
PS21 Gala in the Pavilion

Join us on August 2nd, 2025 for the PS21 Gala!
The annual celebration returns with a new spin: this year, dinner will take place in the beautiful PS21 pavilion theater, during an evening of surprises and performances from special guests.
We’re excited to honor Francis J. Greenburger, the founder and chairman of Art Omi and Art Omi Pavilions, as the inaugural recipient of The PS21 Polestar Award. This new award will be presented each year to catalytic and visionary change makers in the cultural life of the Hudson Valley.
The evening will feature cocktails in the meadow, dinner from Hudson’s James Beard Award-nominated Swoon KitchenBar, a live auction with international auctioneer Jacqueline Towers-Perkins, a chance to meet new Artistic & Executive Director Vallejo Gantner and hear his vision for the future of PS21—plus a DJ afterparty and much more.
The Gala provides essential funding for PS21’s adventurous year-round programming at affordable ticket prices. Thank you for your support.
Ticket packages are below. Please purchase online or mail a check made out to “PS21” to PO Box 321, Chatham, NY 12037.
Join the Host Committee by June 20 to be listed in the invitation. If you cannot attend, please consider a donation in lieu of attendance.
Please contact Zack at zack@ps21chatham.org / 518.212.7534 (call/text) with any questions.
- $500: Hummingbird
- 1 ticket to the Gala including cocktails, dinner, performances, a live auction, and dessert
- For attendees 40 and under
- Limited quantity available: contact Zack (zack@ps21chatham.org / 518.212.7534) to purchase
- $250 is tax-deductible.
- $1,250: Cardinal
- 1 ticket to the Gala including cocktails, dinner, performances, a live auction, and dessert
- $1,000 is tax-deductible.
- $1,500: Meadowlark
- 1 VIP ticket to the Gala with preferred seating
- Your name in the program as a VIP supporter
- Local gift box from Old Chatham Country Store (one per couple)
- $1,250 is tax-deductible
- $5,000: Kestrel
- 4 VIP tickets to the Gala with preferred seating
- Your name on the Host Committee in the Gala invitation, website, and program
- Local gift box from Old Chatham Country Store
- $4,000 is tax-deductible
- $10,000: Osprey
- 10 VIP tickets and premium table at the Gala
- Your name on the Host Committee in the Gala invitation, website, and program
- Local gift box from Old Chatham Country Store
- $7,500 is tax-deductible
- $15,000: Great blue heron
- 10 VIP tickets and a premium table at the Gala
- Your name as “Lead Supporter” on the Host Committee in the Gala invitation, website, and program, and acknowledgement during the evening
- Local gift boxes from Old Chatham Country Store for you and your guests (one per couple)
- Two transferable 2025 PS21 season tickets
- $12,000 is tax-deductible
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Anthony Calnek, Co-Chair
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Deborah Conrad, Co-Chair
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Marcia Fardella
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Vallejo Gantner
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Louis Hedgecock
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Elaine Khosrova
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Marian Krauskopf
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Susan Kramer
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Zack Levine
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Kelly Mackerer
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Samantha Pleet
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Anna Nearburg
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Jennifer Newman
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Sean T. Buffington
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Anthony Calnek & Linda Sugin
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Deborah Conrad & Robert Weiss
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Louis R. Hedgecock
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Fred & Valerie Knecht
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Marian Krauskopf
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Alice & Jim Kocis
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Tony Muoser & Sara Cashen
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Roger Sametz & DuncanRhys Liancourt
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Nick Van Alstine
Francis J. Greenburger is an American real estate developer, literary agent, author, art collector, philanthropist, and founder of Time Equities Inc., Art Omi, Inc., and the Greenburger Center for Social & Criminal Justice.
He is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Time Equities Inc. Founded in 1966, Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has been in the real estate investment, development, and asset & property management business for more than 50 years. He is also the Chairman of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (SJGA), a literary agency founded by his father in 1932.
Mr. Greenburger is the Founder and Chairman of Art Omi and Art Omi Pavilions, a sculpture and architecture park, unique museum complex, and arts center founded in 1992, which also provides residencies for visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, and architects from all over the world. Most recently, Mr. Greenburger founded the Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice in 2014, which advocates for reforms to the criminal justice and mental health systems.
He also serves on the board of several not for profit organizations and is an active donor to over 300 charitable organizations.
Mr. Greenburger graduated from Baruch College in 1974 with a degree in Public Administration. He is an avid tennis player and traveler. He resides in Manhattan with his wife, Isabelle Autones, and is the proud father of four children: Morgan, Noah, Julia, and Claire.

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