Sunday, March 19, 2017

Tony Bennett to Headline Strathmore Gala on May 6, 2017

Tony Bennett visits Strathmore, May 6th

From our friends at Strathmore...

Strathmore Gala with Tony Bennett

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, American icon brings six decades of hits to Music Center

Few artists can convey the deeply resonant, affecting power of music like Tony Bennett. The legendary singer whose voice has scored American popular culture across six decades will bring his remarkable talent and charm to the Music Center when he headlines Strathmore’s Annual Spring Gala on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Bennett’s career includes such hits as “Steppin’ Out with My Baby” and “I left My heart in San Francisco” alongside projects like his 2014 collaborative album with Lady Gaga, demonstrating versatility and a deft ability to reach new audiences - something Strathmore strives for with its diverse concerts, education programs, and community outreach activities. For more information or to purchase tickets for the performance only, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

Concert-only tickets will be available to the public beginning March 10, 2017 at 10 AM. Gala ticket packages can be purchased by contacting The Sorelle Group at (202) 248-1930 or gala@strathmore.org.


The evening begins at 5:30 PM with cocktails, followed by a three-course dinner catered by Ridgewells, the gala program in the Concert Hall, and performance by Tony Bennett. Gala guests and Strathmore members will also be invited to drinks and dessert in a post-show lounge party.

Proceeds benefit Strathmore’s extensive education offerings and community outreach initiatives, including the East County Initiative, making the arts more accessible in areas of acute need along the Route 29 corridor, the Strathmore Student Concerts, the Artist in Residence and Strathmore Summer Intensive programs, and the Spring Break @ Strathmore camp.

Strathmore Presents
Strathmore Annual Spring Gala with Tony Bennett
Saturday, May 6, 2017

5:30 PM Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Gala presentation in Concert Hall
9:00 PM Strathmore Annual Spring Gala with Tony Bennett

10:15 PM Post-show Lounge

Tickets (for concert only) $86-$176

Dinner ticket packages include:

$50,000 EVENT SPONSOR: Two (2) tables of ten (10) guests each to Gala Dinner; twenty (20) premium performance seats and access to the Post-Performance Lounge; valet parking passes for all twenty (20) guests; invitation for two (2) to Meet & Greet with special guest artist Tony Bennett; event sponsorship recognition from the stage and lobbies; listing on evening’s video recognition and event signage; recognition in email blasts, media materials, and on website; acknowledgment on Strathmore’s donor wall, newsletter, and annual report; exclusively customized sponsorship amenities and privileges valid throughout the 2017/2018 season, to be confirmed in conversation with Strathmore leadership.

$25,000 DINNER SPONSOR: Two (2) tables of eight (8) guests each to Gala Dinner; sixteen (16) premium performance seats and access to the Post-Performance Lounge; valet parking passes for all sixteen (16) guests; invitation for two (2) to Meet & Greet with special guest artist Tony Bennett; listing on evening’s video recognition and event signage; recognition in email blasts, media materials, and on website; acknowledgment on Strathmore’s donor wall, newsletter, and annual report.

$15,000 GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR: One (1) table of ten (10) guests to Gala Dinner; ten (10) premium performance seats and access to the Post-Performance Lounge; valet parking passes for all ten (10) guests; invitation for two (2) to Meet & Greet with special guest artist Tony Bennett; listing on evening’s video recognition and event signage; recognition in email blasts, media materials, and on website; acknowledgment on Strathmore’s donor wall, newsletter, and annual report.

$10,000 TABLE SPONSOR: One (1) table of eight (8) guests to Gala Dinner; eight (8) select performance seats and access to the Post-Performance Lounge; valet parking passes for all eight (8) guests; listing on evening’s video recognition and event signage; acknowledgment on Strathmore’s donor wall, newsletter, and annual report.

Ticket packages can be purchased by contacting The Sorelle Group at (202) 248-1930 or gala@strathmore.org.

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About Tony Bennett:
Tony Bennett celebrated his 90th birthday in August 2016. The milestone was marked by the presentation of Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come, a two-hour prime time special. A companion album of the same name was released simultaneously. Last fall also saw the release of Bennett’s fifth book, Just Getting Started, which he co-authored with journalist Scott Simon. Bennett’s 85th birthday in 2011 marked the release of Duets II and made music history by making him the oldest artist to ever have a No. 1 album on the Billboard album charts. Duets II followed the album Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic, released in 2006. 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the singer’s signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” as well as the release of a new documentary film, The Zen of Bennett, and his fourth book, the New York Times best seller Life Is A Gift.

In 2014, Bennett released a collaborative album with Lady Gaga, Cheek To Cheek, featuring these two legendary artists performing jazz standards. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts making Bennett the oldest musical artist, at the age of 88, to have an album top the Billboard 200; he also won a Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Album category.

Bennett is a Kennedy Center Honoree, an NEA Jazz Master, and a recipient of the United Nation’s Humanitarian and Citizen of the World honors.

Bennett is also a talented painter. He has exhibited in galleries around the world, and three of his original paintings are part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.

Throughout his career, Bennett has put his heart and time into supporting humanitarian concerns and joined with Dr. Martin Luther King in the historic Selma march in 1965. His many charitable works include raising millions toward diabetes and lending his artwork to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. In 2007, he was honored by the United Nations. Together with his wife, Susan, Bennett established Exploring The Arts (ETA) to support arts education in public high schools. ETA now supports 33 public high schools throughout New York City and six public arts high schools in Los Angeles. He also founded Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, a New York City public high school in his hometown of Astoria, Queens.

About Strathmore:
Strathmore presents and produces exemplary visual and performing arts programs for diverse audiences; creates dynamic arts education experiences; and nurtures creative ideas and conversations that advance the future of the arts. The organization’s hallmark is the Music Center at Strathmore, with a 1,976-seat concert hall and education complex. Its core campus also includes the historic Mansion at Strathmore, which features an intimate Music Room and art galleries. Most recently, Strathmore opened AMP, a 250-seat cabaret-style venue located just up Rockville Pike from the core campus in the burgeoning Pike District of Montgomery County. Strathmore’s signature education, mission-driven programs include the Strathmore Student Concerts and the Artist in Residence program.