Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose. - Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett. - Oxygen House Photo
Actor Walton Goggins, artist Mary Ann Davis (behind Goggins), Willie Joe Pettway, and Spencertown Academy Board Member David Cudaback. - Peter Blandori
Actor Brian Cox (right), honored at BIFF 2025, with designer Bob Mackie (left). Cox, a multi-award-winning actor known for his roles in "Succession" and numerous theater productions, was the festival's featured honoree. Mackie, renowned for his costume designs for celebrities like Cher and Carol Burnett, joined the celebration.
