Nielson • Andrea & Peter Rinaldi • Beth & Matt Rosenheim • Jeffrey Z. Slavin • Lafe Solomon & Cam Crockett • Mary-Frances Wain • Shawn Yancy & Marcus Wiseman

Each ticket is tax-deductible above the $200 per person cost of the dinner and entertainment. All proceeds benefit the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture.

Note: Check donations/payments can be mailed to GEPPAC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812.

Questions? Contact Jilna Kothary, Director of Development, jkothary@glenechopark.org or 301-634-2230.

Photo credits: Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg by Jonathan Thorpe; Tina Clarke by John McDonnell/The Washington Post; Shawn Yancy and Tommy McFly by Kaz Sasahara

Boogie in the Ballroom

By Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Boogie in the Ballroom

Join us for Gala in the Park on May 18, 2024!