The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host a Red Carpet Gala on October 3, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Mansion’s historic rooms. LMMM Trustee Ernest DesRochers and Board of Trustees Chairman Douglas Hempstead will co-chair the evening.

The gala will feature Hollywood glamour, an exciting cinematic experience courtesy of the Avon Theatre, an exclusive preview of the exhibition, The Evolving Icon,in collaboration with The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, a formal dinner, silent and live auctions, and more. Guests are encouraged to dress in red carpet or black-tie optional attire.

The gala will celebrate the Mansion’s history as a silver-screen backdrop. For the past 50 years, this institution has served as a movie set for widely known films such as House of Dark Shadows and The Stepford Wives. It was also featured in Glacier Bay, starring Norwalk resident and Emmy-nominated actor James Noble, and more recently, Netflix’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, starring the legendary Donald Sutherland.

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2026 SEASON DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS:

The Maurice Goodman Foundation, Inc.
Lockwood-Mathews Foundation, Inc.

LEADERSHIP PATRONS:
Dr. Michele and Attorney Miklos Koleszar
The Sealark Foundation, Inc.

FOUNDING PATRONS:
The Estate of Cynthia Clark Brown