! Rosendale Theatre Collective: 2026 Gala, Honoring Livia Vanaver
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Tickets for the Rosendale Theatre Collective’s 2026 Gala are SOLD OUT! You can still sponsor the Gala and purchase an ad.
Saturday, October 24, at 6pm
Soyuzivka Ukrainian Heritage Center
216 Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
Join us in celebrating Livia Vanaver and The Vanaver Caravan at the Rosendale Theatre Collective’s 2026 Gala! Livia is the recipient of Rosendale Theatre’s inaugural f-Stop Fitzgerald Award, created in honor of our late founding member, Richard Minissali.
Livia Vanaver—dancer, choreographer, educator, activist, and co-founder of The Vanaver Caravan—has spent 52 years advancing world dance and arts education across New York State and abroad. Her honors from Arts Mid-Hudson, Mohonk Consultations, and the NYS Assembly reflect her artistic career.
Co-founded with her late husband, Bill Vanaver, in 1972, The Vanaver Caravan is a beloved Hudson Valley nonprofit known for joyful, tradition-rooted dance and music, enriching the lives of generations of children for over 50 years.
Expect an evening of joyful celebration, creativity, community, connection… and plenty of dancing!
- Master of Ceremonies: Carl Welden
- Live music: Soul Purpose
- Dress code: Cocktail or semi-formal attire
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