Presented by Community Access to the Arts, Inc.

CATA Gala & Annual Performance | May 9 & 10 @ 5pm

Become a Gala Underwriter

Join us to celebrate the talents of artists with disabilities!

Don't miss Community Access to the Arts' most exciting event of the year! Your support of the CATA Gala makes life-changing programs possible for people with disabilities across our community.

Gala Co-Chairs: Liz & Tom Costley and Mary Pope Osborne & Will Osborne

Join us to celebrate the talents of artists with disabilities!

Don't miss Community Access to the Arts' most exciting event of the year! Your support of the CATA Gala makes life-changing programs possible for people with disabilities across our community.

Gala Co-Chairs: Liz & Tom Costley and Mary Pope Osborne & Will Osborne

GALA Evening

Saturday, May 9 @ 5pm
Presented at Shakespeare & Company / Tina Packer Playhouse
70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Limited Gala tickets available. Please call CATA at 413-528-5485 for more information.

Cocktails at 5pm 
Joyous Performance by CATA Artists around 6:15pm
Post-show party with dinner by Mezze, cocktails by Berkshire Mountain Distillers, wine and mocktails by Domaney's Liquors & Fine Wines, dancing, and music by DJ Rob Alberti.

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MATINEE

Sunday, May 10 @ 1pm
Presented at Shakespeare & Company / Tina Packer Playhouse
70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Join us for "The Ripple Effect"—a joyous, original performance by CATA artists featuring dance, acting, comedy, music, juggling, and more! The performance is followed by a free Cast & Community party.

Matinee tickets start at $30 and are available at Shakespeare.org or through the box office at (413) 637-3353

Your Matinee ticket purchase helps support a portion of our performance costs including theater rental and equipment. CATA fundraises to cover additional expenses including stipends for CATA artists, accessibility resources, professional stage managers, lighting and sound, and more.

FREE tickets available for EBT, WIC, ConnectorCare card holders. Use promo code "EBT", "WIC", or "ConnectorCare" (limit 5 tickets per order).

Buy Matinee Tickets

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Become a CATA Gala Underwriter & Make a Difference for CATA Artists!

Your gift directly underwrites vital arts programs for 1,300 people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. With your generosity, CATA artists across 16 towns and cities will tap into their creativity and share their talents with the community. 

Click here to join this amazing group of supporters and make a difference for CATA artists—or contact Marybeth Johnson, Director of Development, at (413) 528-5485 or Marybeth@CATAarts.org.

Underwrite the Gala

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Thank you to our Gala Underwriters! 

CHAMPION UNDERWRITERS

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Sandra Baron & Gregory Diskant
Joan & Jim Hunter 
Sarah Hunter
Mary Pope Osborne & Will Osborne
Emily Rechnitz

 

LEAD UNDERWRITERS

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Liz & Tom Costley
Tom & Anne Flynn
Nancy & Ron Fontana
Steven Hatfield & Patrick Riordan
Buzz & Robin McGraw
Meg Mortimer & David Lloyd
Mitch & Caitlin Nash
Seth & Mary Nash
Stockbridge Girl Charitable Fund
Liz & Mark Williams

 

UNDERWRITERS

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Virginia Giddens
Stephanie Gittleman 
Linda Greenhouse & Eugene Fidell
Ira & Jami Grossman
Heather Wells Heim & Matthew Heim
Phyllis Patti Klein
 Jennifer Pennington & Don Dickson
 David & Libbie Poppick
Joan Rechnitz

 

PRODUCERS

Adams Community Bank
Anonymous
Balance Rock Investment Group
Judy & Tim Boomer
Terri Chegwidden & Nathan Casto
Fairview Hospital
Jamie Minacci & Thomas Manisero
Prospect Berkshires / The Cliff House
Mary Ann & Bruno Quinson
Elaine Radiss & Rich Petrino
Gary & Arlene Schiff
Linda Smothers & Richard Gregg
E.E. Winters & Chris White

 

BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT SPONSORS

Apella Wealth • Berkshire Magazine • Berkshire Mountain Distillers • Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation • Blue Spark Financial • Canopy Integrative Health Care • Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP • Dare Bottleshop & Provisions • Frankie's Ristorante Italiano • Granville House • Hillcrest Educational Centers • L'io Beauty & Wellness  • Lee Bank • Lee Wash & Dry • Lenox Wash & Dry • Ombra • One Mercantile • Pamela Sandler Architect LLC • Park Square Financial Advisors of Raymond James • Pignatelli Electric • Ray Murray, Inc. • Sonya Kurzweil Developmental Center • Tableaux Wealth • William Lyon & Son Carpentry • Willowbrook Laundry

 

SPONSORS

Mimi Bennett • Elizabeth & Jay Bikofsky • Vicki Bonnington & David Schecker • Pamela Breslin • Amy & Steve Bronstein • Stacey Carver • Brian Cruey & Matt King • Katherine Dean & Frederic Gordon • Ralph & Heidi Derbyshire • Janet & John Egelhofer • Bridget & Donald Fawcett • Carol and Roberto Fernandez • Liana Fraenkel & David Oelberg • Carol Glazer & Jacob Ross • Mela & Paul Haklisch • Heather Hayes & Nate Nickerson • Ann & Peter Herbst • Pat & Dennis Hogan • Beverly Hosokawa • Lisa & Steve Jenks • Jane & Charlie Johnson • Kelly & Bill Kaiser • Margaret Keller & Brendan Mathews • Marybeth & Gerry Ketz • Bethany Kieley & Steven Meis • Gary & Jeanie Knisely • Marisa Labozzetta & Martin Wohl • Nick & Ruth Langner • Lynn & Frank LaRagione • Lily's Family • Shawn & Travis Mille • Mindi Morin & Max Scherff • Danielle & Peter Palleschi • Smitty Pignatelli • Carol & Michael Riordan • Deborah Rivel & David Levenfeld • Ann Rosewater & Robert Kronley • Linda & Frank Russell • The Schnesel Family Fund • Harvey Shapiro • Steve & Leslie Shatz • Eva & Kip Sheridan • Maria Sirois • Wendy Strothman & John Bishop • Judy & Mark Usow • Suzannah & Pieter Van Schaick • Alan & Jacqueline Weinstein • Claudia Wells • John Whalan & Katie Gleason • Kathy & Ronnie Wilbanks

 

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

Rob Alberti Event Services • Berkshire Photo Booth • Bill Wright Photography • Domaney's Liquors & Fine Wines • ExtraSpecialTeas • Hammill Design • Hot Plate Brewing Co. • Mahaiwe Tent Company • Mezze Catering & Events

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOW?

Give today and help keep CATA programs for artists with disabilities going!

If you’d like to give by check or through a Donor Advised Fund or have any questions, please call us at (413) 528-5485 or email Marybeth Johnson at Marybeth@CATAarts.org. Donations can be mailed to 420 Stockbridge Rd., Suite 2, Great Barrington, MA 01230. 

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About CATA

Community Access to the Arts (CATA) nurtures and celebrates the creativity of people with disabilities, focusing especially on people with development and intellectual disabilities, autism, and brain injuries. Through dynamic arts programs and events, CATA artists tap into their potential, explore new talents, and share their unique points of view with the public. CATA collaborates with 67 partner organizations to bring visual and performing arts programs to 1,300 people with disabilities across Berkshire County, MA and Columbia County, NY.

Contact Us!

Community Access to the Arts
420 Stockbridge Rd, Suite 2
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 528-5485 / info@cataarts.org
 

TAX EXEMPTION:

CATA (EIN #04-3196265) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
 

CATA is proudly supported by:

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