A Rubin Soiree
Power After Dark
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
6:30 PM–9:00 PM
Take part in an elegant and immersive Rubin Museum dinner soiree.
Engage with an extraordinary and diverse group of artists seated alongside you at an intimate dinner. This will be a night to enjoy delicious food and drink, and to connect deeply with art, artists, and one another, all in support of the Rubin.
Expect a night of art and artist encounters.
Black Tie / Festive attire
Lead Hosts:
Shelley and Donald Rubin
William E. Mayer
New York Life
Douglas Durst
Christopher J. Fussner
Agnes Gund
Eva and Yoel Haller
MultiPlan, Inc.
NEPC, LLC
Basha Frost Rubin and Scott Grinsell
Akhoury Foundation
Lois and Bob Baylis
Ann and Matt Nimetz
Tongtong Zhu
Honored and Featured Artists:
Lida Abdul
Miya Ando
Kader Attia
Candy Chang
Marie-Dolma Chophel
Molly Crabapple
E.V. Day
Alexandra Dementieva
Dana Fuchs
Milton Glaser
Nadia Kaabi-Linke
Naiza Khan
Kimsooja
Jill Magid
Roopa Mahadevan and ensemble
Pallavi Paul
Shahpour Pouyan
Ibrahim Quraishi
Sara Raza
James A. Reeves
Lisa Ross
Shelter Serra
Tsherin Sherpa
Nari Ward
Palden Weinreb
Hank Willis Thomas
Performances by Roopa Mahadevan and ensemble
The Indian classical vocalist and crossover artist Roopa Mahadevan leads a cross-genre ensemble featuring gospel, jazz, and R&B vocalist Michael Wingate and versatile violinist Trina Basu. The musicians bring their rigorous training, experience with group musicality, teaching, and improvisational instincts to this production, which has also been presented at National Sawdust and is being developed into a larger performance work.
Beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
Wine sponsored by Christopher J. Fussner.
Become a Lead Host!
Cinnabar $100,000
Includes 16 seats
Jade $50,000
Includes 12 seats
Lapis Lazuli $25,000
Includes 8 seats
Amber $15,000
Includes 8 seats
Quartz $10,000
Includes 6 seats
Unable to attend? Your generosity can still underwrite an artist’s participation. Support the dinner at the There in Spirit level with a gift of $5,000 or make a donation to support the Rubin Dinner.
To be listed in the print invitation, please make your leadership level pledges prior to July 23, 2019.
Donor Tickets:
Generosity Ticket $2,500
Individual Donor $1,500
$750 tickets are available for Visionary Circle members. If you would like to become a member of the Visionary Circle, the Rubin’s young patrons’ group, please join here: Visionary Circle Membership.
To serve as a host, please visit our donation page or contact Hannah Hume at 212-620-5000 x244.
Approximately 70% is tax-deductible. Exact amounts will be provided after the event.
Tickets for the soirée are now sold out, but you can still make a donation.