Come Shine With Us!
Save the Date for an Exclusive First Look at Lightscape
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Lightscape Preview, the Garden’s annual fundraising event, is freshly imagined and presents dazzling new sights for 2024. Join us for an enchanting evening filled with wonder and giving, hosted by the Garden’s Board of Directors and the Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society.
Be among the first to experience this year’s new Lightscape trail before it opens to the public. The evening will feature stunning artistic light and music installations, complemented by ample food and drink. The trail is yours to enjoy, with drinks and snacks along the way before a delicious dinner buffet. Relaxed and casual, it’s the perfect start to the holiday season for you, your friends, family, and coworkers. Come shine with us!
The Chicago Botanic Garden stands as a global leader in horticulture, plant conservation science, urban agriculture, and lifelong learning. Lightscape Preview is our sole major fundraising event, and your support brings our mission to life: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life.
2024 Lightscape Preview Co-Chairs
Board of Directors
Craig Niemann
Anita Tyson
Woman’s Board
Linda Falotico
René Svach
To purchase tickets to the Lightscape Preview, please click here:
To make a donation to the Chicago Botanic Garden for this special event, please click here:
2024 Lightscape Sponsors
Presenting
- Forward Space- Jenny and Craig Niemann
- ITW – Deborah and Michael Zimmerman
- The Mammel Family Foundation – Ann and Brian Balusek
- Helen and Dick Thomas
Host Committee
- BMO – Erin and Henry Munez
- Jill and Bob Delaney
- Patricia and William Hagenah
- Anita and Scot Tyson
- William Blair & Company – Laura and Bruce Linger
Benefactor
- Ball Horticultural Company
- Carol Barnett
- Nancy Gidwitz and Jeff Grossman
- Jane Irwin
- Lydia and Steve Kelley
- Barbara Malott Kizziah and Keith Kizziah
- Mary Alice and Craig Miller
- Lois Morrison and Justin Daab
- Karin and Karl Palasz
- Vicky and David Smith
- Karin and Ernie Torain
- Wanji and Clive Walcott
Patron
- Mallory and Matthew Banholzer
- Linda and Dan Falotico
- Diana S. Ferguson and Erroll D. Staton
- Julie F. and Howard R. Hayes
- Elizabeth and Richard Sciortino
- Mr. and Mrs. William Smithburg
- René and Tony Svach
Lightscape Preview is a fundraising event celebrating the opening of the popular ticketed exhibition, Lightscape.
Sponsors and guests of the Preview enjoy the benefits listed below.
Presenting: $50,000+
- Entry for 50 to Lightscape Preview on November 14, 2024
- Name recognition as Presenting Sponsor for Lightscape Preview on event website and all night-of materials*
- Additional 20 VIP Lightscape tickets for a return visit to the trail this season
*An August 15 deadline applies to printed materials
Host Committee: $25,000
- Entry for ten to Lightscape Preview on November 14, 2024
- Name recognition as Host Committee on event website and all night-of materials*
- Additional ten VIP Lightscape tickets for a return visit to the trail this season
*An August 15 deadline applies to printed materials
Benefactor: $10,000
- Entry for ten to Lightscape Preview on November 14, 2024
- Name recognition as Benefactor Supporter for Lightscape Preview on event website and all night-of materials*
- Additional four VIP Lightscape tickets for a return visit to the trail this season
*An August 15 deadline applies to printed materials
Patron: $7,500
- Entry for ten to Lightscape Preview on November 14, 2024
- Name recognition as Patron Supporter for Lightscape Preview on event website and all night-of materials*
*An August 15 deadline applies to printed materials