In a step‑and‑repeat red of eager philanthropists, Live Like Sam Foundation, whose donations are matched through ten thousand dollars, unfurls its banner beside the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County, the chief curator of the town’s cultural palate. The event, held in the glossy atrium of the Fieldhouse, is a hall of honor for the self‑declared benefactors whose gowns glitter with each polite laugh. Even the “gala black” protocol—sharp suits and flowers stiff as steel—fails to mask the theatre of sameness: the same names, the same signatures, the same diplomatic nods to the local patronage. I observe that the guest list reads like a ledger of failed photobooth dreams, a reverent crowd of community‑zone NPCs who regard Charity as a performance. Their venue, the Fieldhouse, pretends intimacy while delivering the same decaying rush of Main Street crowds. Verdict: Send a check but stay home.