INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has announced that Angela Ahrendts, Dan and Beth Elsener, Eva Kor, and Peyton Manning are being recognized as its 2019 Indiana Living Legends.

This year’s class of Living Legends will be honored at the annual gala on Thursday, July 25, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis.

Each year, IHS recognizes extraordinary Hoosiers for their local, statewide and national accomplishments in a variety of areas and disciplines. The gala is IHS’s signature fundraising event and helps IHS fulfill its mission to be Indiana’s Storyteller™ by supporting its statewide programs and services.

In addition to the generous corporate sponsorship of OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. and Lake City Bank, IHS welcomes individuals and companies to support the IHS mission by attending the event.

Tables of 10 are available for Guests ($2,500), Patrons ($3,500) or Event Benefactors ($5,000). Individual tickets are available at the Patron ($350) and Event Benefactor ($500) level. Patrons and Event Benefactors will receive recognition in the program. All but $75 of each individual ticket price (and all but $750 of a Guest or Patron level table cost) is a tax-deductible gift in support of IHS’s educational programs throughout Indiana.

The black-tie gala will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., followed by a gourmet dinner at 6:30 p.m. Event Benefactor attendees are invited to a pre-reception with the honorees at 5 p.m. The program, which features Scott Sander of WISH-TV 8 as master of ceremonies, will begin at 7:45 p.m. It will be followed by coffee and desserts, at which all attendees will have the opportunity to congratulate the honorees.

A selection committee of civic and corporate leaders performs the difficult, but rewarding, task of choosing the recipients. Honoree tribute videos are produced by WFYI.

For additional information, or to purchase tickets to the 2019 Indiana Living Legends Gala, please contact the IHS Development Department at (317) 233-5658.

To read more about the 2019 Class of Living Legends click here.