Join Us at ARTS by George!
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Featuring headliner Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Chair: Annie Bolger
In 2025, more than $290,000 was raised in support for student scholarships!
This annual fall benefit event supports student scholarships for George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.
The evening features showcases by talented Mason Arts students throughout our studio and performance spaces complimented by a buffet dinner and culminates with an exciting headliner performance by Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall.
ARTS by George! has raised more than $4.6 million since it began in 2006. Don't miss your chance to support the 2026 event: Sponsor ARTS by George! today.
Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra headline the 21st annual ARTS by George! in a wickedly entertaining performance you won’t want to miss.
Goldblum—currently The Wizard of Oz in the global box office hit Wicked alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo—has enjoyed a celebrated six-decade career spanning film, television, and stage, with credits including Jurassic Park, Independence Day, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. He founded the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra more than 30 years ago, and together they have performed for audiences worldwide, reimagining jazz classics and American Songbook favorites with signature charm and swing.
Time Out raves, “Goldblum tickles the ivories as well as the audience… We’re smitten.”
ARTS by George!
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Attire: Creative cocktail
Free parking provided in the Mason Pond Parking Deck
5 p.m. Dinner and Mason Arts showcases, deLaski Performing Arts Building
8 p.m. Presentation and Alumni Performance, Concert Hall
8:30 p.m. Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
10 p.m. Onstage Dessert Reception
Chair of the Mason Arts Board, Vicki Salmon, and her husband John, talk about their support for Mason Arts students and their love of ARTS by George!
Email us or call 703-993-3872.
Photos from past ARTS by George! events
Executive Producer
Carolyn Peterson and the Peterson Family Foundation
Producer
Your gift to ARTS by George! is also part of something bigger. Mason Now: Power the Possible is the university's largest, most ambitious campaign to date. Your gift fuels the campaign's priority of making a meaningful difference in our community.
Header image: Jennah Sidiabed, part of the cast of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 from the School of Theater, performs an excerpt from the show during the 20th ARTS by George! event on September 27, 2025 in the deLaski Performing Arts Building on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University. Photo Credit: Evan Cantwell/George Mason University