SPARK Gala 2022

HERE's SPARK Gala

Monday, June 6, 2022

Honoring Cheryl Henson with the HEREmanitarian award and Brian Selznick with the Avant-Guardian award in celebration of HERE's Dream Music Puppetry Program

City Winery, Pier 57

6pm - Fiery Feast - cocktail reception, dinner, and performances
8:30pm - Downtown Inferno - dessert, cocktails, performances and dancing

HERE is where ideas are fostered from early flares to passionately-realized productions, igniting artists and audiences alike. We provide the foundation, the connections, and the resources for creative processes to SPARK. On June 6, we'll gather around the heat of collaboration and the power of live performance, honoring over two decades of puppetry at HERE. Join us for some kickin' fare, a firey auction, & a fiercely jubilant bash!

Special Performances by 

Joey Arias & Basil's Red Devils by Joey Arias, Rosa Douglas, Ben Elling, Jonathan Lyons and Rachel Schapira, puppetry by Basil Twist; Rowan Magee, Andrew Manjuck, Emma Wiseman, sound design by Avery Orvis, puppetry by Nick Lehane; Kerstin Anderson and Daniel Yearwood, accompanied by Jason Wetzel; Baba Israel and Grace Galu, Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville; Processional Arts Workshop, courtesy of the Village Halloween Parade; Toy Theatres created by John Bell and Trudi Cohen/Great Small Works, Ben&Rosa, Tau Bennett, Robin Frohardt, Spencer Lott, Nekaa Lab/Sachiyo Takahashi, and Lake Simons, with Erin K. Orr

For more information, please contact HERE's Individual Giving Manager Isabella Rivera Ruiz at

212.647.0202 x327 or [email protected]

Until further notice, all HERE performances and events are Vaccinated Only; all patrons attending will be required to show proof of a complete COVID-19 vaccination (NY Excelsior pass or vaccination card) and be masked while not eating or drinking. We ask all attendees to please stay home if they have a sore throat, are feeling sick in any other way, or have been recently exposed to COVID-19.

All of our performers, technicians, and staff members are required to be fully vaccinated and masked unless they are performing, eating or drinking. Additionally, they are participating in an active testing regimen to keep everyone as safe as possible. HERE reserves the right to revise protocols as the rate of transmission changes and in light of new scientific data that may present itself.

All donations associated to our Spark Gala will help support HERE's general operations and 2022-23 season.