The Austin Bar Foundation Gala is just around the corner, and it will be bigger and better than ever! On Jan. 27, 2024, we will be returning to our longtime home at the Four Seasons for a storybook experience. Our “Once Upon a Time” theme will include many of the experiences from years past that you have come to know and love. You will be able to dance the night away to the music of the Royal Dukes, one of Austin’s most popular event bands. They have performed with Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, and many more artists we all know.
In addition to dancing the night away, you will also be able to re-live your favorite Las Vegas trip at our casino tables. Our silent and live auctions are returning, which will be showcasing vacation getaways to the English countryside, Marfa, and Park City, along with Austin FC and ZACH Theatre tickets, jewelry, and much more.
And while you are guaranteed a good time at this year’s Gala, let us not forget that it raises much-needed funds for the Austin Bar Foundation. Our Foundation supports legal services to low-income Texans, legal education programs, and assistance to lawyers in need. As one example, the Foundation operates a year-round legal advice clinic for U.S. veterans. The money raised at the Gala helps us employ a staff attorney, who provides training to our volunteers and handles pro bono cases arising from the clinic. It also helps pay for Hilgers House, the home of the Austin Bar from which the Foundation operates.
So dust off your glass slippers because “Once Upon a Time” is sure to be an evening to remember.