2026 Spring Benefit: JOYRIDE

TICKETS 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) 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 Natasha Logan 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. Unf...