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BACKSTAGE PASS: The Clemens Center Virtual Gala
April 25
BACKSTAGE PASS:
The Clemens Center Virtual Gala
with a 24-hour online auction
The Annual Fundraiser to support your performing arts center!
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Red Carpet Welcome: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Join us online for some fun and support the Clemens Center at the same time!
We are unable to have our annual Gala at the venue right now*, but we can still enjoy a virtual red carpet, great local entertainment, gather new food and beverage recipes to enjoy at home, and participate in a 24-hour online auction of items generously donated from local businesses.
The Clemens Center needs your help more than ever. As you know, due to the unprecedented call from the Governor to shelter at home, we had to close our doors to mass gatherings on March 12. This meant the cancellation or postponement of all programming for the foreseeable future, and reducing our workforce in the building to zero. In order to keep our employees securely in their homes, fed, and insured, we have kept their wages at 100% through this crisis. But with no income currently coming in the door, we need your assistance to maintain our 18 employees, and keep up with payments to suppliers and utilities. Your support now will allow us to come back stronger than ever once the ban on public gatherings is lifted.
We look forward to your participation on Saturday, April 25, from 6pm to 9pm! The online auction begins at 6pm and runs for 24 hours.
Join us right here at ClemensCenter.org!
*Don’t worry, your tickets purchased for the in-person Gala will be honored for the tentative reschedule date of Saturday, August 29, 2020.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ALSO AVAILABLE
Contact: Michael Rivera, Director of Development | MichaelR@clemenscenter.org
Thank you to our donors!
| Adam Bunce, owner Turtle Leaf Cafe |
Bradley Farms | Corning Museum of Glass |
| Eastern Metal of Elmira/Signs and Safety | Holiday Inn Elmira – Horseheads | JD Iles, host of Hidden Landmarks |
| Julie Delgrosso, owner The Christmas House and The Happy Hippo |
Michael Sullivan, owner Hill Top Inn |
Michelle Charles, friend of the Christmas House |
| Mr. Martin Chalk | Namaste Event, Spa, and Wellness Center | Tanglewood Nature Center and Museum |
| The Producers of ‘Come From Away’ |
The Producers of ‘Girl From The North Country’ |
The Radisson Inn, Corning NY |