Annual Winter Gala – November 2, 2024

LIM Winter Gala

Join us for a dazzling night at the 2024 LIM Winter Gala, where we will honor world-renowned guitar maker John Monteleone! Celebrate the Long Island Museum’s  85th anniversary with an evening of delicious dinner catered by Bliss Restaurant, lively dancing to music by Tom Manuel and The Jazz Loft All Stars, and festive cheer. Kick off your holiday season by getting a head start on your shopping at our silent auction, with all proceeds supporting the Museum’s exhibitions and programming. It’s a night of glamour, music, and celebration you won’t want to miss!

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Cocktails at 6:30 pm
Dinner at 7:30 pm
Black tie optional

RSVP by October 23, 2024

For more information, contact Regina Miano at  (631) 751-0066 ext. 247 or rmiano@longislandmuseum.org.

About Our Honoree

John Monteleone

From his workshop in Islip, New York, John Monteleone has built a world-renowned reputation as a skilled luthier, known for his perfectionism and meticulous attention to materials. Monteleone’s guitars are unique masterpieces of functional art, crafted for leading rock, jazz, and folk guitarists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Julian Lage, Anthony Wilson, and Ben Harper.

Starting in the early 1970s as a repairer and maker of mandolins, Monteleone has embarked on an extraordinary journey as a craftsman, creating his signature guitars and other instruments. The Long Island Museum is honored to recognize John as this year’s Gala Honoree and to feature his gorgeous instruments in our Musical Masterworks exhibition, on view through October 13, 2024.

Luthier John Monteleone holds an unfinished body of a guitar to a sanding belt

Gala Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Robert Lourie and Ivana Stolnik-Lourie

Other Sponsors

Capital One LogoFlushing BankK.M. Simmons Master Riggers  

Shea & Sanders Real EstateBarbara Gottfried & Sam Aronson Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan The Ferentinos FamilyDr. & Mrs. Ather Mirza

Wine Sponsors

RGNYPindar Vineyards North Fork of Long Island

Centerpieces designed and generously donated by

North Suffolk Garden Club

Sponsors are as of September 30, 2024.

Sponsorship Opportunities and Tickets

Presenting Sponsor
SOLD

20 Gala Reservations (2 Tables)

Prominent Recognition at Gala

Cover Page Winter Gala Journal Ad

Logo/Name on LIM’s Website, Events Calendar, and Education Brochure

Platinum Sponsor
$10,000

10 Gala Reservations

Prominent Recognition at Gala

Platinum Page Winter Gala Journal Ad

Logo/Name on LIM’s Website, Events Calendar, and Education Brochure

Gold Sponsor
$7,500

8 Gala Reservations

Prominent Recognition at Gala

Gold Page Winter Gala Journal Ad

Logo/Name on LIM’s Website

Silver Sponsor
$5,000

6 Gala Reservations

Prominent Recognition at Gala

Silver Page Winter Gala Journal Ad

Logo/Name on LIM’s Website

Bronze Sponsor
$2,500

4 Gala Reservations

Prominent Recognition at Gala

Bronze Page Winter Gala Journal Ad

Logo/Name on LIM’s Website

Friends of John Monteleone Sponsor
$1,500

2 Gala Reservations

Prominent Recognition at Gala
and Friend’s Page in Journal

Additional Sponsorships

Prominent Recognition at Gala and Listed in the Winter Gala Journal

Music Sponsor: $1,200

Cocktail Sponsor: $1,000

Valet Sponsor: $500

Digital Journal

All Journal Ads will be displayed on the LIM Website for one year.

Cover Page: Presenting Sponsor

Full-Page: $1,000

Half-Page: $750

If submitting an ad, please send a high-resolution JPEG to Regina Miano: rmiano@longislandmuseum.org.
Full-Page Ad: 1920 (w) x 1080 (h) px
Half-Page Ad: 960 (w) x 1080 (h) px
Submission deadline: October 23, 2024

Gala Tickets

$275 per person

$2,700 for a Table of Ten

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation to support the Museum.

Donate

Fair market value is $150. The Long Island Museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All contributions over the fair market value are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.