{"id":2551,"date":"2024-07-08T17:40:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/qva\/?page_id=2551"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:41:00","slug":"gala-weekend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/news-events\/gala-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fingerprintphotostudio.pic-time.com\/Ux1qdltumPyc5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2868 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/qva-gala-weekend-web-flip-photo-strip-1024x213.webp\" alt=\"See photos of QVA&apos;s gala weekend\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/qva-gala-weekend-web-flip-photo-strip-1024x213.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/qva-gala-weekend-web-flip-photo-strip-300x63.webp 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/qva-gala-weekend-web-flip-photo-strip-768x160.webp 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/qva-gala-weekend-web-flip-photo-strip.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had\u00a0 a wonderful time celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/fingerprintphotostudio.pic-time.com\/Ux1qdltumPyc5\">2026 Gala Weekend<\/a> in Charlottesville, from Friday, August 28, through Sunday, August 30. Thank you for showing up and making this <strong>our most well-attended Gala yet<\/strong>. We look forward to continuing to build community among alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and celebrate incredible leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"https:\/\/fingerprintphotostudio.pic-time.com\/Ux1qdltumPyc5\">View Photos from the Weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"dots orange\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Stay Connected<\/h2>\n<h3>Support Our Mission<\/h3>\n<p>Help us grow and sustain programs like this by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/20148\/donations\/new\">making a donation<\/a>. Every contribution strengthens our community.<\/p>\n<h3>Join Our Mailing List<\/h3>\n<p>Stay connected with the QVA community! <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.virginia.edu\/aig\/communication-opt-in\/\">Join our mailing list<\/a> to receive our quarterly newsletter, and stay up to date on events taking place near you and on-Grounds.<\/p>\n<h3>Follow Us on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Stay in touch with all things QVA by following us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/queervirginia\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> and Facebook @queervirginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had\u00a0 a wonderful time celebrating the 2026 Gala Weekend in Charlottesville, from Friday, August 28, through Sunday, August 30. Thank you for showing up and making this our most well-attended Gala yet. We look forward to continuing to build community among alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and celebrate incredible leaders. 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