Spotlight the Arts was formed by a group of Calabasas residents in 2004 to promote the performing arts in our community. As a grass-roots local arts organization that also qualifies as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit California corporation, Spotlight produces live performances and publicizes the activities of artists and other arts organizations in the Calabasas area. We have produced live musical performances at the Leonis Adobe, the Sagebrush Cantina, and the Louis B. Mayer Theatre at the Motion Picture and Television Fund facility. Recently we sponsored and produced the Spotlight Student Film Festival which gave local high-school students an opportunity to showcase and win awards for their film projects. In 2005 and 2006, Spotlight the Arts was the driving force behind plans to build and operate a fully-equipped performing arts theatre as part of the new Calabasas Civic Center. Working with the City of Calabasas, we commissioned a detailed feasibility study for this theatre, including architectural drawings and a site plan for the space that had been allocated for the theatre by the City. Unfortunately, these plans had to be abandoned in 2006 when budget cuts eliminated the underground parking lot originally planned, so that the space allocated for the theatre was needed instead for above-ground parking. Spotlight continues its search for another suitable site for a fully-equipped theatre. We remain convinced that the civic life of all residents of Calabasas and neighboring communities would be greatly enriched by such a theatre. Moving forward, Spotlight the Arts is enthusiastic about the new opportunities for the arts afforded by our beautiful new Civic Center, with its Amphitheatre, Plaza, and Founders' Hall. We will be promoting, and helping to produce, art events at these new venues, as well as at other venues in and near Calabasas. Spotlight the Arts solicits input from the community as to what artistic events and programs they would like to see here. We work with the residents, the artists, and the City Staff of Calabasas to promote and support opportunities for the visual and performing arts. We welcome the participation of all members of the Calabasas community in our efforts.