Out of This World with FOREIGNER
TMH Golden Gala, Tallahassee’s most anticipated annual black-tie event, will return on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center and feature a private concert by the iconic rock band, FOREIGNER.
A 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the biggest selling bands of all time, FOREIGNER has captivated audiences for more than four decades with chart-toppers like “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Cold as Ice” and “Juke Box Hero.”
The 2025 Golden Gala promises to be an unforgettable evening and will, for the first time, boast two spectacular performers. Standup comedian, writer and actor Fortune Feimster, who uses her confessional comedy and laughter to bring people together, will perform before FOREIGNER takes the stage.
Guests at VIP tables will have the rare opportunity to enjoy an additional private show by Feimster, offering an up-close performance by one of comedy’s brightest stars.
Golden Gala guests may recognize Fortune from her Netflix special, “Sweet & Salty,” which was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, and her appearances on popular shows like “The Mindy Project,” “Chelsea Lately” and the Arnold Schwarzenegger action series “Fubar.” Tables can be purchased at TMHGOLDENGALA.ORG.
Last year’s gala was a sell-out, so it is highly recommended that you secure your table quickly.
Support ECMO at TMH
Hosted by the TMH Foundation, the gala advances TMH’s mission of transforming care, advancing health and improving lives. Proceeds from Golden Gala 2025 will help launch TMH’s ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) program and purchase two ECMO machines.
ECMO is an advanced level of life support that helps people whose lungs or heart are not working properly. During ECMO treatment, blood is pumped out of the body into a machine that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen. The oxygenated blood is then pumped back into the body. This treatment can be used to provide support for the heart and lungs while they heal from infection or trauma, or it can fully bypass heart and lung function if needed.
For many patients who need it, ECMO is their last chance at survival.
Join Us in Making a Difference
To purchase tables for the gala, visit TMHGOLDENGALA.ORG. For additional details or questions, contact Jessica Zeigler at the TMH Foundation at 850-431-4590 or Jessica.Zeigler@TMH.ORG.
About Golden Gala
Golden Gala dates back to 1984, when a group of dedicated and energetic individuals – lead by the late M.T. Mustian, then President and CEO of TMH, Grace Dansby, Jean McCully, Eleanor Smith and Marcia Thornberry – introduced the “Gala” fundraising concept within the community. This was after considerable deliberation and discussion, and finally, according to Mrs. Dansby, Mr. Mustian said, “We are either going to do it or we are going to quit talking about it.”
And do it, they did. The vision was daunting at the time. “We knew this had to be something different. First class all the way,” said Mrs. Dansby. With that, Mrs. Dansby designed – on the proverbial napkin – the legendary GG logo.
Marcia Thornberry remembers, “We had an army of volunteers who gave hundreds of hours. The TMH Auxiliary organization and the Gala Volunteer Committee went above and beyond the call-of-duty. Within a two-day period, the Civic Center arena became a breathtakingly elegant dining room.” Jean McCully led the transformation where 3,500 yellow mums filled the walkway in the Civic Center arena. Mrs. McCully noted, “The Civic Center really opened its heart and its doors to the TMH family. It was a small beginning to the Golden Gala we celebrate today, but it proved to TMH that it had the Tallahassee community behind it.”
The inaugural gala – starring Barbara Mandrell – was the first of many galas that would benefit from Eleanor Smith’s expertise and leadership. Mrs. Smith said, “No one thought that the first Golden Gala would raise any money. However, everyone pitched in and made it work. Barbara Mandrell dazzled the audience. But, it was the children who would later be patients in TMH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – many of who are now grown and with children of their own – who benefitted the most from that glorious evening.”
Tallahassee Memorial continues to salute and thank all of those in the Golden Gala vanguard and those who have continued to maintain its vibrancy and relevancy as Tallahassee’s premier social and charitable event.
Over its distinguished history from 1984 until today, Golden Gala has generated millions of dollars that have been applied toward a wide variety of programs and services benefiting our community.
Past Entertainers
2024 - Journey
2023 - Keith Urban
2022 - OneRepublic
2019 – Pentatonix
2018 – Hall & Oates
2017 – Brad Paisley
2016 – James Taylor
2015 – John Legend
2014 – Lady Antebellum
2013 – Maroon 5
2012 – Keith Urban
2011 – Harry Connick Jr
2010 – Sheryl Crow
2009 – Earth Wind & Fire
2008 – Chicago
2007 – Leanne Womack
2006 – Glenn Frey
2005 – Kenny Loggins
2004 – Michael Bolton
2003 – Tony Bennett
2002 – Barry Manilow
2001 – Pointer Sisters
2000 – 50s Music
1999 – Wynona Judd
1998 – Gladys Knight
1997 – Natalie Cole
1996 – Danny Gans
1995 – Barbara Mandrell
1994 – Bernadette Peters
1993 – Anne Murray/Danny Gans
1992 – Johnny Mathis
1991 – Paul Anka
1990 – Warwick/Bacharach
1989 – Oak Ridge Boys
1988 – Wayne Newton
1987 – John Denver
1986 – Donny & Marie Osmond
1985 – Glenn Campbell
1984 – Barbara Mandrell
