registration closes 2/22/26
Raising the barre
Summit's benefit show, Raising the Barre, is back for its fifth year! This annual event has been a dream come true, and we are incredibly proud to use dance as a force for good in our community. The performance will feature all of our Performance Group Dances from the 2025-26 season, our MTCA performance, a special stage adaptation of our PSA video shoot, and a heartfelt speech from our beneficiary representative.
Before the show, Summit will host a Donation Drive to further support our cause. Sit back, enjoy the performance, and cheer on our talented dancers as we come together to raise funds for our incredible beneficiary—Friends of Youth!
about the show
WHERE: Kirkland Performance Center - 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033
WHEN: April 26, 2026 (show runs ~135 minutes) | 12pm
Questions?
Check the links below! If you are still having troubles finding what you're looking for, feel free to email or call.
Meet our benefIciarY
Friends of Youth envisions all youth having every opportunity to succeed.
more info
For more information on this amazing organization visit: https://www.friendsofyouth.org/
In 1950, a Washington resident named Iva Matsen saw the challenge faced by her community: not enough foster homes for young people. She and her partner joined with other members of their faith community—University Congregational Church—to take the critical step from concern to thoughtful action. In 1951, Friends of Youth was officially incorporated. To this day, members of the Matsen family continue to be active and involved in the organization. More than 70 years later, the Friends of Youth community continues to work toward a vision where all youth have every opportunity to succeed, and are supported through circumstances of foster care, homelessness, and behavioral health challenges.
Since 1951, we have provided hope, community, and opportunities for growth to young people in King County.
Our vision, mission, and values power our work together. Our vision looks to the future we want to help create. Our mission states
why we exist and what we do. Our values are what we stand for, and aim to see expressed in every thing we say or do.
VISION
Friends of Youth envisions all youth having every opportunity to succeed.
MISSION
We partner with youth and families to provide the relationships, resources, and skills they need to attain personal growth and success.
VALUES
Accountability | Collaboration | Equity | Quality | Relationships | Youth First
TICKETS
SHOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BE SOLD OUT!
PRICE: Adult $30/ticket,17 and under $25/ticket, (plus required tax and ticket vendor processing fee)
AGE REQUIREMENT: Per venue requirements: All children 1 year & up must have their own seat and ticket.
IMPORTANT NOTE: No tickets will be sold at the door.
DONATION DRIVE
We are aiming to collect 150 items for Friends of Youth!
WHEN: April 6 - 25, 2026
WHERE: There will bins right by Summit's front desk!
Past beneficiaries
