Mikkel Svane, the cofounder of Zendesk, and most importantly (for this story anyway), an art lover, created the Svane Family Foundation in 2019 to support the arts in the Bay Area. Most recently, that support is directed toward downtown San Francisco, with Culture Forward. The program will distribute $5 million in grants on a quarterly basis starting this March through the fall of 2027, and applications for projects directed toward the downtown area open this month.
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No library card will be required to listen to the artists that make up the Bay Area's local music scene this fall
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Mikkel Svane, the cofounder of Zendesk, and most importantly (for this story anyway), an art lover, created the Svane Family Foundation in 201…
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Prospective theatergoers also have a chance to obtain tickets to "Wicked" and a special engagement of Disney's "The Lion King"
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No library card will be required to listen to the artists that make up the Bay Area's local music scene this fall
This season of San Francisco's oldest outdoor music festival features free performances by Santigold and The Flaming Lips, as well as other musicians
