1st Annual Gala featuring Angélique Kidjo
You Are Invited!
We are delighted to present the inaugural Global Arts Live Gala. This festive evening will feature the incomparable Angélique Kidjo, a true icon in the realm of global music, as well as other signature Global Arts Live artists. We hope you will join us for this significant milestone in our growth as an organization and celebrate what it means to be a thriving global arts community.
Gala Committee
Sarah Delaney, Nagesh Mahanthappa, Rima Hyder, Drita Protopappa, Edith Joyce, Sarah Rhee, Eric Klotch, Purnima Thakre, Holly Laurent,
Connie C. Chin and Maure Aronson
Schedule of Events
Sponsor Soirée
5:30PM, Crystal Ballroom
Immerse yourself in anticipation and excitement among fellow global arts fans while enjoying live music and delicious food with an international flair. Beer, wine, and specialty cocktails are included. More sponsorship information below.
Sponsorships are limited. Please call 617-674-2621 for availability.
Angélique Kidjo in Concert
7:30PM, Somerville Theatre
Experience this soul-stirring, genre-defying talent who takes us on a journey through a tapestry of global music.
More concert information
Gala After-Party featuring Mokoomba
9:30PM, Crystal Ballroom
Keep the celebrations going at an electrifying after-party featuring Mokoomba, a band guaranteed to keep everyone dancing, plus late-night bites and a cash bar.
The Crystal Ballroom and Somerville Theatre are located at 55 Davis Square in Somerville.
More venue information
The highly acclaimed Comfort Kitchen will be catering the Sponsor Soirée and After-Party—celebrating the flavors and ingredients from the African diaspora connected from Asia to the Americas. One of Boston Magazine's Top 50 Restaurants and a James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, Dorchester's Comfort Kitchen is proudly Black-owned, immigrant-owned, and woman-owned. They believe food is a vital aspect of community building and are actively engaged in highlighting the culture, art, and history of the local and global community
Gala tickets are on sale now! Gala tickets include premium reserved seating at the Angélique Kidjo concert and access to the Gala After-Party featuring Mokoomba. Gala tickets are $175.
The Gala ticket also includes a generous $50 donation to Global Arts Live- directly impacting our mission to foster a global arts community that inspires understanding, hope, and unity.
Tickets to the Angélique Kidjo concert only are on sale now. Reserved seating is available at the following price levels $75 / $65 / $60.
Can't make it to the Gala? Donate and support this milestone event for Global Arts Live
Angélique Kidjo Bio
We are thrilled to have Angelique Kidjo headline this special evening. Since 1994, we’ve been honored to have presented Kidjo 11 times, most recently at CRASHFEST in 2019. Now a five-time Grammy-winner, Kidjo has been called “Africa’s greatest living diva” by NPR, one of the Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World by The Guardian, and one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine. Her eclecticism blends the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, and influences from Europe and Latin America. Kidjo has inspired countless artists with her ingenuity, dedication to advocating for children around the world, and boundless creative spirit.
Mokoomba Bio
From Zimbabwe, Mokoomba is one of Africa's most exciting bands. The group is influenced by sounds from South Africa, Congo, and Mali—delivering a knockout live show laced with international styles from soukous to soul.
We celebrated our 25th anniversary season with our members at a Mokoomba performance back in 2016. Since then, we have presented them four times, including a livestream during the pandemic and a rockin' CRASHFEST performance at the House of Blues.
Current Sponsors
Sponsorship seating is limited, please contact Nicole at 617-674-2621 for current availability.
Lead Sponsor
Nagesh Mahanthappa & Valentine Talland
Platinum
Coleen Fitzgibbon & Dave Comb
Eric Klotch
Anonymous
Gold
Colibri Travel & Tours*
Comfort Kitchen*
Ashish Desai & Gandhali Bhole
Holly Laurent
Kendra Moore & Susan Sommer
Silver
Cambridge Trust Charitable Foundation
CBT
Beth & Rich Compson
Pamela Coravos & Garrett Stuck
Michael Fischer & Susann Wilkinson
Alan Geismer
Rima Hyder & Camilo Villa
Andrea Itano & Richard Moldovan
Stephen Moody
Jean Walsh & Graham Davies
Bronze
Abudi Consulting Group, LLC.
Maure Aronson
Karen & James Ansara
Michael Benari
The Boston Foundation
Jolyon Cowan & Vanessa Trein
Alan Drabkin & Rose Goldman
Siva Fine & Dexter Eames
Lori Fitz & Joseph Baker
Eric Grunebaum & Miriam Tendler
Robert Howe
Edith Joyce & William Kellogg
Marcia B. Leavitt & Andrew Cohn
Phyllis Menken
Julie Miller & Paul Dansereau
Julia & Daniel Rinehart
Peter Russell
Phil & Catherine Saines
Vanessa Trein & Jolyon Cowon
Jessica Zander & Susan Weiler
Anonymous
*In-Kind Sponsors
By supporting Global Arts Live’s 1st Annual Gala, you will enjoy a fabulous event while also investing in a global arts community that inspires understanding, hope, and unity.
