The Apollo to Host 2025 Dining with the Divas Luncheon
The Annual Fundraiser Will Celebrate Bold Women Who Inspire Change Including Aurora James, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Tina Perry, and Joan Haffenreffer, with Bevy Smith as Host
Proceeds Will Support The Apollo’s Year-Round Community & Education Programs
WHO: Aurora James, Founder of the Fifteen Percent Pledge and Creative Director & Founder of Brother Vellies; Esi Eggleston Bracey, Chief Growth and Marketing Officer at Unilever; Tina Perry, President of OWN; students from CS. 154 The Harriet Tubman Learning Center; performer Junior Scaife; hosted by TV personality and Journalist Bevy Smith; chaired by Carolyn "Cookie" Mason and Joan Haffenreffer; music by Angel & Dren. Additional presenters and attendees to be announced.
WHAT: The Apollo’s Dining with the Divas is an inspiring annual fundraiser that honors exceptional women from diverse industries who lead with courage, vision, and resilience. This special luncheon brings together more than 350 distinguished guests for an afternoon of networking, sisterhood, and empowerment, all in support of the not-for-profit’s transformative Education initiatives. Proceeds from the sold-out event will directly benefit The Apollo's comprehensive education, community outreach, and performing arts programs, reaching tens of thousands of students and families in New York City and beyond.
WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 11:30AM ET
10:30AM Press Check-in
11:00AM Step & Repeat Open + Arrivals Begin
11:30AM Event Begins
WHERE: The Apollo’s Historic Theater (235 W 125th St. New York, NY 10027)
MEDIA RSVP: press@apollotheater.org
SUPPORT: The Apollo’s Dining with the Divas fundraiser is sponsored by Citi, HarborView Equity, and Paramount.
About The Apollo
The Apollo is an American cultural treasure. It is a vibrant non-profit organization rooted in the Harlem community that engages people from around New York, the nation, and the world. Since 1934, The Apollo has celebrated, created, and presented work that centers Black artists and voices from across the African Diaspora. It has also been a catalyst for social and civic advocacy. Today, The Apollo is the largest performing arts institution committed to Black culture and creativity.
The Apollo is a commissioner and presenter; catalyst for new artists, audiences, and creative workforce; and partner in the projection of the African American narrative and its role in the development of American and global culture.
The Apollo envisions a new American canon centered on contributions to the performing arts by artists of the African diaspora, in America and beyond.
