Folsom, Calif. – (July 21, 2023) – Members of SAFE Credit Union can
receive a 20 percent discount through Monday, July 31 on select Sacramento Ballet Nutcracker
tickets. The credit union is offering the discount through a partnership with Sacramento Ballet to offer the special rate.
“We are delighted to be able to say, 'thank you’ and offer this new benefit to our members,” says
SAFE Credit Union Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Allison Yee-Garcia. “Sacramento
Ballet’s Nutcracker performance is a cherished Sacramento tradition and SAFE is proud to support the
region’s creative economy with its ongoing commitment to their performance venue at the SAFE Credit Union Convention & Performing Arts
District.”
Sacramento Ballet dancer Isabella Velasquez. Sacramento Ballet photo by Marissa Gearhart.
With the benefit, SAFE Credit Union members can purchase online up to eight adult tickets for any Nutcracker showing and receive a 20 percent discount. Performances, newly sponsored by California Walnuts, run Saturday, Dec. 9 - Saturday, Dec. 23.
SAFE Credit Union Senior Vice President Marketing and Communications Allison Yee-Garcia
“SAFE Credit Union’s SacBallet Nutcracker July promotion is a wonderful way to introduce new
audiences to the excitement of dance in Sacramento,” says Artistic and Executive Director of Sacramento Ballet
Anthony Krutzkamp. “We are thrilled about our partnership with SAFE, a champion of arts organizations in the
region and to share the delights of our beloved winter tradition with SAFE’s members.”
Sacramento Ballet's Artistic/Executive Director Anthony Krutzkamp
In
2019, SAFE Credit Union announced its 25-year, $23 million commitment and investment into the
Sacramento’s SAFE Credit Union Convention & Performing Arts District.
“SAFE engaged in the project to help drive economic benefits to the region through increased visitor attraction
and spending while supporting a healthier business and cultural community,” says SAFE Credit Union President
and CEO Faye Nabhani. “It is rewarding to see how SAFE’s investment in supporting the district has
brought so much economic and creative energy to the downtown area.”
In June, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced plans
for a new downtown convention hotel that would be connected to the SAFE Credit Union Convention and
Performing Arts District.
“We were excited to learn about the likelihood of a nearby new hotel that will connect to the district and
further boost the economy of downtown Sacramento and our region,” Nabhani says.
SAFE President and Chief Executive Officer Faye Nabhani
SAFE is also offering discounted select tickets to members for Sacramento Ballet’s upcoming Beer & Ballet performances,
Friday, Sept. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 8. performances.
For the Nutcracker, Krutzkamp recommends audiences purchase Nutcracker tickets early as it is “one of
Sacramento’s favorite holiday celebrations.” “Last year, Nutcracker performances
played to sold out and capacity houses,” Krutzkamp says.
Sacramento Ballet delivers high-quality, world stage-worthy ballet, dance, education, and community outreach
programs. A modern, forward-leaning organization which respects its past while welcoming the future, Sacramento
Ballet aims to unite, include and inspire diverse audiences. Connecting cultures with the positive power of live
dance performances, SacBallet continues to demonstrate the expansion of its reach to local, national and
international audiences.
For more information email [email protected].
About SAFE
SAFE Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over the years the credit union has
kept the focus on what really matters, putting members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading
financial institution in Northern California with $4.5 billion in assets and about 234,000 members. SAFE crafts
every cutting-edge product and sterling service with members’ needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking
services conveniently available through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person services for
members and small businesses at service centers across the Greater Sacramento region. SAFE is a not-for-profit,
state-chartered credit union with membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento,
Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Yuba, Amador, and Alameda
counties. Insured by NCUA. www.safecu.org
About Sacramento Ballet
A highly regarded cultural asset renowned for artistic quality, Sacramento Ballet attracts approximately 80,000
people to performances annually. Deeply committed to the Capitol region for nearly 70 years, it conducts extensive
outreach, educational and public engagement projects. It is the only local arts organization to maintain a residency
of professional artists attached to a respected conservatory of dance: School of Sacramento Ballet. SacBallet is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, funded by ticket sales to its live performances, individual donations, corporate,
foundation and government support. Together, this empowers it to deliver world class programming for the community.
For more information visit www.sacballet.org.