The Capistrano Dispatch
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s annual Romance of the Mission benefit gala is planned for Friday, Sept. 16 on the historic Mission grounds. Longtime benefit gala partners The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel are the 2016 honorees, and this year’s concert artist is American Idol Season 14 finalist Clark Beckham. Beckham will perform a live concert in the ruins of the Great Stone Church with songs that cross many genres, including the benefit gala tradition, “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano.”
“The Mission Preservation Foundation believes firmly that the long lasting and decades of contributions by The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel are best seen in the cumulative and outstanding preservation of the site which makes this Mission stand uniquely as one of the most beautiful and best preserved in California,” said Mission San Juan Executive Director Mechelle Lawrence Adams. “We are immensely proud to recognize the collective efforts of the Ladies and Gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel and look forward to delivering a very special evening of elegance and purpose while they receive a well-deserved moment in celebration for all they have done for Mission San Juan Capistrano.”
The benefit gala begins at 6 p.m. with an opening reception in the Mission’s front gardens, followed by the Clark Beckham concert, historic bell ringing and candlelight four-course plated dinner hosted by The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in the main courtyard.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is located at 26801 Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano. For tickets, underwriting opportunities or more information about the benefit gala, contact Barb Beier at 949.234.1323 or visit www.missionsjc.com.
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