Join us for GMCLA's Biggest Night of the Year!
Sunday, June 30th
Pasadena Civic Ballroom
Includes the 3:00PM
matinee performance of
Silent Auction • Reception • Open Bar • Dinner • Dancing
Special Guests • Surprise Entertainment
For more information about sponsorships or reservations,
contact Brian Tillis at brian@gmcla.org or 424-239-6506 (ext. 2).
Benefitting GMCLA’s Alive Music Project in the schools
and our free concert performances in the community.
ABOUT GMCLA's ANNUAL GALA
Since 2012, GMCLA’s Annual Gala has raised over $3.2 million for youth education, including our Alive Music Project and countless community concerts that we provide for free.
The Annual Gala also celebrates those who have given selflessly to the Chorus and to the LGBTQ community by lifting their voices to advance human rights by honoring them with GMCLA’s Voice Awards.
The 2024 Gala evening begins with GMCLA’s performance of SOLID GOLD: Aretha, Dionne, & Whitney – a musical tribute to three indelible and influential voices. Immediately following the concert, gala guests will be treated to a lively reception, silent auction, and elegant dinner in the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium’s ballroom. The gala dinner will feature special entertainment, a DJ, dancing, and feature our Voice Award honoree.
OUR 2024 GMCLA VOICE AWARD HONOREE
HBO’s We’re Here is a critically acclaimed unscripted series. Its third season won two Emmy Awards, a third GLAAD Award for “Outstanding Reality Programming,” a Peabody Award, and received Television Academy Honors. Season four follows renowned drag queens, Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale, as they continue the show’s mission of spreading love and connection through the art of drag across small-town America. This season, the queens work with participants in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as in surrounding towns, and take an in-depth, immersive look at recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and the effect it has had on the community.
"Honoring HBO’s We’re Here with our annual Voice Award, at a time when the drag community has come under fire in so many places, is something we’re especially proud to do. Having the Queens with us for the concert and the after-concert dinner-dance party is going to bring the proceedings to a whole new level of fun and fabulousness!"
-GMCLA’ s Executive Director and Producer, Lou Spisto
ACCEPTING THE GMCLA VOICE AWARD,
OUR GALA SPECIAL GUESTS
LATRICE ROYALE
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Latrice Royale captured the hearts of the world and earned the title of Miss Congeniality on Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She then went on to appear in other incarnations of the franchise, including multiple guest appearances on the show, RuPaul’s Drag U and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Seasons 1 & 4, and represented RuPaul’s Drag Race on Celebrity Family Feud. Currently, she is one of four hosts in the upcoming season of HBO’s Emmy-winning unscripted series We’re Here, debuting April 26 on HBO and Max.
PRIYANKA
What’s her name? Priyanka is a multi-hyphenated performer, musical artist, and international entertainer taking the world by storm. But that’s no surprise. From hosting as Mark “Suki” Suknanan on the legendary children’s network, YTV, to her iconic 2020 crowning as the first-ever winner of Canada’s Drag Race, Priyanka’s star power and charisma have always been obvious. Now, with her debut EP Taste Test hitting 15+ million streams, sold-out performances around the globe and becoming a host of Emmy Award winning HBO show We’re Here, the big question isn’t “what’s next,” it’s what isn’t?
YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!
Your gala contribution helps GMCLA provide hope and inspiration through the power of our music as we extend our reach with our community-based projects:
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Well-researched, curriculum-based music education and outreach program model
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Addresses issues of prejudice, bullying, discrimination, and homophobia
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Proven to increase attitudes of acceptance
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Contributes to youth empowerment and self-esteem building
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Has reached over 85,000 youth in Los Angeles.
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Performing at more than 30 free public events each year
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Representing our communities at rallies, festivals, fundraisers, and community programs across LA
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Recent performances at a monkeypox vaccination event in partnership with Unity Church in South Central Los Angeles, a choir festival hosted by Heart of Los Angeles supporting AAPI communities, and last year's Women's Action Rally.
GALA TICKETS & TABLES
For more information about sponsorships or reservations,
contact Brian Tillis at brian@gmcla.org or 424-239-6506 (ext. 2).
SILVER PATRON
$750
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Front Orchestra seat for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for one
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Recognition as a Silver Patron in the concert program and website
GOLD PATRON
$1,250
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Preferred Front Orchestra seat for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for one
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Recognition as a Gold Patron in the concert program and website
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Complimentary parking
PLATINUM PATRON
$2,500
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Premium Front Orchestra seat for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for one
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Recognition as a Platinum Patron in the concert program and website
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Complimentary parking
SILVER TABLE SPONSOR
$7,500
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10 Front Orchestra seats for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for 10 guests
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Recognition as a Silver Table Sponsor in the concert program and website
GOLD TABLE SPONSOR
$12,500
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10 Preferred Front Orchestra seats for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for 10 guests
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Recognition as a Gold Table Sponsor in the concert program and website
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Complimentary parking for you and your guests
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Half-page ad in concert program
PLATINUM TABLE SPONSOR
$25,000
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12 Premium Front Orchestra seats for SOLID GOLD: ARETHA, DIONNE, & WHITNEY
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Gala reception and dinner seating for 12 guests
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Recognition as a Platinum Table Sponsor in the concert program and website
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Complimentary parking for you and your guests
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Full-page ad in concert program
For more information about sponsorships or reservations,
contact Brian Tillis at brian@gmcla.org or 424-239-6506 (ext. 2).
