Launching an inaugural awards program

For the Lindbergh Foundation’s 99th Anniversary Gala, Contemporary Productions helped launch the inaugural Spirit of St. Louis Award ceremony at the Missouri History Museum. The event celebrated the legacy of the historic Spirit of St. Louis flight while introducing a new awards tradition honoring the pioneers, leaders, innovators, and storytellers helping shape the future of aviation.

In tribute to Anne Morrow Lindbergh, an aviation pioneer, author, and the wife of Charles Lindbergh, the inaugural awards centered on the remarkable women of aviation. The program recognized the women whose leadership, innovation, and storytelling continue to move the field forward.

Being trusted to help shape the first year of this program was both an honor and a responsibility. We approached the project with the level of care and excellence that defines our work, fully producing the experience from the VIP reception and guest programming through the awards ceremony itself. Contemporary created the structure, visual identity, technical production, scripts, animation, and show flow required to make a first-year program feel polished, established, and meaningful from the moment guests arrived.

Our Role

• Full-service event production and show management
• Creative direction, event design, and décor
• Stage design, lighting, audio, and technical production
• VIP reception and guest experience
• Awards program and presentation development
• Scriptwriting, show flow, and run-of-show planning
• Motion graphics, animation, and screen content
• Speaker and presentation coordination
• On-site production and event execution