The Tom Franke Gala is an annual fundraiser event for The Franke Center For The Arts. Join your fellow supporters of the arts for a magical night of music, entertainment, food and drinks benefitting The Franke Center–all in memory of one of The Franke Center’s founders and champions, Tom Franke.
The Gala is a two-part event. The first part is a mixer with dinner, special cocktails, a silent auction, and live entertainment in the Franke Center’s Downstage Club. The second part will be a Mainstage performance by Tapestry – A Carol King Tribute Band.
More information will be available as the event approaches!
THE FRANKE DOWNSTAGE CLUB – 5:30PM
The Gala
Join us for a special evening for Franke Center supporters!
The night will include a delicious catered dinner and a special musical performance.
We’ll reflect on a fantastic 2025-2026 season, announce our next season, and honor a few special individuals. There will also be a silent auction with dozens of fantastic prizes available! All proceeds from the night will go to benefit Franke Center programming.
Mainstage – 8pm
Tapestry – Carol King Tribute
This immersive show recreates the sound and vibe of a 1970’s Carole King concert
experience following her legendary album, Tapestry. You will love hearing the
timeless music behind the iconic image of her 1971 multiple Grammy winning
album.
Suzanne delivers a ‘docu-concert’ style presentation that includes comedy, entertaining stories, and multi-media to enhance this celebrated music. Suzanne O Davis and her world-class band perform the complete ‘Tapestry’ album, and bring to life many hits featured in the Broadway smash, ‘Beautiful’, featuring songs that Carole and her husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote in the 1960s. Together, they composed more than 400 songs recorded by artists such as The Drifters, The
Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Donnie Osmond, Aretha Franklin, The Shirelles, Bobby Vee, and the list goes on…
