City Garage Theatre

Bonjour,

Our holiday Garage & Bake Sale last weekend was a lot of fun. Thanks to so many of you that came by to share in the holiday spirit and help support the work at City Garage. We also had a great last weekend of “Border Crisis” with wonderful audiences and lots of appreciation for the dedicated cast. Thanks to everyone who came to see it and made it such a satisfying run. Coming soon: Frédérique re-unites with our friend Neil LaBute for his adaptation of “Uncle Vanya” which will start in February. Look for more information in the coming weeks.

Closer and closer to our Year-End Fundraising Goal!

Thanks to the generosity of those named below, we’re now at $16,060 toward our goal of $23,500 to match our grants from the City and County. Less than $7,500 to go! We can’t get the full value of these grants without you! Can you please help us with your contribution, large or small? You can make a gift going here.

Or, if you prefer, you can also send a check to:

City Garage
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Ave. T1
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Merci to these kind patrons who have already contributed. Please join them to help the good work continue at City Garage!
Emyr Gravell
William Gray Jr.
Jay Bevin
Barbara Beyer
Lindsie Carlsen
Ralph Radebaugh
Anonymous
Michele & Curt Wittig
Shelia and Milton Hyman
Geraldine Fuentes
Roger Director
Sarah Sptiz
Berta Finkelstein and Bill Claiborn
Ricky Lee Grove
David Tillman
Michael Intriere
Barbara Beyer
Michael Mahler
Anonymous
Lisa & Bill Gray
Holly Dunnigan
Tom Laskey
Carol Wise
Anonymous

Happy holidays from Frederique, Charles, Archie, and everyone at City Garage

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