Ravinia 2025 Issue 1

Where tradition meets RAVINIA FESTIVAL IS ENTERING A BOLD NEWCHAPTER. A multi-year renovation is underway to reimagine the park and venues while preserving the iconic charm. The future of music in the heart of nature starts now. T R A N S F O R M AT I O N Setting the Stages We are grateful to the following donors for their generous gifts to Setting the Stages. This campaign is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be a pivotal part of Ravinia’s enduring legacy. Join us in this historic journey to preserve and enhance these spaces where vivid memories await. Leadership ($1,000,000+) Edwardson Family Foundation ElevenEleven Foundation/ Jim & Wendy Abrams Hunter Family Foundation ITW Anne & Rob Krebs/ Ravinia Centennial Fund The Negaunee Foundation Audrey L. Weaver Distinguished ($500,000 – $999,999) Elizabeth Crown & Bill Wallace Chris & Elise Klein Mary Alice & Craig Miller Mr. & Mrs. E. Scott Santi Benefactor ($125,000 – $499,999) Anonymous Mary Phillips Ainsley/ Alice P. Topping Megan P. & John L. Anderson Sarah & Larry Barden Jane & David Casper Bobbie & Charlie Denison Christopher & Kathleen Deveny Donald L. & Susan J. Schwartz Foundation Glerum Family Foundation Tera & Richard McBlaine Sheila Medvin Christopher Noon Ann & Maury Petersen Richard S. & Linda Price Stephen & Susan Rappin Foundation Mr. John Rau Ellen Rudnick & Paul Earle Samuel S. & Dorothy R. Haber Foundation Mignon W. Dupepe & John B. Snyder Jr. Pamela B. & Russ M. Strobel John & Kim Taylor Paul & Mary Yovovich Estate of Nancy Zadek Valued Donors ($10,000 – $124,999) Denise & Brad Akason Ryan & Emily Alwood Leslie Lauer Berghoef Martha & Tom Biede Arlene & Keith Bronstein and Family Estate of Robert Burnstine Butler Family Foundation Shannon Carstens Judy & Jerry Castellini Susan & Don Civgin Ms. Phyllis Cretors & Mr. Richard Cortesti Christopher & Samantha Drewry Elaine Frank Fund Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Fink Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Gerstein Dottie B.B. & Jason Gordon Jeff & Kathryn Haydon Michele & Troy Ihlanfeldt Rudy Juarez Family James & Carol Klenk Emily & Christopher Knight Pamela J. Mayo Mr. & Mrs. John W. McCarter Jr. Kenneth & Jodi Meister Deidra & Jonathan Merriwether Mary K. Moreland & Daniel T. Jenks Daniela O’Leary-Gill & George Gill Rosemary & Stephen Olson Gloria & Dan Reisner Molly P. Selsby Richard & Leslie Sevcik The Sedge & Henry Plitt Charitable Trusts Susan & Roger Schmitt The Soderstrom Family Steven & Susan Steinmeyer Rev. Dr. Richard L. Tolliver W.B. Olson, Inc. Lynne and David B. Weinberg Learn more at Ravinia.org/ SettingTheStages RAVINIA.ORG  • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 41