For Kids
With SAGA support, the circus will provide a performance opportunity for individuals and groups by student aerialists as young as 6 years old.
Dance
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!
Stage
Grantee
Spokane Shakespeare Society
SAGA is thrilled to be supporting the new Spokane Shakespeare Society (S3) for the first two shows in late summer at Riverfront Park and their fall 2021 activities.
Stage
Grantee
Spokane Playwrights Laboratory
SAGA funding will support SPL’s efforts to grow and develop the Spokane theater scene.
Dance
Event: August 15
Music Valley
Bring a picnic and see the new FREE musical with jazz and opera Music Valley August 15! Written by Madeline McNeill, lyrics by Ellen Welcker.
Cultural
Event: June 23
Expanding Healthcare Access for Artists
Join Better Health Together, Spectrum, and Centre for Arts Workers for a virtual presentation and Q&A on healthcare eligibility in Washington State. Artists and creative workers often work gigs or freelance, so our focus is to support individuals facing barriers to healthcare. Many people are unsure if they qualify for benefits, so we decided to host this event to get our questions answered! Everyone is welcome to attend!
Music
Event: Opens July 18
Opera Cruise: The Maid Turned Mistress
Join Inland Northwest Opera on a sunset cruise for a playful comedy about an old man, Uberto, and his brazen maid, Serpina. July 18 and 19, 7 – 9 p.m.
Stage
Event: May 26
“Music Valley” at Kendall Yards Night Market
“Music Valley” is a new musical by Madeline McNeill debuting at the Kendall Yards Night Market May 26 at 5:15 p.m.
Words
Event: Opens April 12
Get Lit! Festival
While Get Lit! is not celebrating in person in 2021 due to COVID-19, an exciting virtual festival is planned for April 12 – 18! Featuring readings, lectures, workshops, craft classes, contests, book signings, radio/music/film/theater events, and more!
Music
Grantee
Spokane Youth Symphony
Spokane Youth Symphony will be able to provide the required private lessons for students from disadvantaged households.
Stage
Grantee
Spokane Valley Summer Theatre
As a professional theatre, SVST produces three large mainstage musicals each summer at the Central Valley Performing Arts Center.
Visual
Artist
Maureen Sullivan
I am an actor, musician, and mixed media artist. I love making costumes, dolls and enjoying the creative process in as many fields as I can. I travel around the country and internationally (when I can) to learn new skills and help build up artistic communities.