Speed Racing! Road Tripping! Thrill Seeking! & more!
Please join us at CPR – Center for Performance Research on Tuesday, June 16 for our 2026 Spring Benefit, which gathers artists and friends for an evening JOYRIDE with delightful detours, scenic highways, and high-octane action to celebrate CPR.
PROGRAM
7PM | Fuel, Hydration, Start Your Engines
8PM | Performances, Pitstops, Cruise Control
9PM | Drive-Thru Desserts, Deacceleration, Disembarking
Hosted by Designated Driver
Tiresias
Art Direction by
Kat Sotelo
Roadside Attractions by
Catherine Brookman
Das Besties
JoyBoy
Yiseul LeMieux
Diovanna Obafunmilayo
Kevin Peter He
Sleth
Kate Williams
& more hidden gems off the beaten path…!
Light Bites and Libations! Drinks by Vine Wine,Zev Rovine Selections
Raffle Prizes
*Art by Jeanette Levy. *Tickets to BAM, New York City Ballet, and The New York Aquarium. *Merch from Unemployed Philosophers Guild.
TICKETS
$1000| MAXIMUM MILEAGE
$750| PASSENGER PRINCESS
$500| SPEED DEMON
$250| PIT CREW
$150| EASY RIDER(for artists & arts workers) [limited]
Tickets are 100% tax-deductible, and include all food, drink, and merriment. All proceeds benefit CPR’s artists and programs – and the joyful act of experimentation and embodied practice.
If you can’t attend this year, you can make a tax-deductible donation to CPR via Zeffy.
BENEFIT COMMITTEE(in formation)
Samuel Akinloye Babajide*
Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar
Sidra Bell* Amy Cassello Yanira Castro Noah Chesnin* Alison Cuzzolino
Jonathan Gardenhire Nick Hockens*
John Jasperse*
Margaret Knowles
Tommy Kriegsmann & Shanta Thake Molly Kurzius Tamara McCaw*
Kathleen O’Connell* Alexandra Rosenberg
Amber Sasse*
Martha Sherman*
Megan Sprenger*
Janet Wong
*CPR Board of Directors
RAFFLE: $25 each or 5 for $100
Enter to win an artwork donated by CPR artists and friends:
Jeanette Levy Blooming
Aug 2021 - oil on canvas - 22” x 17”
value: $700
BAM
2x tickets to the Fall 2026 Next Wave Festival or the 2027 Winter/Spring season from BAM.
value: $150
The New York Aquarium
4x tickets and Guided Shark Tour from The New York Aquarium at Coney Island. value: $350
Unemployed Philosophers Guild
Outer Space Merch, including Planet Plates, Moon hairpins, and more. value: $150
New York City Ballet
2x Tickets for the New York City Ballet’s upcoming 2026-27 season performances.
value: $400
Raffle tickets are $25 a piece or 5 for $100. Anyone can enter (even if you are not attending!), and you can enter as many times as you wish! The drawing will take place live at CPR’s Spring Benefit on June 16, and tickets will be drawn at random. Purchase 4 or more raffle tickets, and receive a limited-edition CPR tote bag!
Raffle tickets may be purchased online before 12PM on Tues, June 16, or during the Spring Benefit, via Zeffy.
Terms and restrictions:Raffle winners must arrange to pick up their prize at CPR’s offices in Brooklyn within 1 month of the drawing. Unfortunately, CPR cannot arrange shipping. Tote bags can be picked up at CPR on select dates, where you can also select your preferred color and size! Please note raffle tickets are NOT tax-deductible.
ADOPT A CHAIR
As a special addition to your evening of JOYRIDE, you can Adopt a Chair at CPR with an additional tax-deductible donation of $100. To commemorate your support, we’ll affix a plaque on your chair naming you as its benefactor, or dedicated to a loved one, friend, pet, place, or JOYRIDE of your choosing.
You can Adopt a Chair at checkout via Zeffy. You can complete this order form to confirm your dedication or email Jaclyn Biskup at jaclyn@cprnyc.org with the details.
Orders placed by June 1 will have their plaques affixed by the Spring Benefit, so that you may recline in your honorable passenger seat as we cruise the night away. While not required, we hope that you will continue to sustain your chair with a meaningful donation in subsequent years.
LOCATION AND ACCESSIBLITY
CPR – Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
CPR is easily accessed by public transportation or car. For detailed directions, please visit www.cprnyc.org/contact-directions.
CPR is located on the ground floor in a fully accessible and ADA-compliant venue, with two single use all-gender restrooms, one being wheelchair-accessible.