Building a Better Bay Area: The State of the Arts

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area's world-class museums and performing arts centers have a lot to share--and they need support to keep these vibrant creative communities alive.

Discover what they're doing to keep us all engaged and check out some of the many opportunities to experience, learn about and support them.

Watch ABC7's Building a Better Bay Area: The State of the Arts, all this week on ABC7 News.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

December 6:

San Francisco Opera

To participate in the opera's Company Relief Challenge, donate by December 31, and your gift will be doubled. Go here to donate.

December 7:

Aquarium of the Bay/San Francisco

To donate go here. To become a member go here.

Oakland Museum

To become a member go here or email membership@museumca.org. To donate, go here.

To donate to the annual White Elephant Sale here.

December 8:

Chabot Space and Science Center

To donate go here.To become a member go here.

LINES Ballet

To donate to the LINES Community Relief Fun go here.

Oakland Ballet

• To buy tickets to the company's virtual performance of the "Nutcracker," click here.

December 9:

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

To support the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus with a one-time gift or to join the Conductor's Society membership program go here.

Asian Art Museum

To donate to the Asian Art Museum go here.

December 10:

Exploratorium

To donate go here.To become an annual supporter go here. To become a member of the Exploratorium go here.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts

To donate go here. To become a member go here.

California Academy of Sciences

To donate go here. To become a member go here.

December 11:

de Young/Legion of Honor - 3PM (Guest Interview)

To become a member go here.To donate go here.

To become a member of the Legion of Honor museum go here. To donate go here.

Tech Museum of Innovation

To become a member go here.

Lesher Center for the Arts

To donate to the Center REPertory resident professional theatre company go here.

To donate to the Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts go here.

To donate to the Diablo Regional Arts Association go here.

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