The power of partnership and the significance of arts education took center stage at this year’s annual Riverside Theatre Friends Fall Luncheon. More than 420 guests celebrated arts, education and community at the “Where Friends Meet” themed luncheon, which began with a presentation on the Stark Stage.
The event, which benefited Riverside Theatre’s ever-expanding youth programs, showcased its community-based collaborations, including with the Gifford Youth Achievement Center, the Learning Alliance, the Boys and Girls Clubs, and the School District of Indian River County.
Jon Moses, Riverside’s executive producer and CEO, explained during a short film presentation that it is through such partnerships “that every child in our community, regardless of their situation, has access to dream, has access to express, has access to find their voice. And in some particular cases, be or feel seen for the very first time in their life.”…