The United Performing Arts Fund

We are an umbrella nonprofit organization that raises funds to support 15 of Southeastern Wisconsin’s most prominent performing arts groups including First Stage, Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Skylight Music Theatre.

Raising more than ever before!

UPAF has been setting the stage for 50 years by providing critical investment in our region’s vibrant performing arts scene and making Greater Milwaukee a wonderful place to live, work, play and create.

Thank you for participating in the 2017 UPAF Ride for the Arts!

Please mark your calendars for next year’s Ride, Sunday, June 3, 2018!

Donors of $100 or more receive the UPAF SM<em>ART</em> CARD!

Donors of $100 or more receive the UPAF SMART CARD!

The UPAF SMART CARD, sponsored by Associated Bank, offers “buy one, get one FREE” tickets to one performance for each of the 15 UPAF Members Groups, as well as drink and discount offers from various restaurants.

The performing arts educate our children.

UPAF Member Groups impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of children each year by delivering quality arts education directly in the classroom, through after-school programs and on an individual basis with scholarships.

Host a Workplace Giving Campaign!

A Workplace Giving Campaign is a company-sponsored fundraising drive where employees can contribute to UPAF, have a fun, rewarding way to increase employee engagement & support the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin.

UPAF 50th Anniversary Campaign

Help us celebrate 50 years of making our community a better place. Whether you are part of a Workplace Giving Campaign, raise pledges for the UPAF Ride for the Arts or make an individual gift, please give to UPAF today!

UPAF Ride for the Arts

The 37th Annual UPAF Ride for the Arts, sponsored by Miller Lite, will be Sunday, June 3, 2018. Ride registration is now open! Click here to register. Mark your calendars to sign up to ride or volunteer!

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Performance Calendar

2016-17 Season

Use our online Performance Calendar to find available dance, music and theater from UPAF Cornerstone Member Groups, Member Groups and Affiliates to create your special entertainment outing! You can sort by event or performance group type, as well as month, week and day.

Meet Our Member Groups View Calendar

Testimonials

The performing arts have a real and meaningful effect on the lives of thousands of people in Southeastern Wisconsin every year. Whether it’s a child finding her voice, an elderly man reconnecting with music or a mother watching her son come out of his shell, these stories show us just how important the arts are to our well-being.

First Stage helped my daughter overcome shyness, build confidence and helped her believe she really could do anything she wanted to do – without fear. And for my son, who ...

— Judi W., First Stage Academy parent
First Stage

Collaborating with Present Music has been a success on many fronts. As an inner-city, environmental educational center it was great for us to expand our boundaries and host a program ...

— Mike Zang, Community Program Educator, Urban Ecology Center, Washington Park Branch on Present Music
Present Music

The young performers I have worked with at First Stage, who seem to have all gone through some Academy experience, are amongst the most disciplined and conscientious actors I have ...

— Mark Metcalf, Actor
First Stage

I had the opportunity to join you for the premiere performance of Río de Sangre last evening. Wow! Powerful. Intense. Passionate. Emotionally charged - just a few phrases I would ...

— , Audience email to Florentine Opera Company
Florentine Opera Company

It is a special and unique opportunity for our urban Hispanic Youth to have access to dance and ballet. Every time you come, the playground is full of chassés, prancing ...

— Deidre G.,
Milwaukee Ballet