Palm Beach’s finest step out—tables and tickets selling fast to benefit music education

Get ready to bid on phenomenal experiences and luxury goods during a holiday shopping spree at Palm Beach Symphony’s Ninth Annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête. This year’s silent auction promises to be bigger and better than ever thanks to the generous donations of attendees at the gift-gathering party held at Palm Beach Design Masters.

More than 50 guests brought at least one silent auction item, including musical instruments, to the gift-gathering party that was graciously sponsored by Holly Jolly chairs Mary and Will Demory and Palm Beach Design Masters and hosted by Holly Jolly honorary chairs Carol and Thomas Bruce, vice chairs Dr. Martha Rodriguez and Dr. Jesus Perez-Mendez, and auction chair Marietta Muiña McNulty. Designers Joy Jalaeikhoo and Carl Vasile lent their unmatched talents for design and décor to set the scene at the beautifully and festively decorated studio in Palm Beach.

Donations ranged from gift cards and certificates, fine jewelry, home décor and boutique treasures, dining experiences, wine and spirits, luxury eyewear, paintings and other artworks, and designer travel handbags and accessories to distinctive items for children, women, and men. Each item will be elegantly displayed on the silent auction tables at the Ninth Annual Holly Jolly Symphony Fête, creating a festive holiday shopping experience for guests to discover unique treasures while supporting Palm Beach Symphony’s mission.

(Photo Credit: Capehart Photography)

Among the guests in attendance were Palm Beach Symphony subscribers, patrons, Board of Directors members, Development Committee, Ladies Guild, Holly Jolly Host Committee, Music Men and Young Friends of Palm Beach Symphony. The evening was catered by SandyJames Fine Food & Productions as pianist Steven Settle entertained with a set list that included classical Christmas songs to set the tone for the holiday season.

The Holly Jolly is set for Monday, December 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Tickets are $300 per person at palmbeachsymphony.org/support/holly-jolly. Sponsors of the Holly Jolly include FINDLAY Galleries, Palm Beach Design Masters and Private Cask Imports, Inc. In addition to the silent auction, Holly Jolly guests will enjoy a delicious lunch and festive music, as well as the presentation of the 2025 Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year Award.

Funds raised benefit Palm Beach Symphony’s world-class music, outreach and educational initiatives, including the Instrument Donation Program, which puts musical instruments into the hands of promising young music students in Palm Beach County. Since its inception in 2016, 944 instruments and more than 3,316 accessories and pieces of equipment have been donated. Students, educators and music programs from Woodlands Middle School, The Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach and Plumosa School of the Arts will be presented with instruments at the luncheon.

(Photo Credit: Capehart Photography)

To learn more about Holly Jolly silent auction, purchase tickets, become a sponsor or donor, or for further information, please contact Director of Special Events Hulya Selcuk at ‍(561) 568-0265 or hselcuk@palmbeachsymphony.org.

Palm Beach Symphony’s education programs are made possible through support from The Paul and Sandra Goldner Conservatory of Music, Ray K. Farris, The McNulty Charitable Foundation, James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui / FINDLAY Galleries, Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation, Mr. William Robertson, Charles Frederick Schmidt, The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Edith Hall Friedheim/Eric Friedheim Foundation, PNC Foundation, The Walter & Adi Blum Foundation, Inc., James H. and Marta T. Batmasian Family Foundation Inc., Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation Inc., Komansky Foundation, Josephine DuPont Bayard, Yvonne S. Boice Trust and Al Zucaro, and Lois Pope, with additional funding from Cultural Council for Palm Beach County Arts and Cultural Education Fund, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Proud sponsors of Palm Beach Symphony include Cindy and Jerome Canty, Mrs. James N. Bay, Carol and Harold Baxter, C. Kenneth and Laura Baxter Foundation, Inc., Kathy Lee Bickham and John Bickham, Leslie Rogers Blum, Jerey and Tina Bolton, James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui / FINDLAY Galleries, Jerome J. Claeys, Thomas and Carol Bruce, Amy and John T. Collins, The Colony Hotel, Suzanne Mott Dansby, The David Minkin Foundation, Michelle DuBois and James Roiter, Ray K. Farris, Mary and Will Demory, Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation, Willard H. Dow and Kelly Winter, Dr. Richard and Diane Farber, Bill and Kem Frick/The Frick Foundation, Inc., Edith Hall Friedheim/Eric Friedheim Foundation, Gerry Gibian and Marjorie Yashar, Paul* and Sandra Goldner, Douglas and Jo Gressette, Irwin and Janet Gusman, Walter Harper, Thomas E. Harvey & Cathleen P. Black Foundation, Doris Hastings Foundation, Carol S. and Joseph Andrew Hays, John Herrick, Addison Hines Charitable Trust, Lisa and George Hines, HSS Florida, Charles and Ann Johnson/The C and A Johnson Family Foundation, Elaine Kay, Aban and Percy Kavasmaneck, Leonard and Norma Klorne Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, Gary and Linda Lachman/The Lachman Family Foundation, Patricia Lambrecht/The Lambrecht Family Foundation, Donald C. McGraw Foundation, The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, The McNulty Charitable Foundation, Tish Messinger, David Moscow, Palm Beach Design Masters, Park Foundation, Patrick and Milly Park, Nancy and Ellis J. Parker, III, PNC Private Bank, Lois Pope, Provident Jewelry, Ari Rifkin/The Len-Ari Foundation, Dr. Martha Rodriguez and Dr. Jesus Perez-Mendez, Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Karen Hunt Rogers, The Honorable Ronald A. Rosenfeld, David Schafer, Seth Sprague Foundation, Robin B. Smith, Kimberly V. Strauss, Don and Mary Thompson, Jerome and Carol Trautschold, Sieglinde Wikstrom/The Wikstrom Foundation, and The Ann Eden Woodward Foundation/James and Judy Woods.

ABOUT PALM BEACH SYMPHONY

Palm Beach Symphony is South Florida’s premier orchestra known for its diverse repertoire and commitment to community. Founded in 1974, this 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization adheres to a mission of engaging, educating, and entertaining the greater community of the Palm Beaches through live performances of inspiring orchestral music. The orchestra is celebrated for delivering spirited performances by first-rate musicians and distinguished guest artists. Recognized by The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County with a 2020 Muse Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, Palm Beach Symphony continues to expand its education and community outreach programs with children’s concerts, student coaching sessions and master classes, instrument donations and free public concerts that have reached more than 90,000 students in recent years. For more information, visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org.

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