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Kaleidoscope Park to Host Free Plano Symphony Orchestra Concert
Jazz performance sponsored by Capital One featuring live music, lawn games, and local bites
FRISCO, Texas (April 24, 2025) – Kaleidoscope Park invites the community to a free evening of live jazz music performed by the renowned Plano Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The concert will take place at Kaleidoscope Park’s Performance Lawn and is part of a continued partnership with Capital One, a proud sponsor of all Plano Symphony Orchestra performances at the Park and a member of the Park’s Founders Circle.
Visitors can look forward to a captivating performance featuring 25 different instruments played by a select group of experienced musicians. Founded in 1983, the Plano Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has become one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in the region, providing world-class musical experiences under the artistic direction of Maestro Héctor Guzmán.
In addition to the concert, the evening will include lawn games, local food trucks, and drinks from Tapaholics, a mobile beverage service known for its craft cocktails.
Falling on the eve of Mother’s Day, visitors are encouraged to bring the special women in their lives and kick off the celebratory weekend. Lawn chairs and blankets are recommended for a comfortable viewing experience.
“We are incredibly grateful to Capital One for their generous support of the Plano Symphony Orchestra performances at Kaleidoscope Park,” said Shawn Jackson, Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Park. “Their sponsorship allows us to offer high-quality, live musical experiences that are free and accessible to the entire community – creating meaningful moments for visitors of all ages.”
“I deeply believe in the power of community and the vital role the arts play in enriching our lives,” says Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One. “We’re incredibly proud to be part of bringing the North Texas community together through the power of music in this amazing new space. Kaleidoscope Park is a wonderful addition to the city of Frisco, and it reinforces Capital One’s commitment to fostering a strong and vibrant community.”
This performance is part of Kaleidoscope Park’s ongoing programming in 2025. North Texas visitors and residents can look forward to another Plano Symphony Orchestra performance later this year. For more information and a full calendar of events, visit kaleidoscopepark.org/events.
ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK
Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas that celebrated its Grand Opening in October 2024. The Park is home to free, year-round public programming, including markets, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park features monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.
ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.
ABOUT CAPITAL ONE
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company which, along with its subsidiaries, had $362.7 billion in deposits and $490.1 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2024. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches and Cafés located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COF” and is included in the S&P 100 index.
ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.6 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.
CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT’s Center for Business Impact, Educate Texas atm CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $70 million on a single day in 2024 to help over 3,200 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at CFTexas.org.
ABOUT HALL PARK
A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office and retail space throughout 15 buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 15-20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space, including residential, with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com.