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CAPITAL REGION CARES
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
S acramento P hilharmonic
A nd O pera
SAFE Credit Union Performing
Arts Center opens in 2020.
PICTURED ABOVE [L-R]: AMANDA MERZ, COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, SAFE CREDIT UNION | GIULIANO KORNBERG, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SACRAMENTO
PHILHARMONIC AND OPERA | DAVE ROUGHTON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAFE CREDIT UNION | ALICE SAURO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SACRAMENTO PHILHARMONIC AND OPERA
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stablished in 1912 and redeveloped in 2015, the Sacramento
Philharmonic & Opera is a collaborative cultural pillar
institution dedicated to serving the greater community
— from youth music education in the classroom to main-
stage performances of orchestral and operatic music at the
highest regional caliber — and contributing to the growth of
Sacramento’s Creative Economy. The organization is committed
to attaining the highest caliber of music in order to offer the
Sacramento region world-class classical music concerts.
SAFE Credit Union proudly supports the Sacramento
Philharmonic & Opera’s mission to bring the highest quality and
most meaningful performances to the region as well as outreach
to students to cultivate a new generation of music aficionados.
SAFE recently announced a 25-year commitment to the success
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of downtown Sacramento with an investment in the SAFE
Credit Union Convention, the greater Sacramento region and
Performing Arts District.
The district will be home to a future-forward convention
center and a theater equipped with high-tech features that will
bring audiences exceptional experiences. This investment is a
show of support for local performing artists, in particular the
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera that will call the SAFE Credit
Union Performing Arts Center home when it opens in fall 2020.
“We are grateful to SAFE Credit Union and the City
of Sacramento for their commitment to making the arts a
centerpiece of this community,” says Alice Sauro, executive
director of the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera. “Because
of their incredible investment, Sacramento will enjoy a newly