Sidney and Jane Harman, The Harman Family Foundation, inaugural recipients of the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. Photo by by Jim Brantley.
Joshua Bell, Violin photo by Scott Suchman.
Ian McKellen and Lady Sheinwald
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Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala
October 3, 2010

Under the gracious patronage of
His Excellency the British Ambassador and Lady Sheinwald

Honorary Chair
Martha-Ann Alito

Gala Co-Chairs
Abbe David Lowell and Molly A. Meegan
Giuseppe and Mercedes Cecchi

Featuring the presentation of the
William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre to Annette Bening and the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts to the HRH Foundation

Join the Shakespeare Theatre Company and a cast of distinguished performers from the worlds of dance, opera and classical music as we pay tribute to William Shakespeare's Italy. Under the gracious patronage of His Excellency the British Ambassador and Lady Sheinwald, the 2010 Gala will also feature the presentation of the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre and the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. Recognized as "Washington's Most Buzzed About Gala" (Washington Life), the evening ends with a walk down the red carpet to dinner and dancing in the National Building Museum.

The Gala supports the Shakespeare Theatre Company's education and outreach programs and the annual Free For All at Sidney Harman Hall.

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For more information, please contact Joanne Coutts, Associate Director of Special Events, at 202.547.3230 ext. 2330 or HCAGala@ShakespeareTheatre.org.