VAPA Foundation hosts its third annual Beyond Brilliance Gala

The VAPA Foundation, whose mission is to enhance the quality of access to arts education in the San Diego Unified School District, held its third annual Beyond Brilliance Gala. The event included a welcome reception, bountiful fare, and pop-up performances in the courtyard of The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center followed by musical and theatrical performances by gifted SDUSD student artists in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, and lively jazz, sweets, and treats prepared by SDUSD culinary arts students mentored by Chef Giuseppe Ciuffa. The event, co-chaired by Doreen Schonbrun and Phyllis Epstein, honored Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor of UC San Diego and VAPA’S leading sponsor.