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Here’s how down the road. By including us in your estate planning, making an additional gift to support the LexArts endowment, or volunteering. Please call Di Boyer at 859.255.2951 x108.
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Here’s how right now. To donate online, go to LexArts.org/Give To donate by check or credit card, fill out the enclosed donor envelope.
LexArts helps art come to life. 2O2O General Operating Support Partners
2O2O Community Arts Development African American Forum Allegro Dance Project Amanda L. Hudgins Anderson County Humane Society Art Center of the Bluegrass Arts Connect AthensWest Theatre BLEND Bluegrass Ceili Academy Bluegrass Youth Ballet Bluegrass Indo-American Civic Society Casa de la Cultura Hispana de Lexington
Central Music Academy Chamber Music Festival of Lexington CREATE Dance Attack Booster Club Green Room Exchange Harstad Fine Arts Series Institute 193 Josephine Sculpture Park Kentuckians Chorus Kentucky Ballet Theatre Kentucky Women Writers Conference Kyukefest
Lexington Ballet Company Lexington Chamber Chorale Lexington Theatre Company On the Verge Theatre Roots & Heritage Festival RunJumpDev Inc. Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill Tahlsound Music Festival The LLCEC The Parachute Factory VIA Creative Yes Arts Frankfort
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