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GLT Datebook: Gala At The Gallery

 Sarah Smelser and Jerry Antonini
Laura Kennedy
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Friends of the Arts board members Sarah Smelser and Jerry Antonini helped to organize this glamorous fundraiser.

You can celebrate art, music, theater, and dance at the annual Gala at the Gallery fundraiser.

  • The Gala at the Gallery is Saturday, May 19, beginning at 6 p.m. at the University Galleries in Uptown Normal. 
  • The event is organized by the Friends of the Arts, and raises funds for scholarships and grants for Illinois State University College of Fine Arts students.
  • Tickets are $60 per person.
  • The theme of the event pays homage to the "Phantom of the Opera." Guests are encouraged to get in the spirit of this event by wearing your opera attire to walk the red carpet that evening. Wear a mask or pick one up at the door.
  • There will be silent and live auctions, plus live entertainment by students, faculty, and community members. Heavy appetizers and complimentary wine, beer, and soda are included with admission.

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Reporter, content producer and former All Things Considered host, Laura Kennedy is a native of the Midwest who occasionally affects an English accent just for the heck of it. Related to two U.S. presidents, Kennedy appalled her family by going into show business.