La Jolla fundraiser goes ‘Beyond Brilliance’ for student visual and performing arts

VAPA Foundation board Chairman Jon Bailey, Executive Director Katelyn Woodside, UC San Diego Dean of Arts and Humanities Cristina Della Coletta, San Diego Unified School District Director of Visual and Performing Arts Russ Sperling, VAPA Foundation board Vice President and event co-chairwoman Phyllis Epstein and foundation co-founder and event co-chairwoman Doreen Schonbrun gather at the foundation’s “Beyond Brilliance” fundraiser May 10 at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater. (Vincent Andrunas)

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By La Jolla Light

PUBLISHED: May 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM PDT

The VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Foundation presented its “Beyond Brilliance” fundraiser at the Epstein Family Amphitheater on the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla on May 10.

The foundation works to enhance the quality of and access to arts education in the San Diego Unified School District, and the Beyond Brilliance event featured dance, musical and theatrical performances by district students. ♦