Rock Creek Gala
Saturday, October 16, 2021 | 5PM - 7:30PM
On the lawn of Klingle Mansion
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Gala!
THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2021 Rock Creek Gala the most magical night of the year! We were delighted to welcome nearly 350 guests to the event in a spirit of stewardship and inclusion to support our beloved Rock Creek Park.
Through the generous support of the Gala participants, Rock Creek Conservancy raised more than $270,000! With this incredible support, Rock Creek Conservancy will be able to get to work restoring Rock Creek in the coming year.
Enjoy the photos highlighting the magical evening at the 2021 Rock Creek Gala.
With Special Guest, Jake Tapper
CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper joined the network in January 2013, imparting his political wisdom by conducting interviews with top newsmakers on politics and policy. Mr. Tapper and his family live nearby and are regular visitors and users of the park, and the first of his two novels, The Hellfire Club, opens with a scene in Rock Creek Park. Mr. Tapper's most recent novel, The Devil May Dance, is now available for order through Politics & Prose (please note, 10% of sales through this link will be donated to Rock Creek Conservancy).
Honoring,
in absentia Senator Ed Markey for his leadership on combating climate change. Senator Markey has represented Massachusetts in Congress since 1976.
Klingle mansion (venue location)
Honoring artists Lou and Di Stovall
Di and Lou Stovall are internationally acclaimed artists and, through their art and mentorship of youth, local community builders. Since the 1960s they have lived and worked in DC, including their current neighborhood, Cleveland Park. Their art represents an engagement with people, community, nature, and the larger world. Much of their art is inspired by the city of Washington and Rock Creek Park, in particular. They have collaborated with numerous artists, including Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Sam Gilliam. And their work is part of prominent museum collections, such as the National Gallery of Art and the Phillips Collection. An upcoming publication by Georgetown University Press—"Of the Land: The Art and Poetry of Lou Stovall," February 1, 2022—collects work of Lou Stovall's philosophy and special visions of art, community, and nature.
Thank you to our 2021 Gala Sponsors
Presented by
Champion Sponsors
Annie and Paul Mahon
Premier Sponsors
Catherine and Paul Armington
Marlene Hunt Moss and Jim Moss
Media Sponsor
Furniture Sponsor
Wine Sponsor
Dessert Sponsor
Principal Sponsors
Doug Barker and Sam Kilpatrick
Cobalt
Gary Guzy and Sherry Sprague
Deborah and Jeff Kaliel
King & Spalding LLP
Sophia McCrocklin and Bill Isaacson
Jane and Thad Paul
Sam Sankar and Amanda Leiter
Scott
Siff and Kinney Zalesne
Greg and Alison Weingast
Dan Yates and Tobie Whitman
Melissa Wyers
Ally Sponsors
Kathy and Jim Byrd
Bonnie and Lou Cohen
David and Anne Cottingham
Dweck-McMullen Family
Dieter Fenkart-Froesch and Sarah Malka
Dale and Yolanda Jones
Mat and Cory Levine
Jane MacLeish
Edward M. Norton
ReedSmith, LLP
Michael Sachse and Erin Segal
Sam Shelton and Jeff Fabian
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Advocate Sponsors
Beverly Burke
Lisa Bolden
Marney Bruce
Claude Burcky and David Summers
Counselors Title
Michael and Jen Dabbs
Eagle Hill Consulting
Barbara Elkus and Rodger Poore
Stephanie Flack and Jason Weinstein
Lynne and John Ford
The Harman Family
Kimberly Sheftall Humphries and Fred Humphries
K2D Strategies
Anne Keiser and Doug Lapp
Pavan and Rita Khoobchandani
Catherine and Isiah Leggett
Charlotte Troup Leighton and Russell Leighton
Robert Lynch and Diane Brace
Rebecca Magnuson - She Sings
Kris and Steve McBrady
James Moss
Beth Mullin and Jim Sandman
Molly Hill Patten and Bryan Patten
Mike and Anna Ravvin
Allison Rumsey and James Emery
Steven Russell and Bruce Bonn
Ken Simonson and Jan Solomon
Carol Trawick
Performance by the Davis Center
Dancers Kayla Bell and Sanaa Stringfield will kick off the program with a lively ballet piece. Since 1969,the Davis Center has provided dance instructions & related arts education to Washington metropolitan area residents of all ages and backgrounds. The Davis Center has long stood out among Washington, D.C.-area dance schools because it not only provides its students with a strong foundation in the performing arts, but it also teaches them the importance of caring for others through ongoing community service projects. Artistic director Beatrice Davis-Williams received the 2020 Pola Nirenska Lifetime Achievement Award in Dance from Washington Performing Arts.
Music by
the Jenny Wilson Jazz Duo
Comprised of Jenny Wilson (piano, vocal, flute) and Nathan Wilson (upright bass), will add even more magic to the evening. The sound of the duo is influenced by traditional jazz, Americana, and classical music. In a few words, their music can be described as 'subtle swing, lilting Latin, and cinematic original composition.' Jenny and Nathan regularly perform in WV, MD, PA, and OH, and have toured from Maine to Florida. We are excited to welcome them to Rock Creek.
A Look Back at the 2020 Gala
Nearly 200 people joined a socially distant soiree in waves at the Carter Barron Amphitheater for the 2020 Rock Creek Gala to celebrate and support Rock Creek and its parks. Funds raised advanced Rock Creek Conservancy’s mission to restore this unique urban wilderness.
Gala Chair
Marlene Hunt Moss
Gala Ambassadors
Lisa Bolden
Marianne Camille Spraggins
David DeSantis
Kim Sheftell Humphries
Ethan Landis
Jane MacLeish
Sophia McCrocklin
Jane Paul
Lucia Riddle
Rock Creek Conservancy Board
Ethan Landis
Tanya Mayorkas
Rohan Patel
Molly Hill Patten
Danielle M. Reyes
Sambhav Sankar
Sam Shelton
Scott Siff, Emeritus
Jane Paul, Chair
Brad McKee, Vice Chair
Stephanie Flack, Secretary
Greg Weingast, Treasurer
Karen James Cody
Kenneth Connolly
David DeSantis
Gary Guzy
Pavan Khoobchandani
