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Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 7:00-11:00 PM

Your interdimensional adventure awaits at our 2024 Gala – WonderWorlds – on Saturday, October 19 at the Charlotte Street Campus (3333 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO 64111). Proceeds benefit Charlotte Street’s work in Kansas City, providing direct support to hundreds of local artists in 2024.

HONORARY CHAIRS Ellen and Jamie Copaken
GALA CHAIRS Jeff Shafer and Jasmine Thompson

 

 

 

TIME
6:00 to 8:00 PM – VIP Studio Pre-Party for Sponsors, catered by Dutzel’s Catering

7:00 to 11:00 PM – Main Event

  • Transport to otherworldly environments with Kate Clements, Kat Dison Nechlebova, Karen Lisondra, Stray Cat Cinema, and Merry Sun
  • Discover alternative planes of existence with immersive spaces by Ricky Allman and Adams Puryear
  • Visit a rocking Alien House Party with Sisterbot, then make your own sonic transmissions with Brodieoke
  • Explore Port(al) City’s Night Market for opportunities to win stellar prizes at our Donate What You Can Wheel and Choose Your Own Adventure (Earth travel only) Raffle.
  • Enjoy cosmic cuisine from Baba’s Pantry, Billie’s Grocery, Devoured Pizza, Hemma Hemma, KC Daquari Shop, Palacana, The Prospect KC, Taco Naco, and Yoli Tortilleria
  • Sip curious concoctions from Learn Your ABVs, with booster fuel from Tom’s Town and Cinder Block Brewery
    and orbit the floor at our all-night dance party with DJ Joe McGuire!

ATTIRE
Represent your chosen home world with a creative costume from:

  • The dark, alien travel hub of Port(al) City
  • Bizarre, colorful flora and fauna of The Garden Party at the Center of the Universe
  • Or the tranquil, pastel dunes of The Zone

For ideas on creating your Gala look, visit https://www.pinterest.com/charlottestreetfoundation/wonderworlds-gala-2024/

Sponsors participating in the VIP Studio Pre-Party can accessorize with custom-made items such as masks, headbands, and hats. Make-up artists will also be on site.

Last year, Charlotte Street served 802 artists of all disciplines and career stages by providing financial and nonfinancial resources and space for making and presenting work. Charlotte Street also builds community by producing over 100 free public programs every year—creating accessible opportunities for local audiences to connect with new, multidisciplinary art and artists, fostering belonging, and growing the fabric of Kansas City’s cultural landscape. Your support of WonderWorlds advances our mission to care for and cultivate Kansas City’s most forward-thinking visual artists, writers, and performers.

DATE/LOCATION

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Pre-Party 6:00-8:00 PM
Main Event 7:00-11:00 PM
Charlotte Street Campus
3333 Wyoming St
Kansas City, MO 64111

 

 

IN-KIND SPONSORS

 

Event Details
When

Saturday, October 19, 2024 Pre-Party 6:00-8:00 PM Main Event 7:00-11:00 PM Charlotte Street Campus 3333 Wyoming St Kansas City, MO 64111

Where

Charlotte Street Campus (3333 Wyoming)

CHAIRS + COMMITTEE

 

HONORARY GALA CHAIRS
Ellen and Jamie Copaken

GALA CHAIRS
Jeff Shafer and Jasmine Thompson

GALA COMMITTEE
Gretchen Calhoun
Silvia Arellano Fernandez
Paul Gutierrez
Cory Imig
Kim Klein
Haley Kostas
Donna Mandelbaum
Jessie McKinney
Josue Montes
Neysa Page-Lieberman
Autumn Reynolds
Jessica Rogers
Lisa Schmitz
Linda Shipp

SPONSORS

As of 09/26/2024

$10,000
Ellen and Jamie Copaken

$5,000
Joan Horan
Emily and Mark Johnson
Laura and Hatch McCray
Sue and Lewis Nerman
Charlie and Jeanne Sosland

$2,500
21C Museum Hotel
Creative Planning
Pam and Gary Gradinger
Kissick Construction Company
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Toma and Andy Wolff

$1,000
Acord Cox & Scott, LLC
Collection Elizabeth Oran
Gretchen Calhoun and Neil Karbank
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Amy and Jeff Hargroves
Hufft
Josue Montes
Office Of Councilman Eric Bunch
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Newkirk Novak Construction Partners
Andrea and Kent Price
Senorita Margarita
Linda Shipp
Susan Stanton

$500
Mary Lou Brous
Margaret and Jack Chilcoat
Dr. Mark and Diane Davidner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Jose Faus
Mia Gonzalez
Sara and Paul Greenwood
Ann Holliday
Kim Klein and Jeffrey Goldstein
Melanie Miller
Dr. Regina Nouhan and Mr. John Eck
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