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Membership Has Its Perks

Take the spotlight as a member of an arts center that is leading the way in quality, professionalism and innovation. Your Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) membership will keep you connected to some of the most exciting and anticipated theatrical, musical, dance, visual arts and performance events in the Bay Area. Exclusive benefits include incredible restaurant discounts, behind-the-scenes experiences, invitations to exclusive events and much more. All of our benefits are designed to enhance your Lesher Center experience, allowing you to appreciate the magic of live theatre and the visual arts in a whole new way.

About Your Donation

Funds are raised and managed by the LCA’s non-profit partner and primary fundraising organization of the LCA, the Diablo Regional Arts Association. DRAA’s role in the community is all about building partnerships with the focused goal of enhancing artistic quality at the LCA and providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy the arts. Through partnerships with the LCA and its producers, individual donors, corporate and foundation sponsors and the City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital role in advancing the arts for the betterment of the community.

Donation Benefits

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Donation Benefits

Artist: $50

Annual Pass to the Bedford Gallery
Subscription to the DRAA newsletter
Invitation to special events

All levels prior level benefits, plus:

Friend: $125

$10 in Benefit Bucks*
10% discount card for local leading restaurants**
Recognition in LCA Magazine, Diablo Arts

Performer: $250

$30 in Benefit Bucks*
Two 10% discount cards for local leading restaurants**
4 drink tickets for LCA beverage stations

Patron: $500

$60 in Benefit Bucks*
8 drink tickets for LCA beverage stations
$100 off your next Bedford Gallery rental

Benefactor: $1,000

$100 in Benefit Bucks*
Invitation to exclusive annual VIP donor appreciation party

Designer’s Circle: $2,500

$250 in Benefit Bucks*
Exclusive specialty designed gift
VIP personal concierge service to assist with purchases

CONTACT THE DRAA TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ADDITIONAL BENEFITS PROVIDED AT HIGHER LEVELS

All donations to the Diablo Regional Arts Association are tax deductible less the fair market value. The following amounts should be deducted from your gift to determine its tax-deductibility: Artist: 0, Friend: $10, Performer: $60, Patron: $120, Benefactor: $160, Producer: $370.

*Benefit Bucks are redeemable in person at the LCA Ticket Office or the Ticket Outlet at Barnes and Noble on South Main Street in Walnut Creek. Must be used in full and only good for the following production companies: California Symphony, Center REP, Chamber Music SF, Company C, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Diablo Theatre Company, Festival Opera and Smuin Ballet. Amount represents total Benefit Bucks provided at gift-level. Non-redeemable for cash. Expires one year from the date issued. Unused Benefit Bucks and purchases paid in excess will be donated back to the Arts Access Program.

**Friend of the Arts discount cards are valid for 10% off local restaurants including: Prima Ristorante, Lark Creek, Modern China Café, Skipolini’s Pizza and Walnut Creek Yacht Club. Some restrictions apply. Call 925-295-1470 for an up-to-date list of participating restaurants.

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Questions about Your Donation?

If you have any questions about becoming a member of the Lesher Center for the Arts please contact the Diablo Regional Arts Association at 925-295-1470 or send an e-mail to info@draa.org.

It’s All Under One Roof

The Lesher Center for the Arts offers world-class theatre, symphony, dance, opera and visual arts, all under one roof. Members have the unique opportunity to make a difference in the arts, supporting a wide variety of artistic endeavors, including:

Center REPertory Company. Center REP is the resident professional theatre company of the LCA. REP celebrates the power of the human imagination by producing emotionally engaging, intellectually involving, and visually astonishing live theatre.

Bedford Gallery: The Bedford Gallery exhibits the work of historic, modern, and contemporary artists and provides the public with opportunities to learn about visual arts through programs that are varied, accessible, challenging, and educational.

Artistic Excellence Grants: Grants are awarded to LCA professional production companies with the goal of increasing the quality of the artistic offerings and expanding upon the audience experience.

Arts Access is an innovative and collaborative outreach program that broadens arts participation by providing arts experiences to individuals whose access to the arts is challenged by physical, economic, geographic, or other barriers. Arts Access has a special focus on youth and provides qualifying schools, organizations and families with free and discounted tickets and transportation to high-quality professional performances and exhibitions presented at the LCA.

Arts Access has reached more than 6,000 individuals in the past two years and will be enhanced in the coming year with additional school-time performances dedicated to outreach.

Your support helps fund this important program, opening up a new world to these deserving students.

Other Ways to Give

Matching Gifts - Your company may offer a matching gift program, allowing you to double or triple your support. Please contact your HR department to inquire about this possibility.

Memorial Gifts – Recognize or honor a loved one by donating to the arts in his or her name. This recognition will be included in the LCA Magazine.

Endowment - A gift to DRAA’s Endowment Fund is a significant and exciting way to sustain the future of the arts. By contributing an outright gift or a deferred gift to one or more of our key endowment funds, you can play a pivotal role in the future of the arts in our area and receive tax benefits as well.