GiveBIG is next Tuesday

We know you are probably receiving a myriad of emails from nonprofits this week regarding GiveBIG. While we hate to add one more to your inbox, we want to take the chance to appeal to you directly.

Over the past ten years, this statewide giving campaign has seen drop off in the number of donors and donations. We hope this year we can put that trend behind us. While many of us are struggling, local nonprofits are going through the same difficulties.

GiveBIG offers you a chance to find any cause you are passionate about and donate directly to an organization that supports it. While we at Encore have a circle of performing arts organizations that we work with and that you often see in these weekly newsletters, there are hundreds more that need our assistance.

On the GiveBIG platform you can find arts education for children and adults (Studio East, Pacific NorthWest Art School); dance (Pacific Ballroom Dance, Velocity Dance Center); symphonies (Auburn Symphony Orchestra, Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra); theatres (Dacha Theatre, SecondStory Repertory) and SO many more organizations. Pick one, pick two, pick with your eyes closed or pick by intuition. – Ciara

On the Stage

Carmen

Classical | Seattle Opera
May 2 – 17 | Tickets
Supertitles: Available at every performance

Love hurts. Lust kills. The irresistible Carmen captivates the eyes of every man she meets, including the lovesick soldier Don José.

View the Program

More Events

• Grease | Village Theatre Issaquah | Now – May 3 | View Program
• Xian Conducts Mozart | Seattle Symphony | Now – May 3 | View Print Program
• The Aves | Union Arts Center | Now – May 3 | View Print Program
• Appropriate | Seattle Rep | Now – May 10 | View Program
  • ASL & Audio Described: May 2
• Robin Hood | Seattle Children’s Theatre | Now – May 10 | View Program

Next Line

• One of our neighborhood theatres has been the victim of vandalism and theft. Taproot Theatre is launching a campaign to help raise funds after their HVAC system was destroyed.
• All proceeds of White Rabbit Inc’s The Aliens will support mental health through The Face It Foundation. Performances will run through May 16 at Seattle Open Arts Place.