City Lights Neon Groove Ball,

About the event

The Neon Lights Ball is the theme of this year's annual signature annual fundraising gala for City Lights Theater Company, celebrating the arts in a vibrant, electrifying atmosphere. Guests enjoy an unforgettable evening filled with live music, entertainment, delicious food and drinks, dancing, and exciting live and silent auctions. This high-energy event not only brings together supporters, artists, and community members but also raises critical funds to sustain City Lights’ productions and programs. Proceeds from the Neon Lights Ball ensure we can continue creating bold, inclusive theater and enriching the cultural fabric of San Jose for years to come.

Why should you sponsor?

Sponsors should support City Lights Theater Company's Neon Ball because it is the organization's most significant annual fundraising event, directly benefiting their vibrant artistic programming and community initiatives. By sponsoring this event, you align your brand with a beloved cultural institution that has enriched the arts landscape of San Jose for over four decades.

The Neon Ball brings together artists, technicians, patrons, and community leaders to celebrate City Lights' contributions to local theater, diversity, and social impact. Sponsorship offers high-visibility opportunities to showcase your company to an engaged, loyal audience while affirming your commitment to the arts and the local economy.

Additionally, your support ensures City Lights continues creating thought-provoking productions, providing opportunities for artists, and fostering partnerships with nonprofits to inspire social change. Sponsorship isn’t just a financial investment—it’s a vote of confidence in the arts’ power to build a stronger, more connected community.

Wendy Nichols

As the Institutional Giving Manager at City Lights Theater Company, I focus on building and nurturing relationships with foundations, corporations, and other institutional funders. My role is all about securing the critical funding that supports our artistic programming, community initiatives, and operational needs.

I’m passionate about the arts and take pride in ensuring that City Lights’ mission and impact are effectively communicated to our funders. Whether it’s identifying grant opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, or stewarding donor relationships, I approach every task with strategy and creativity.

What drives me most is knowing that my work helps City Lights thrive as a vibrant cultural cornerstone in San Jose. By aligning institutional support with our vision of fostering diversity, inclusion, and social change, I’m able to contribute to the ongoing success of a theater that means so much to our community.

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