Gala Preview and Opening Night Reception
Patron's Hall | Cathedral Event Center

Featuring sumptuous canapes, wine and champagne, as well as live music in the Cathedral and a silent auction. Tickets are $50.00. Call 415-567-2020 for reservations.

In the Cathedral
The Cathedral Festival of Flowers Guild is proud to welcome Laura Simpson one of the country’s foremost harpists. Her extensive career includes performances around the globe. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Laura performs regularly at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, and has performed extensively at the Fairmont and Palace Hotels locally, and many hotels worldwide. Educated at Trinity College, London, England and a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Southern California, Laura brings a wealth of musical repertoire and will be featured artist in the Cathedral during this year’s Festival Gala. Laura’s appearance is being made possible through a gift from Mrs. Joan Zinner, in loving memory of her husband Paul Zinner.

In the Cathedral Event Center
The party opening this year’s Festival of Flowers will be a lively one, featuring sumptuous palate delights and plenty of wine and champagne to quench the thirst of all of our guests. The featured band for the evening will be the ever popular, “Second Opinion,” under the direction of Dr. David Kell. “Second Opinion,”will keep the crowd on their feet with jazz, standards and other popular selections. “Second Opinion” appears through the generosity of Ms. Rosemary Cozzo.

Silent Auction
You can’t leave the Gala without bidding on one or more of over a hundred silent auction items for this year’s Festival. You’ll be sure to find something for everyone on your early Christmas shopping gift list, and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to be the highest bidder for the evening and take your selection home with you.

Gospel Jazz Mass

Celebration of the Eucharist (Mass) with Bay Area Gospel/Jazz Choir and Ensemble under the direction of Mr. Rawn Harbor, composer. We also welcome special guests:

• Gabriel Angelo, child prodigy trumpeter
• Dave Scott, noted jazz trumpeter
• Howard Wiley, composer and jazz saxophonist extraordinaire

Join us for this lively prayerful experience, celebrating “From the beginning of creation all God created was good. Our openness of heart to each other makes visible that divinely created good by which God embraces and blesses us.”

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Festival Choral Concert
Festival closing event. Free will offering accepted.

Recognition of Cathedral Festival of Flowers participants.