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

Underwriting now open! Gala tickets are limited and we have sold out the last 4 years. Confirm your underwriter tickets now before tickets go on sale to the general public on April 1. Click here to make your gift or contact Marybeth Johnson, Development Director, at Marybeth@CATAarts.org / 413-528-5485.

Cocktails at 5pm 
Joyous Performance by CATA Artists around 6:15pm
Post-show party with dinner, cocktails by Berkshire Mountain Distillers, wine by Domaney's Liquors & Fine Wines, beer by Hot Plate, 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.

Tickets available April 1.

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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

McGraw Foundation logo
Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation logo

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Liz & Tom Costley
Tom & Anne Flynn
Nancy & Ron Fontana
Buzz & Robin McGraw
Meg Mortimer & David Lloyd

Mitch & Caitlin Nash
Seth & Mary Nash
Steven Hatfield & Patrick Riordan
Stockbridge Girl Charitable Fund

 

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

 

PRODUCERS

Judy & Tim Boomer
Stacey Carver
Nathan Casto & Terri Chegwidden
Fairview Hospital
Jamie Minacci & Thomas Manisero
Elaine Radiss & Rich Petrino
Mary Ann & Bruno Quinson
Gary & Arlene Schiff
Linda Smothers & Richard Gregg
E.E. Winters & Chris White

 

BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT SPONSORS

Berkshire Magazine
Berkshire Mountain Distillers
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Blue Spark Financial
Canopy Integrative Health Care
Dare Bottleshop & Provisions
Granville House 
Hammill Design
Hillcrest Educational Centers
Lee Bank
Lee Wash & Dry
Lenox Wash & Dry
L'io Beauty & Wellness
Ombra
One Mercantile
Pamela Sandler Architect LLC
Park Square Financial Advisors of Raymond James
Prospect Berkshires / The Cliff House
Ray Murray, Inc.
Sonya Kurzweil Developmental Center
Tableaux Wealth
William Lyon & Son Carpentry
Willowbrook Laundry

 

SPONSORS

Mimi Bennett
Elizabeth & Jay Bikofsky
Ralph & Heidi Derbyshire
Mela & Paul Haklisch
Bethany Kieley & Steven Meis
Brian Cruey & Matt King
Katherine Dean & Frederic Gordon
Janet & John Egelhofer
Bridget & Donald Fawcett
Liana Frankel & David Oelberg
Lisa & Steve Jenks
Ann & Peter Herbst
Beverly Hosokawa
Carol Glazer & Jacob Ross
Jane & Charlie Johnson
Marisa Labozzetta & Martin Wohl
Margaret Keller & Brendan Mathews
Marybeth & Gerry Ketz
Heather Hayes & Nate Nickerson
Nick & Ruth Langner
Lynn & Frank LaRagione
Lily's Family
Shawn & Travis Mille
Danielle & Peter Palleschi
Smitty Pignatelli
Carol & Michael Riordan
Deborah Rivel
Ann Rosewater & Robert Kronley

Mindi Morin & Max Scherff
The Schnesel Family Fund
Harvey Shapiro

Steve & Leslie Shatz
Wendy Strothman & John Bishop
Maria Sirois
Eva & Kip Sheridan
Judy & Mark Usow
Suzannah & Pieter Van Schaick

Alan & Jacqueline Weinstein
Claudia Wells
John Whalan & Katie Gleason

 

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS

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


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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