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Changing lives through song

Ragged Wing Ensemble’s mission is to catalyze a deep cultural shift where artistic action is at the center of vital social change. We aim to connect artists and audiences through the ritual of live performance, exploring universal questions that span the ancient and contemporary. We engage in the study and practice of ensemble, collaboratively creating new, interdisciplinary works and activating the next generation of artistically engaged citizens.

Founded in 2006. Agraj Seva Kendra (ASK) promotes youth leadership, fostering civic engagement and building community spirit. Our goal is to provide opportunity to students to apply creativity and critical though beyond the confines of the classroom and excel.

To entertain, enrich and educate through the professional presentation of opera and community engagement programs.

Cultivating community and celebrating Appalachian heritage in a peaceful mountain setting.

For the past 50 years, the Shakespeare Club has become particularly well-known for its Broadway musicals staged annually to benefit various worthy charities in our community. In recent years, these have become semi-professional productions involving an entire year of planning and preparation. Under professional direction and choreography and with professional sets and orchestra, club members, husbands, and friends volunteer thousands of rehearsal, production, and promotion hours to bring the show to the public. Proceeds from these productions have been donated to various charities: The Association of Retarded Citizens, Wellness Community, Villa Esperanza, the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Currently, our proceeds go to fund college scholarships for outstanding high school graduates in Pasadena high schools.

The Carbondale Clay Center exists to promote excellence in the ceramic arts and to build community through clay related activities. Our mission is to serve the community by offering diverse, high quality ceramic arts educational programs and providing support for ceramic artists through teaching, exhibiting, and educational opportunities.

We support artists in regions of conflict or isolation by offering performances, education, scholarships, donations of musical instruments and art supplies, mentorship and sanctuary so that they may inspire others to create and find comfort in beauty.

The Beach Cities Symphony Association believes that music enriches individuals, whether performer or member of the audience, and the community at large. We promote the musical arts by volunteering our time and talents for the enjoyment and enhancement of both performers and audience. The association fulfills this mission by presenting four free concerts per year. The orchestra plays classical pieces ranging from the early to the contemporary, including works by local composers. Prize-winning young soloists are given an opportunity to perform with the orchestra. Most performers and soloists are members of the local community. Concerts are held in the community college. Our goals are not only to entertain, but also to inform and educate the audience by means of newsletters, concert programs, and pre-concert lectures. We shall maintain our presence by continuing to solicit voluntary contributions from members, local businesses, foundations and other sources.

ChannelAire Chrous encourages women to pursue musical excellence through education and performance (competition).

Walnut Grove Cultural Center offers a variety of intellectual and cultural programs that help women strengthen their character, friendships and work and to equip them to be a positive influence wherever they find themselves.

Arts Center East’s mission is to enrich lives and enhance economic development by bringing the arts to the diverse community East of the River through education, events, exhibits and performances.