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Green-Wood’s Eleventh Annual Gala Honors the Legacy of Leonard Bernstein

As The Green-Wood Cemetery celebrates the centennial of the birth of “permanent resident” Leonard Bernstein, it will bestow its highest honor – The De Witt Clinton Award for Excellence – on the maestro’s three children Nina, Alexander, and Jamie. The award will be presented at the Cemetery’s eleventh annual fundraising gala taking place on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Green-Wood, a National Historic Landmark located in Brooklyn.

The event, taking place in one of the city’s most historic and storied landscapes, will feature cocktails alfresco followed by a seated dinner and award presentation. Funds raised will support Green-Wood’s programming initiatives, including an Education and Welcome Center that incorporates Green-Wood’s recently restored Weir Greenhouse and a stunning new front landscape that will visually unite the Center with its extensive historic grounds.

For nearly fifty years, Leonard Bernstein was one of the leading figures in the music world. A Tony-award-winning composer, his works bridged Broadway and classical music with his timeless scores for West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide. As both the music director and chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, he was a widely influential music teacher through his Young People’s Concerts which were televised to millions. Bernstein authored several books about music and was an early champion of the fight against AIDS, raising millions of dollars for research and care. His gravesite is one of Green-Wood’s most visited.

Indelibly imprinted with the energy and musicality of their legendary father and the theatricality and activism of their mother, Felicia Cohn Monteleagre, siblings Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, and Nina Bernstein Simmons carry the Bernstein spirit and legacy into the twenty-first century. Their extraordinary achievements and passions range from music education, literature, to social justice.

Attire is business casual and guests should enter at Green-Wood’s main gate at 25th Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. For information about the event, visit http://www.green-wood.com/benefit.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Cocktail reception
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Dinner and award presentation

• Individual Ticket @ $300: Select seating for one.
• Supporter Ticket @ $500: Choice seating for two.
• Friend Ticket @ $1,000: Choice seating for four.
• Sponsor @ $2,500: Preferred seating for six.
• Patron @ $5,000: One premium table for ten.
• Champion @ $7,500: One premium table for ten, plus premium seating for an additional five guests (total 15 tickets).
• Benefactor @ $10,000: Two premium tables for you and your guests (total twenty tickets)
• Founders Circle @ $25,000: Five premium tables for you and your guests (total fifty tickets)
• De Witt Clinton Sponsor @ $50,000: Ten premium tables for you and your guests (total 100 tickets)

For more information or to buy tickets, call 718-210-3080, e-mail [email protected] or visit http://www.green-wood.com/benefit/.  The deadline is September 7, 2018.

 











When: Wed., Sep. 12, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: 300+
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As The Green-Wood Cemetery celebrates the centennial of the birth of “permanent resident” Leonard Bernstein, it will bestow its highest honor – The De Witt Clinton Award for Excellence – on the maestro’s three children Nina, Alexander, and Jamie. The award will be presented at the Cemetery’s eleventh annual fundraising gala taking place on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Green-Wood, a National Historic Landmark located in Brooklyn.

The event, taking place in one of the city’s most historic and storied landscapes, will feature cocktails alfresco followed by a seated dinner and award presentation. Funds raised will support Green-Wood’s programming initiatives, including an Education and Welcome Center that incorporates Green-Wood’s recently restored Weir Greenhouse and a stunning new front landscape that will visually unite the Center with its extensive historic grounds.

For nearly fifty years, Leonard Bernstein was one of the leading figures in the music world. A Tony-award-winning composer, his works bridged Broadway and classical music with his timeless scores for West Side Story, On the Town, and Candide. As both the music director and chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, he was a widely influential music teacher through his Young People’s Concerts which were televised to millions. Bernstein authored several books about music and was an early champion of the fight against AIDS, raising millions of dollars for research and care. His gravesite is one of Green-Wood’s most visited.

Indelibly imprinted with the energy and musicality of their legendary father and the theatricality and activism of their mother, Felicia Cohn Monteleagre, siblings Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, and Nina Bernstein Simmons carry the Bernstein spirit and legacy into the twenty-first century. Their extraordinary achievements and passions range from music education, literature, to social justice.

Attire is business casual and guests should enter at Green-Wood’s main gate at 25th Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. For information about the event, visit http://www.green-wood.com/benefit.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Cocktail reception
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Dinner and award presentation

• Individual Ticket @ $300: Select seating for one.
• Supporter Ticket @ $500: Choice seating for two.
• Friend Ticket @ $1,000: Choice seating for four.
• Sponsor @ $2,500: Preferred seating for six.
• Patron @ $5,000: One premium table for ten.
• Champion @ $7,500: One premium table for ten, plus premium seating for an additional five guests (total 15 tickets).
• Benefactor @ $10,000: Two premium tables for you and your guests (total twenty tickets)
• Founders Circle @ $25,000: Five premium tables for you and your guests (total fifty tickets)
• De Witt Clinton Sponsor @ $50,000: Ten premium tables for you and your guests (total 100 tickets)

For more information or to buy tickets, call 718-210-3080, e-mail [email protected] or visit http://www.green-wood.com/benefit/.  The deadline is September 7, 2018.

 

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