Barefoot & Bowtie: A Night in Black and White, Clear Space’s 21st anniversary gala

PRESENTING SPONSOR: WSFS
SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Dave McCarthy & Associates and Danny Sebright
GOLD SPONSOR: Richard J. Perry, Jr., Andy Staton Home Services
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORS: Mindi & Laine Tunnell
DECOR SPONSOR: Styled
TABLE SPONSORS: Chris Beagle Group, Wes Combs & Greg Albright, Charles Dietz & Terry Mansberger, Richard Gamble & Paul Lindsey, Joe Gfaller & Kraig Turner, Christopher Hughes & Kent Swarts, McWilliams Ballard Realtor, Mike Moreland & Michael Capps, John Pitchford & Lenny Stumpf, Laura St. Martin, Bob Suppies, and Joe Sterner & David Brinton

With enormous thanks to our generous sponsors, our gala is SOLD OUT. Please contact Jadine Pilotti (jadine@clearspacetheatre.org) to be added to the wait list for tickets, should any seats open up at sponsor tables.

If you are attending the event, we encourage you to RSVP on Facebook. On our Facebook event page, our latest news and information about the gala will be posted.

If you aren’t able to join us in person, there are two exciting ways to still support the gala: our silent auction and our Golden Ticket raffle. For the first time, our silent auction will be available online, with early bidding starting August 29, so you do not need to be present to participate! Another new addition to the event is our Golden Ticket raffle, which allows CSTC supporters the opportunity to win their choice of one of three amazing trips… to Costa Rica, to Paris, or to Maine. A limited number of raffle tickets will be sold for $100, with the winner drawn before the start of our live auction. You do not need to be present to win!

The evening kicks off with a cocktail hour and access to a begin bidding on an exciting array of silent auction items. During the dinner portion of the evening, join us in celebrating our honorees this year:

• SPOTLIGHT ON ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS: Nancy Curry
• SPOTLIGHT ON ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS: Josh Getka
• SPOTLIGHT ON ADVOCACY: Carl Schloegel
• SPOTLIGHT ON VOLUNTEERISM: Peter Pizzolongo
• PRODUCER’S CIRCLE AWARD: The Starboard

After the awards ceremony, guests will be the first to hear the announcement of our 2026 season, shared by Artistic Director David Button, with musical performances from your favorite Clear Space performers. Then, enjoy your chance to win a range of amazing items in our live auction and participate in an auction to fund our future. After dinner, enjoy dancing with music from The Funsters!