Thursday, May 22, 2025
6:00pm
Hotel Bennett 
404 King Street, Charleston, SC 

2025 Opening Gala Co-Chairs

Lee Bell
Sam Easley
Nicole Rubin

2025 Host

Anthony Roth Costanzo
Countertenor, General Director & President of Opera Philadelphia, and Artistic Director of SongStudio at Carnegie Hall.

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Celebrate the start of another extraordinary Spoleto Festival USA at the Opening Gala. Enjoy cocktails, a seated dinner, live auction, and unique performances by Festival artists, all to support Spoleto Festival USA’s mission.

Event Tickets

To purchase tickets, please contact Special Events at [email protected] or call the events team at (843) 724-1188.

Donate

Contribute

If you cannot attend in person, we hope you will consider a contribution to support the Opening Gala and the Festival’s mission with a tax-deductible donation.

Opening Gala Live Auction

Browse Auction

Spoleto Festival USA’s Opening Gala Auction is live! Explore and browse bucket list experiences, including intimate private dinners and trips to dramatic destinations across the globe, all while supporting Spoleto Festival USA. If you cannot attend the Gala in person, contact our team at [email protected] to put in an absentee bid on any of the live auction lots.

Sponsorships

For more information about individual and corporate contributions and sponsorship opportunities for 2025, please contact Special Events at [email protected] or call the events team at (843) 724-1188.

Thank you to our early Supporters!

As of May 15, 2025

Supporters

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Hotel Bennett

SUPPORTERS
Legend
Lee Bell and Fotios Pantazis

Visionary
Sam Easley and Jason Owen
Nicole and Amir Dan Rubin

Saga
Grace Atwood
Beemok Hospitality Collection (BHC)
Rebecca and Cress Darwin | Garden & Gun ExploreCharleston.com
M. Edward Sellers SouthState Bank
United Bank

Splendor
Randleson P. Floyd-Daniels Mark F. Dalton
Tito’s Handmade Vodka Charles Tolbert

Idol
Steven Caras
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunnan
Carlos and Lisa Evans
Betsy Flemming and Ed Weisiger
Judith Green and Dr. Michael Fritz
Lou Rena Hammond
Russell Holliday and Hal Cottingham
Sue and Neel Keenan
Ken Kuchin and William Morgan
Ted Legasey
Heather McFarlin
Charley and Martha McLendon
Nancy and John Novogrod
Anne and Scott Perper
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Smith
Ann and Michael Tarwater
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ziff

StarDavid Abrams
Whitney and Steven Balzer
Mary and Richard Bodzy
Miranda Brooks and Stephen Webb
Rick and Marsha Chisholm
Priestley and Cynthia Coker
Rachel Coker and Nigel Parry
Marie Delcioppo
Gary and Susan DiCamillo
Michelle Edwards and Bob Crutchfield
Harry and Susan Frampton
Jonathan Green
Pamela Harrington
Jayme Klinger Host, Dean, CofC School of the Arts and Veronica Vereen, Director of Development International African American Museum
Deborah Johnson and Elizabeth Harmstone
Mr. Barry Lapidus
Kristin and Sven Lindblad
Spencer Lynch
Liz and Jim MacLeod
Bernard and Denise Mansheim
Jay Millard and Wenda Harris Millard
Mark and Cindy Munn
Dr. Alex Pappas & Dr. Ann Maners The Peninsula of Charleston
Tyler Rollins
Ms. Robin Sasser, Mrs. Anne-Marie La Salle, and Dr. Cameron Lewis
Helen Savard and David Savard
Kyle and Angel Smith
Scott Snyder & Jen Lewis-Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. Kerry Solomon
Steven and Andrea Strawn
Bettie and Mark Tullis
Mrs. Jennifer E. Welham
Loren and Mindelle Ziff

Special Thanks and In-Kind Gifts
Brackish
Brownswood Nursery & Landscape
Gibbs Floral Studio
Hill and Co. Creative
High Wire Distilling
Hotel Bennett
Nelson Printing
Nuage Designs
Production Design Associates
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Doug Warner