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Every year, on the first Saturday in June, music lovers and supporters of arts and culture from across the Inland Empire gather at the University of Redlands to shake a leg and raise funds for the Redlands Symphony's artistic, education, and community engagement programs.
Our Gala features trip, experiences, and items for bid and purchase; a 3 course dinner; and our famous Dancing with the Stars dancing competition. The dancing stars—business owners, teachers, local influencers, and community leaders—solicit votes from the community in the form of dollars to win the coveted "Dancing with the Stars Trophy."
Each year, the Annual Fundraising Gala raises approximately $200,000 which is about 25% of the Symphony's overall budget. Monies raised through auctions, dancer votes, and donations benefit the Redlands Symphony's...
Funds help produce concerts and recitals, including paying the finest musicians in the Inland Empire to perform, renting and purchasing sheet music, bringing guest artists and conductors to the region, and most of all creating spaces for our friends and neighbors to connect through the power of live music.
Education is so important to our community and to the Redlands Symphony. The Annual Fundraising Gala supports free concerts for 4th and 5th grade students, masterclass opportunities for musicians in school to gain valuable expertise and perspective, and virtual tools to support musical teaching and learning in any classroom environment.
We LOVE our community and believe everyone deserves music as part of living here. The Gala helps support musicians in community spaces and supports initiatives to engage more people with music.
Let's go back in time to the Redlands of 1925...
We're turning the Orton Center at the U of R into the swankiest nightclub this side of the zanja—Club Zanja, that is! Join us at 5:30PM for the silent auction, experience boards, and social mixing. Then the heat turns up at 7:00PM when Grace Stewart Mullen and Mayor Archibald Brock share a very special guest with us to give us a taste of his new, jazzy piano concerto (you won't be blue, that's for sure!).
Then during your delicious dinner service, six of our local community stars take to the dance floor for our annual Dancing with the Stars competition featuring live music for the first time ever. Each vote you cast is dough for the Symphony's musical, educational, and community programs. As the judges deliberate, you'll get a chance to bid on exclusive experiences and items only available on June 7th.
After we tip the scales and break records for raising money for the Symphony, the dance floor opens so all you guys and dolls can cut a rug until the band stops playin'!
Is there a dress code?
Not formally, but we encourage you to come in your best 1920s inspired glad rags. You can accessorize at the Gala by going through the Club Zanja Store and using your Club Cash for pearls, hats, and other fun accessories to ensure you're tip top!
What's on the menu?
Appetizers will include a deviled egg with caviar and charcuterie around the Club. Dinner is Waldorf salad and choice of Chicken Florentine or Red Stuffed Pepper Florentine, both complemented with pimento duchess potatoes. Dessert is pineapple upside down cake.
Am I going to have fun?
Of course you are! Supporting the Symphony has never been so fun. From photo booth opportunities to a Mystic predicting your future and everything in between, our hoppin' new nightclub will be like nothing you've ever experienced before. And keep an eye out for special guest stars!
Whether you're coming with friends, your partner, or flying solo, you're more than welcome to attend our Annual Fundraising Gala.
There are two seating options:
Premium Dance Floor Seating is found around the edge of the dance floor, at the front row of all of the action. These seats are $175 per person or $1,750 per table of 10.
Standard Seating is found beyond the dance floor. You'll still see all the action, but from a seat a little further in the room. These seats are $150 per person or $1,500 per table of 10.
Sponsors help ensure that the Symphony retains more of the money earned during the course of the event. Our sponsors underwrite certain costs for the meal, wine, bar service, decorations, and more.
Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits Information
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Marilyn Solter
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Kate Peters & Doug Simao
DIAMOND SPONSOR
Majestic Realty Foundation
GOLD SPONSORS
Ann & Vaughn Bryan
W. Robert Clark
Jana Eberle & Ray Rivera
Loma Linda University Health, Department of Otolaryngology
SILVER SPONSORS
Patti & Jim Belote
Denise & Robert Bourne
Mary Carruthers
Mary Jo & J.E. Holmes
Maryetta Ferre
J.D. Myers
Redlands Art Association
Melodee and Scott Seccombe
BRONZE SPONSORS
Allan Berg
Citrus Valley Physical Therapy
Phillip Doolittle
Kevin & D Eberle-Noel
Helmi & Phil Merkley
Redlands Sister Cities Association
Kathy & Ron Warnell
Col. Charles Wheeler
Each year, local business owners, community leaders, teachers, public servants, and music lovers volunteer their time and talents to compete for your vote in our Dancing with the Stars Competition! Meet our stars below and vote for your favorite by clicking on their picture. $1 = 1 vote!
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Maximize your fun during our Annual Gala by enhancing your evening before you even arrive.
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Park closer than normal so you can dance straight to your vehicle at the end of night.
Upgrade Gala Parking for $100 per Vehicle
The auctions aren't the only fun to be had! Get your raffle tickets for a chance to win exclusive prizes from our generous community supporters.
Buy Raffle Tickets: $25/each or 5 for $100.png)
With your CLUB ZANJA CASH, you can acquire wine/beer/cocktails/soda from the Speakeasy, have your future predicted from our resident Mystic, get yourself some pearls or flashy accessories, and more. Each pack contains $100 of Club Cash.
Get Your Club Cash for $100 per Envelope
View our experiences and sign-up for exclusive experiences like a jewelry exhibit at Redlands Jewelers, a concert, tour, and brunch at the exquisite Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens, a totally tubular night of 80's music for string quartet at Escape Craft Brewery—and more!
View and Save Your Space For These Great ExperiencesWe hear from patrons at each performance how music impacts their lives. Having access to this kind of healing and quality of life improver is crucial for a thriving community like ours. We shouldn't have to go to Los Angeles for an amazing cultural experience—and we don't have to. With your support now and throughout the year, the Redlands Symphony can continue to serve Redlands, Yucaipa, Calimesa, Loma Linda, Highland, Banning, Beaumont, and other communities in our region through top-notch musical experiences for every age.
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