In 1983, at the request of Lita Warner Heller, President of the Board of Ballet/Aspen, board member Christine Aubale Gerschel organized, founded and became President for three years of a group of dynamic and energetic women to be a fund raising auxiliary for Ballet/Aspen called Les Dames de Ballet.
During the fall of 1985, Christine Aubale Gerschel and Joan Bracken Bain were responsible for restructuring the group into an autonomous organization with its own 501(c) (3) renamed Les Dames d'Aspen, Ltd. In February 2002, Christine Aubale Gerschel once again became President of Les Dames d'Aspen and restructured and revived the group into a new identity.
Les Dames d’Aspen marks its 37th Anniversary in 2020. Over the years, this prestigious organization has contributed approximately $4.2 million to local arts organizations and scholarships.
JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET
ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ASPEN WORDS
ASPEN FILM
ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL
THEATRE ASPEN
SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE ARTS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE ASPEN AND BASALT HIGH SCHOOLS
ROBERT J. HARTH CONDUCTOR PRIZE
THE ART BASE
RED BRICK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2018 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2019
Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2017 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2018
Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2016 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2017
Christine Aubale Gerschel
with 2015 Les Dames d'Aspen Beneficiaries in 2016
Les Dames d'Aspen 2020-2021 Beneficiary Allocation
All funds for the 2020-2021 season will be placed in our account at Vectra Bank. Funds raised through dues and auctions will benefit the following recipients:
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Jazz Aspen/Snowmass
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
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Aspen Historical Society
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Aspen Words
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Aspen Film
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Aspen Music Festival and School
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Theatre Aspen
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2 Scholarships: To Art students from the Aspen and Basalt High Schools going to college studying Art
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The Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize
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The Red Brick Center for the Arts
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The Art Base
Les Dames d'Aspen Executive Boards
2018 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Billie Pierce Erwin, Nancy Mayer, Denise Bachrodt
Christine Aubale Gerschel, Martha Meagher, Leslie Curley
2017 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Elizabeth Bonan, Macey Morris,
Christine Aubale Gerschel, Billie Pierce Erwin, Leslie Curley, Nancy Mayer
2016 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Bridget Badon, Martha Meagher, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Shirley Millard, Billie Pierce Erwin, Nancy Mayer
2015 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Denise Hoogland, Martha Meagher, Billie Pierce Erwin, Christine Aubale Gerschel, Nancy Mayer, Yalonda Long, Shirley Millard
2014 Executive Board
