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With a deep commitment to meaningful storytelling, Sonorous Road Repertory Company creates artistic experiences that resonate with audiences, invigorate artists, and grapple with today's issues. We strive to advocate for theatre as an indispensable cultural force that can bring clarity and nuance to the public dialogue. We believe theatre can and should ask thought provoking questions that contribute to positive public dialogue and eventual change toward a freer, more open community. These presentations can provide a positive environment for the intelligent, honest exchange of ideas while dealing with the realities of those who live in the greater Triangle area. We believe that by grappling with the issues of today we can secure a more thoughtful, caring future for ourselves and others.

The Gulf Coast Symphony creates community through music. We perform a broad variety of concerts and create a diverse, innovative, and balanced program of performances, events, and community and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. The primary goals of the Gulf Coast Symphony are to help build general arts awareness in Lee County, develop new audiences for the arts in our community, and assist in the development of potential future performers. The GCS's volunteer musicians have 1 thing in common: creating exceptional symphonic music for their community. Many are retired or current professional players or music teachers, or highly trained musicians who focus on other fields. The musicians donate more than 15,000 hrs/year.

Oak Grove Theater began in 1954. A community theater group performing an annual five play summer season. The plays are performed at night, out-of-doors, at beautiful Oak Grove just outside of Verona, Virginia. Please feel free to come picnic at the Grove before the sun sets and the play begins. The season begins late in May and ends in late August. Oak Grove productions open on a Thursday night. Each show has a seven consecutive night run. All performances begin at 8:45 p.m. sharp. Oak Grove is an all volunteer organization supported entirely by season tickets and our wonderful patrons. Thank you!

The Music Company Orchestra, incorporated in 1974, is a 60-piece volunteer community orchestra. Its members come from all walks of life and many different backgrounds. Conducted by Dr. Gerald Lanoue, the orchestra plays a wide range of classical and pops repertoire. The MCO is dedicated to bringing the excitement of live orchestral music to audiences of all ages and economic backgrounds, and enthusiastically plays venues throughout the greater Capital Region, ranging from traditional concert halls to public parks, community events, schools, retirement centers, and churches. The MCO performs most concerts free to the public, and also offers scholarships to musically-inclined students at three regional high schools. The MCO is a not-for-profit organization.

701 Center for Contemporary Art (701 CCA) is the largest non-profit organization in South Carolina for continuous contemporary art exhibitions. Founded in 2007, it consists of an art gallery and live-work space for an Artist in Residence (AIR) program. The center’s offerings include free exhibitions and events that are designed to promote understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of contemporary art in Columbia, SC. The center also provides artists in residence with resources to develop, create and exhibit visual art in its interaction with performing, literary and media arts. 701 CCA relies heavily on donations from businesses and individuals because its “staff” consists of a single paid director, board members, and volunteers from the community.

Ryman Arts transforms lives by creating access and opportunity for a diverse community of young artists through rigorous education in fundamental art skills and mentoring.Since 1990, Ryman Arts has empowered over 36,000 creative, promising youth across Southern California through its core program, outreach, and community engagement efforts. Now serving 500-600 students annually, this free, 1½-year-long, out-of-school program integrates rigorous fine arts instruction, college and career counseling, mentoring, and supportive services for talented young artists with limited opportunities. Ryman Arts students complete the program ready to meet the challenges of college, work, and life in the 21st century.

Teen Cancer America's (TCA) mission is to improve the experience, outcomes, and survival of teens and young adults (13-39 years of age) with cancer by providing programs and specialized facilities designed especially for them in hospitals throughout the USA. We build teen friendly environments, enhancing the hospital experience, develop standards for age-targeted care, improve collaboration between pediatric and adult specialists, and enable dedicated research to improve outcomes and survival for our young people. Founded in 2012 by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who TCA is a change agent improving the lives of young people with cancer by revolutionizing hospitals and programs. Through Teen Cancer America, we can HEAL, SUPPORT, and TRANSFORM lives. Together, we can EMPOWER THE FUTURE!

Our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations about the experiences and contributions of women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the evidence of that experience. . . . Respecting and honoring all women and their experiences . . . Respecting all individuals’ beliefs, cultures and ideas . . . Inviting and encouraging participation and open dialogue from women, men and children . . . Integrity of our collection and in our presentation of women’s history . . . Diversity, cultural competence, cultural democracy and inclusion in our organizational structure . . . An organizational environment that builds and fosters open, honest, considerate communication and a spirit of cooperative problem solving, consensus and community . . . Planning, responsible decision-making, well-designed systems accountability, and fiscal responsibility . . . Enthusiasm, positive attitude, creativity, recognition, humor, commitment, support, passion, acceptance . . . Human life and human rights.

Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting surfing's heritage for the appreciation and education of current and future generations, and to achieving our goal of surfing being more accurately understood, represented, and enjoyed. PRESERVATION: Focusing on the complete spectrum of surfing's history and development, including but not limited to significant surfboards, photography and the full range of other forms of information and objects of cultural value. PRESENTATION: Establishing a world-class museum/resource facility, including an outreach program that creates exhibits and develops venues for effective traveling and/or offsite display: that this facility might serve as a symbolic center for the wave riding culture in the United States, dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of surfing as a sport, lifestyle, and culture. PROMOTION: Building a community which actively supports the Surfing Heritage with fund-raising, promotion, and advocacy.

ISC serves our community through creating inspiring, accessible theater and bringing it to as wide an audience as possible. Our actions and our art are informed by the following beliefs: • Classic plays are our cultural legacy and, like all great art, they are a vital part of forming bonds both within our community as well as to the past. • Diversity within the production, as well as in the audience, creates stronger, more entertaining theatrical experiences. • The audience’s understanding and enjoyment of the theater experience is of paramount importance. • Great writing and skillful performances take precedence over the technical elements of contemporary theatre. • Dynamic speaking and innovative staging are the primary means of engaging the audience’s imagination. • Productions of classical plays should be readily available to all. • There is no greater cause than to expand current audiences and create future ones.

We inspire people to engage in and celebrate the Shaker Heights story and its impact on the region...past, present, and future. We welcome visitors from around the world who seek to learn about the Shakers of North Union, the garden city suburb developed by the Van Sweringens and the early peaceful racial integration of the city from 1957. We produce permanent and temporary historical exhibits in our 1910 residence, one of the first houses built as part of the new Shaker Village. Our Lissauer Art Gallery features art produced by Northeast Ohio artists. Our Elizabeth Nord Research Library is open by appointment. We are also part of the Ohio History Connection as well as being one of the few Shaker communities open to the public on the National Parks Service's Shaker Trail.

While Madison’s racial disparities are well documented, many people don’t realize this tale of two cities isn’t just keeping Black people from moving here. It’s also causing Madison-born children to leave for cities where they see opportunities to build wealth, to access Black culture and to feel appreciated within their communities. There’s an immeasurable cost to this exodus of promising young Black people.Imagine the impact on our community if we could keep Black talent in Madison and nurture and develop these future Black leaders. Imagine the Black voices we could amplify and the Black experiences we could share if we had the right space. Imagine how all of us would benefit if we worked together to change the trajectory of Madison’s Black community.