Welcome to FACT/SF’s 17th Anniversary Gala!

We are so glad you are joining us to celebrate our work and support our future! This page contains all the information you need leading up to the gala on Friday, April 25. And, here are details about what we’re fundraising for and why.

If you have questions, please email Charlie at cslender@factsf.org.

LizAnne Roman Roberts, Keanu Brady, and Katherine Neumann at FACT/SF’s Spring Gala in 2023.
Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Charlie Slender-White. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

I’m thrilled to gather with all of you on April 25th to celebrate 17 years of FACT/SF! The company continues to thrive and, with increased impact here at home and across the country, we have much to celebrate.

FACT/SF remains steadfast in our commitment to artists, the value of art, and the importance of equity across our field and throughout society more broadly. Our vision is simple: a world in which artists can make the work they want, with the people they want, and for the people they want.

The FACT/SF vision is becoming a reality. And, that’s possible because we understand the power of community and the many things that are able to happen by working together.

Creating art is collaborative, and collaboration is also an essential component for sustaining and growing a robust, experimental, diverse, inclusive, and forward-thinking arts ecology. At FACT/SF, working together is both the practice and the model.

I so look forward to seeing you at the gala, sharing our newest work with you, and partnering together to ensure that our shared vision continues.

Onward is the way,
~Charlie Slender-White, FACT/SF Artistic Director

Guest information FORM

If you haven’t yet, please fill out the following form to share with us your choice for dinner entrée, and any dietary restrictions. This form is required for each guest.

date & time

April 25, 2025, 6pm-10pm


location

Green Room, San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building
401 Van Ness Ave (across from City Hall)
San Francisco, CA

suggested attire

The gala is black tie optional. From the FACT/SF perspective, that means wearing something special that you feel comfortable in. Maybe the gala is an opportunity to try out a bold new look, or maybe it’s a night to get reacquainted with one of your favorite ensembles from yesteryear. We imagine guests at the gala will be in ball gowns, tuxedos, prom dresses, suits, cocktail dresses, tulle skirts, jumpsuits, palazzo pants, top hats, tiaras, and more.

LizAnne Roman Roberts in FACT/SF’s Winter Dance Salon.
Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

Order of Events

  • Doors open at 6pm.

  • Please arrive between 6pm and 6:30pm. There will be a series of pop-up performances by FACT/SF in the Green Room at this time, so be sure to arrive within this window to catch them all! Note that we may not be able to admit late arrivals after 6:45pm.

  • When you get here, you will be greeted by our staff just inside the building’s main doors on Van Ness Ave, and then guided across the lobby to the elevator to head up to the Green Room on the second floor.

  • After checking in upstairs, you will enter the Green Room where you can enjoy appetizers and an open bar, explore the pop-up performances taking place throughout the space, mingle on the Loge overlooking Van Ness Avenue and City Hall, and have your photo taken by photographer Robbie Sweeny.

  • The evening’s main FACT/SF performance will begin around 7pm.

  • At 7:30pm, guests will take their seats for dinner. Dinner will be punctuated by short speeches and an opportunity to support FACT/SF’s future.

  • Following dinner, we will have dessert, continued celebration, and a short dance party. We will begin to wrap up the gala around 9:45pm.

MENU

passed hors d’oeuvres

  • Persian Cucumber Cup - golden beet tartare, fried caper garnish (vegan, gluten free)

  • Petite Chicken Pot Pies - with carrots, potatoes, and sage

  • Plant-Based Meatballs - with tomato and fennel (vegan)

Katherine Neumann, Keanu Brady, LizAnne Roman Roberts, and Charlie Slender-White in FACT/SF’s Half Time, Full Out.
Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

seated dinner

Signature Artisan Breads - freshly baked breads and dinner rolls served with house made whipped butter, EVOO, and balsamic vinegar (vegetarian)

Mixed Baby Greens Salad - with wild arugula, roasted beets, crumbled goat cheese, grilled seasonal fruit, candied pepitas and white balsamic vinaigrette (vegetarian, gf)

Mediterranean Marinated Chicken Breast - served with zatar spiced potatoes, wilted spinach, cucumber tomato salad with red onion, feta cheese and dry-cured olives

OR

Vegetable Bastilla - a delicate cake of flaky filo, filled with caramelized onions, eggplant, Moroccan spices, tomato, chickpeas, ginger, currants, almonds, and citrus sesame sauce (vegetarian)

dessert

Fresh Fruit Tart (vegetarian)

Directions

transit

The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building is easily accessible via public transit. All BART trains and MUNI lines J, K, L, M, N, & T stop at Civic Center Station.

MUNI bus lines 5, 19, 27, 31, and 49 all stop within a few blocks of the building.

parking

Street parking is very difficult near Civic Center. For this reason we recommend taking a taxi or rideshare, or making use of one of the parking garages in the area:
Civic Center Garage – Entrance at 355 McAllister St.
Performing Arts Garage – Entrance at 360 Grove St.
Opera Plaza – Entrance at 601 Van Ness Ave.
501-599 McAllister St. Garage