For Kids
SAGA funding will help cover stipends for 55 teaching artists, coordinators, and production team members.
For Kids
Grantee
Stage
Performing arts of all kinds! Plays, musicals, staged readings, opera, and more. Local theater houses include the Spokane Civic Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane Children’s Theatre, and many others. The First Interstate Center for the Arts hosts Spokane’s Best of Broadway series, which brings touring productions of acclaimed Broadway shows like Hamilton. Find out more below!
Music
Grantee
Boomjam Music and Arts Festival
Boomjam is Spokane’s all-ages, one-day music and arts festival designed to fuel the region’s creative economy and spotlight emerging talent.
Music
Grantee
KSPS PBS Inland Sessions
With federal funding cuts to public broadcasting threatening small-station arts programming, SAGA funding is crucial to sustaining Inland Sessions and protecting the visibility and viability of our region’s creatives.
For Kids
Grantee
Olyvia Babinski / Comedy for Kids
August 4–8, 2025 at the Blue Door Theatre, the dance and comedy camp will culminate in a public showcase on Friday, August 8.
Music
Artist
Adam C. Sharp
Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees Long Beach City College and California State University, Long Beach.
Stage
Grantee
Stage Left Theater
Stage Left Theater will host the 2025 Kaleidoscope Festival, a state theater competition and community event.
Stage
Grantee
Bright Comet Theatre
Bright Comet Theatre will stage a world- renowned musical (title to be announced December 23) featuring Spokane students aged 13–19 in all roles.
Culinary
Event: December 14
Winter Tea Tasting & Bazaar
Join us for our free-to-attend event featuring businesses, handmade crafts, food, music, and culture of Spokane’s immigrant communities.