Center Dinner
CENTER DINNER 2023
Center Dinner Co-Chairs, the Host Committee, and the Board of Directors of The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center invite you to join us on Thursday, April 13 for Center Dinner.
It is crucial that our community comes together to uphold LGBTQ+ rights, dignity, and opportunity. Center Dinner raises critical funds to support our life-saving and life-enhancing programs, while bringing together the LGBTQ+ community and our allies to celebrate those who are doing this work, and whose efforts help to build a more just and equitable world.
To request an accommodation for this event or with any questions, please contact Brian Doyle, Director of Special Events, at bdoyle@gaycenter.org by April 3, 2023.
DETAILS
Thursday, April 13, 2023
6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. Dinner & Program
Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street, NYC 10005
HONOREES & SPECIAL GUESTS
Internationally renowned writer and performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon will receive our Visionary Award, Broadway producer and longtime Center supporter Ted Snowdon will receive our Vanguard Award, and The Keith Haring Foundation will receive The Center’s Community Impact Award. A special performance will be announced in the coming weeks.
Joining us on stage as special guests for the evening are: Sasha Velour, performance artist, author, entrepreneur, and Season 9 winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race;” Pixie Aventura, the Latin-dancing, lip-sync-slaying, Diva of Manhattan; and Dominique Jackson, model, author, and actress, best known as Elektra in “POSE” for FX. The evening will also include an exclusive performance by Tony- and Grammy-nominated Broadway star Shoshana Bean.
Alok Vaid-Menon
Visionary Award
Ted Snowdon
Vanguard Award
Keith Haring Foundation
Community Impact Award
Joshua Allen
Special Guest
Pixie Aventura
Special Guest
Shoshana Bean
Special Performance
Brad Gooch
Special Guest
Dominique Jackson
Special Guest
Tom Kirdahy
Special Guest
Sasha Velour
Special Guest
CENTER DINNER LEADERSHIP & HOST COMMITTEE
Center Dinner’s Event Host Committee plays a crucial role in the event’s success by generating increased support for The Center’s programs and services. For more information about joining the Host Committee, please email bdoyle@gaycenter.org.
CO-CHAIRS
Jill Schlesinger
Jeffrey Schneider
Allyn Shaw
Rahul Tripathi
Miles Tyrrell
HOST COMMITTEE
Alexis Bittar
Jason Chandra
Benson R. Cohen
Jason Chandra
Benson R. Cohen
Chris Constable
Ben Djaha
Patrick Hunt
Patrick Hunt
Bradley Kelly
Russ Korins
Russ Korins
Kate Krasky
Michael Maloof
Michael Maloof
Charles Renfro & Daniel Gortler
Eric Viner
LEADERSHIP SOCIETY
Pioneers
Gill Foundation
Changemakers
Jeffrey Schneider & Jeffery Povero
Ted Snowdon & Duffy Violante
Trailblazers
Eric Galloway
Jeffrey Gates & Michael Moran
Mario Palumbo & Stefan Gargiulo
Sarah Gray & Gavin Simms
Ryan Pedlow & Cameron Kessel
Sam Rosenblatt & Mario D’Andrea
Addison Schultz
Matthew Pisanelli
Anthony V. Thompson
Trendsetters
Benson R. Cohen
Fran McGill & Cason Crane
Douglas Nevin
Tom Scanlan
Rahul Tripathi
Influencers
Paul Gruber & Keith Champagne
Cary Davis & John McGinn
Ryan Offutt
Jill Schlesinger & Jacqueline LiCalzi
Margot Snowdon
Innovators
Anne & Howard Schneider
Miles L. Tyrrell
Sustainers
John Anselmi
Lincoln Center Theater
Van Broughton Ramsey and Robert Nelson
James Brown & Kevin Messina
Civitas Public Affairs Group
Ronald D’Angelo & Scott Newman
Mitchell Draizin & Philippe Brugère-Trélat
Ruth Ellis
Chris Haley & David Knapp
Tom Kirdahy
Heymi and Esteban Kuriel
Bob Ouimette & Lee Hirsch
Robert Pardo
Harley Preston
Amy & Joanne Rosen-Cappellazzo
SAGE
Sero Project
LiliAnn Stafford
