One Step Beyond music program members perform a song during the OSBI 2024 Showcase Festival at Heroes Regional Park in Glendale. This year's showcase is March 29 also at Heroes Park.
(Courtesy One Step Beyond)
Members of One Step Beyond, Inc., a Valley nonprofit idedicated to providing empowering programs and services for adults with intellectual disabilities, pose for a photo at the 2024 Showcase Festival in Glendale.
(Courtesy One Step Beyond)
One Step Beyond, Inc., a leading nonprofit in the Valley dedicated to providing empowering programs and services for adults (age 18 and up) with intellectual disabilities, for a day of live music, dance, art, and community celebration at its 2025 Showcase Festival.
The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Glendale Heroes Regional Park, located at 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Glendale.
Performances from One Step Beyond’s music and dance programs will be featiured, along artwork, including paintings, pottery, and other creations for sale made by OSBI art program participants.
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One Step Beyond showcases skills in Glendale
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One Step Beyond music program members perform a song during the OSBI 2024 Showcase Festival at Heroes Regional Park in Glendale. This year's showcase is March 29 also at Heroes Park.
(Courtesy One Step Beyond)
Members of One Step Beyond, Inc., a Valley nonprofit idedicated to providing empowering programs and services for adults with intellectual disabilities, pose for a photo at the 2024 Showcase Festival in Glendale.
One Step Beyond, Inc., a leading nonprofit in the Valley dedicated to providing empowering programs and services for adults (age 18 and up) with intellectual disabilities, for a day of live music, dance, art, and community celebration at its 2025 Showcase Festival.
The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Glendale Heroes Regional Park, located at 83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Glendale.
Performances from One Step Beyond’s music and dance programs will be featiured, along artwork, including paintings, pottery, and other creations for sale made by OSBI art program participants.
The One Step Beyond Catering Program will serve food all day. OSBI will partner with organizations that promote inclusive arts and fitness to be part of the performances, including an adaptive cardio fitness class led by Jeffrey Lim of Mixxed Fit.
“The Showcase Festival puts the spotlight on talented individuals of all abilities as they perform original music, debut new dance routines, sell their latest handmade art pieces, and more,” stated Madison Blanton, CEO of One Step Beyond, in a press release. “We invite the community to experience the creativity of One Step Beyond participants and support inclusive opportunities in the Valley.”
The festival will also feature games, activities, food trucks, partner booths, raffles, and fun for the whole family. A $5 entry fee covers games and activities for attendees.
To RSVP for the 2025 Showcase Festival, visit this page.
Sponsors include Arizona Commission on the Arts and the city of Surprise. To be a part of the 2025 Showcase Festival as a sponsor or volunteer, contact Madison Blanton at madisonblanton@osbi.org.
Those unable to attend but interested in supporting the OSBI mission can make a monetary donation by visiting the One Step Beyond website.
Phoenix-based One Step Beyond Inc., is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive programming and services for adults with intellectual disabilities. OSBI operates five locations in the Valley, including Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Southwest Phoenix and Surprise.
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