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Community Concerts Moves to Insure Longevity
A group of leading Lewis County citizens has made a unique philanthropic move to enhance the long-range financial viability of the Lewis County Community Concerts by forming the "Founders Circle". These individuals have agreed to make an initial donation for the season of $2000 and follow-up with a $1000 annual commitment. This most generous act again shows the strong community support for cultural enhancement within our community. Wow, what great people!
The Founders Circle will be an ongoing organization and additional community leaders will be invited to participate. The leadership and commitment of these individuals will serve as an example and encouragement for additional community leaders to jump in.
The Lewis County Community Concerts has produced a blockbuster 2004 2005 season and, with the generous support of this Founders Circle group, the future looks even bigger and brighter!
The Board of Directors and all Lewis County Community Concerts workers wish to extend a resounding THANK YOU to these Founders Circle members for their strong commitment and thank them by providing them with two season tickets. The Lewis County Community Concerts will also host an annual banquet to thank these individuals.
The Founders Circle members are:
Hank & Jenny Kirk*
Ralph & Bonnie Olson*
Jim & Suzie Vander Stoep*
Virgil & Carol Fox*
Bob & Louise Lund*
Frank & Barbara Mason*
Larry & Rebecca McGee*
Warren & Ruth Ann Hall*
Art & Glenna Symons*
Clarence & Pearl Robbins*
Gary & Melissa Fox*
Greg & Denise Lund*
Robert & Vondean Thompson*
John Panesko*
John Alexander
Bud & Jean Morgan
Richard & Linda Tausch
Joe & Patty Dolezal
Jack & Peg Cunningham
Gail & Carolyn Shaw
Judy & Frank DeVaul
David & Viki Draper
*Charter members
Perhaps you would like to be included?
For more information or to join the Founders Circle, please phone Lewis County Community Concerts at 360.978.4550, visit our web site at www.lcconcerts.org, or email Virgil Fox at virgfox@tds.net
MANY WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT LEWIS COUNTY COMMUNITY CONCERTS!
Prime sponsor for a single concert. $1500
Includes sponsor bio page in that concert program, prominent mention in other programs, recognition ad in all 4 annual newsletters, posters and advertising as well as mention on our web site. Detailed information at length on the Power Point program that will be running in the theater before the concert and during intermission.
Co-sponsor of all 5 season concerts. $1250
Prominent recognition in all 5 programs, recognition ad in all 4 annual newsletters as well as posters and advertising and publicity on our website. Recognition in our power point program at each concert.
- Donor Classes: Includes recognition in all five concert programs.
Founders Circle: $2000 first year/$1000 subsequent years includes 2 season tickets
Benefactor: $1000 includes 2 season tickets
Fellow: $ 500 includes 2 season tickets
Supporter: $ 250 includes 1 season ticket
Patron: $ 150 with our thanks and fully deductible
Friend of the Concert: $ 50 with our thanks and fully deductible
- Season Tickets: Reserved seats at all 5 concerts for only:
Adult $ 95
Senior $ 85
Student $ 75
Box seats (if available) $125
PRINTABLE ORDER FORM AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE.
Advertisers: All advertisements will appear in all 5 concert programs, the 5 annual newsletters and our Power Point program, which will be running in the theater before each concert and during intermission, as well as advertising on our web site and the local theater slide program. Advertisers will receive recognition whenever possible in any and all LCCC publicity whenever possible.
1/2 page $ 750
1/3 page $ 600
1/4 page $ 400
1/8 page $ 300
Lewis County Community Concerts has developed a strong youth program and senior outreach program. Your contribution may be specifically earmarked for:
Scholarship Fund
Student Ticket Program
Senior Ticket Program
Endowment Fund
If you have not indicated a specific fund, your contribution will be used for the general support and operation of the LCCC. LCCC is an IRS authorized 501 (c) (3) organization. Documentation is available on request.
Volunteers: As with any significant cultural endeavor, Lewis County Community Concerts requires the time, effort and expertise of many dedicated volunteers. We ask for and welcome all volunteer time to help us keep this great cultural organization alive and well in Lewis County.
Talent Search
Do you have a line on new talent?
We are constantly searching for new talent. Lewis County Community Concerts has been operating for 68 years and is highly respected in our community. Our entire format has recently been re-worked and many new features added. Specifically, a strong Youth Program, including free seating as school incentives, numerous scholarships and interactive programs at the schools with some of our artists. We have added a pre-event (more later), dinners and/or receptions with the artists, an advisory board, and are funding an endowment program, to name just a few of our new additions.
We are booking five concerts per year, plus special events. Each concert features a warm-up artist, preferably from this community and including young performers.
All of our concerts are held in the new Corbet Theater, located on the Centralia Community College campus. Corbet Theater seats 506 and is a state of the art theater.
Our audience is very diverse and our programs need to also be diverse. We include vocalists, orchestral, brass, blues/jazz, choir, pianists, violinists or other specific presentations.
Our audience is not satisfied with merely top-level technical ability; they also want entertainment. Therefore, an artist, particularly a solo artist, will be far better received if they have great stage presence, i.e. the ability to engage and communicate with the audience. Some inclusion of the "familiar" is also highly desirable.
Will artist(s) participate in fundraising dinner/reception immediately following the program?
Will artist(s) participate in Youth Outreach Program? Fee?
Will artist(s) make minor adjustments to the programs to accommodate our particular desires?
All of our concerts include a pre-event or warm-up feature. Our criteria for this segment is much the same as for our headline artists, except that we attempt to feature local talent, and young performers when possible. Our ongoing talent search therefore also addresses this feature.
Our season runs from approximately September to April. We naturally want to avoid conflict with the holidays and maintain an approximately 30 to 45 day spread between concerts. Other than that, we can be pretty flexible. Friday or Saturday nights seem to be preferred, although we will occasionally book weeknights or Sunday afternoon matinees.
Naturally, we are cost conscious, but we place the quality of our concerts as our highest priority. We want every concert to be a "knock their socks off" event. As to fees, we are booking artists at a range from virtually nothing to well over $10,000 per event.
We would welcome the opportunity to review the qualifications of any artist that you represent. Please send CDs, DVDs VHS tapes as well as a complete promotional package and fee information.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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