Spring for the Arts, CAP’s signature fundraiser, celebrates community engagement in support of funding arts education initiatives throughout the region. Generating more than $10 million since its inception, it is the most visible event supporting arts education along the First Coast.
Save the date for the 22nd annual Spring for the Arts on Friday, April 16, 2027, at Epping Forest Yacht Club.
Guardians of the Arts
Martha & Tom Baker
Honorary Chairs
Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen
Event Chairs
Marisa & Frank Martire
Past Honorees
Marilyn & Pete Carpenter
Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen
Poppy & Rob Clements
Stephanie & Tim Cost
Florida Blue
Carol Johnson Foley
Jennifer Glock & Michael Ward
Susan & Hugh Greene
Diane & Steve Halverson
Preston Haskell
Frances & Anthony Jabbour
Monica & Bob Jacoby
Marisa Martire
Karen & Greg Montana
Joannie & Russell Newton
Amy & Gary Norcross
Aida Ribeiro & Fabio Mechetti
Linda & David Stein
Mary Virginia Terry
Delores Barr Weaver
Jim Winston
21st Annual Spring for the Arts Highlights
The 21st annual Spring for the Arts – CAP’s signature fundraiser – was held on Friday, April 17, 2026. Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen were celebrated as the 2026 Guardians of the Arts. The event raised over $760,000 in support of the organization’s mission to ensure access to vital arts education and therapeutic programs for all children on the First Coast.
Read more about the 21st annual event here.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Presenter
Kristine Cherek & Kirk Larsen
FOUNDER
Pat & Frank D’Angelo
Frances & Anthony Jabbour
Marisa & Frank Martire
Amy & Gary Norcross
PRODUCER
Director
Sue & Brent Bickett
Stephanie & Tim Cost
Jennifer Glock & Michael Ward
Monica Jacoby
Lanie & Jim Johnson
Linda Stein
Creator
Cara & Scott Baity
Tracy & Derrick Bryant
Melissa & Nader Farhat
Jane Freedman & Kimberly L. Hyatt
Paige & Mark LaBorde
Paula & Charlie Margiotta
Anne & Marc Mayo
Jennifer & Michael Mayo
Gil Pomar
Susie & Joe Reinhardt
DiAnne & George Scanlon
Zimmerman Family Foundation
Advocate
Marilyn Carpenter
Dawn & John Crawford
Susan & Hugh Greene
Deborah & Peter Gunnlaugsson
Sharon & David Hunt
Joanna & Jason Kelly
Carol Lombardo
Charlotte Mayo
Robbie Manners, Bank of America Private Bank
Danielle Whitley, Foley & Lardner
Patron
Mary Baer & Marty Fiorentino
Martha & Tom Baker
Karen & Oliver Barakat
Patricia & Michael Blaylock
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Coastal Oak Wealth Advisors
Shannon & Michael Darling
Deanna & Steve Eagerton
Victoria & Paul Ferber
First Horizon Bank
Carol & Richard Gagliano
Gallagher Insurance
Glenda & Hugh Harris
Pamela & Michael Korn
Robyn Kreimborg & Amy Wilson
Louis Weimer Salon
Anne & Robert Lufrano
Amy Mergen & Paul Waitrovich
Miller Electric Company
Pamela & Michael Oates
Debbie & Tony Park
Pilot Corporation of America
THE PLAYERS Championship
Publix Super Markets Charities
Rebecca Black Immigration, PA
Alice Rigdon
RJ Young
Ali & Jamie Shelton
Skinner Bros. Realty
Smith, Hulsey & Busey
Trinity Restoration & Roofing
UF Health Jacksonville
Cathy & Brad Vasto
William Warden
Warden Family Foundation
For More Information
For sponsorship inquiries, contact Jessie Marble at jessie@capkids.org.
For event questions, contact Elise Johnson at ejohnson@capkids.org.
