Scholarships For Boys & Girls Club Members

Teenage girl, who is a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse, is playing her violin over Zoom with her instructor.

Providing Free After-School Voice & Music Lessons

The Cappella Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse and the La Crosse School District, is providing free after-school voice and music lessons for any Boys and Girls Club member.

Meet Our Music & Voice Teacher

Kim Shively, former choir director at Central High School, is our music / voice teacher. She has served as a music educator in:

High school choir
Middle school general music
Show choir
Private voice instruction

Kim also works as a recording artist and audio engineer with Choral Tracks.

Removing Barriers To Lessons

We also want to help gifted and talented children whose families can’t afford private lessons by offering scholarships. In addition, are working with local music education arts organizations to connect these gifted and talented children to organizations and teachers including:

Reed Music Studios
Leithold Music
Onalaska Music Academy
La Crosse Boychoir
La Crosse Girlchoir
La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra
Private voice teachers

Please consider donating to the Boys & Girls Club Scholarship Campaign today!

Make A Donation

Arts education should be available to all children and youth regardless of income or background

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Our Mission, Vision, & Values

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Our Mission

Cappella’s mission is to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that embrace and amplify the diversity of the region. As a nonprofit organization, Cappella is committed to enriching the community’s quality of life by generating opportunities for participation in the arts, partnering with schools, collaborating with other mission-based organizations and driving regional economic prosperity.
Our Vision

Cappella’s vision for the future is to evolve as a world-class center for arts education, culture, and the performing arts. This evolution includes our industrious expansion, which will potentially double our amount of performance, educational and cultural offerings, while reaching a wider sector of the community through new partnerships and programs. Our board, leadership, management and staff are enthusiastic to be a leading voice, advocate, and destination for arts education and the performing arts in La Crosse County, Wisconsin while making a positive impact on the arts regionally, nationally, and globally.
Our Values

A LOVE OF THE ARTS: We affirm the importance and impact of the arts and the courage of artists, through performance, education, outreach, and partnership.

EQUITY: We are committed to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility for all.

THE VALUE OF ARTS EDUCATION: Arts education is critical to academic success, helps build confidence, empathy, and social connectivity, and should be available to all children and youth regardless of income or background.

COMMUNITY: We place the community we serve at the forefront.

ADAPTIVITY: We will be nimble and responsive to new challenges and opportunities.

EXCELLENCE: We strive for exemplary quality in everything we do and endeavor to create a positive, joyful, seamless experience for artists, patrons, and students.

PHILANTHROPY: Our love of the Cappella Performing Arts Center and everything it represents requires our donors, patrons, and Board members to make increased financial contributions of personal significance now more than ever.