Elevate KPC 2025
Celebration + Fundraiser + Dance Party
Dance. Give. Celebrate!
Everyone’s a VIP for this intimate, all-inclusive event—heavy appetizers, drinks, entertainment, and community!
Elevate KPC 2025 is Kirkland Performance Center’s premier fundraising event and will be an unforgettable night of community. This unique event is held on the KPC stage and features high-energy band Nite Wave. The program offers an in-depth look at KPC’s vision for 2026 and beyond as well as celebrating the success and progress we’ve made with the $5.2 million Elevate KPC campaign.
Join us for a dance party to break in our new Harlequin Liberty Switch stage!
Meet Our Emcee: Angela Russell, Emmy Award winning television journalist!
Whether it’s interviewing a sitting president, co-hosting a daily television talk show, or developing innovative content, Angela has a remarkable ability to connect with people through the screen, face-to-face, on stage, or via the written word. She’s proven that ability through her twenty years as a television journalist, earning a prestigious Emmy Award for her work as a news anchor and reporter. Angela most recently co-hosted the iconic primetime television show “Evening” on KING-TV (NBC) and prior to that, “Take 5”, also on KING. She was involved in developing all aspects of this collaboration and was honored for her work with a prestigious Gracie Award in 2019, given by the Alliance for Women in Media for excellence in programming. She is currently a contributor on KIRO News Radio 97.3, a freelance content creator and a public speaker who believes strongly in the power of storytelling to educate and inspire.