ABSTRACT: A SYNOPSIS of yesterday’s Sunset Center’s Season Launch & Annual Community Meeting by Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. (SCC) is presented. SUNSET CENTER 2008-2009 SEASON PERFORMANCES information is presented; specifically the eighteen acts (three acts in six categories) and their respective performance dates. Informational COMMENTS are presented.
SYNOPSIS: Yesterday, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. (SCC) hosted Sunset’s Center’s Season Launch & Annual Community Meeting. After hor oeuvres in the lobby, Executive Director Peter Lesnik enthusiastically addressed the attendees about new happenings at Sunset Center. As attendees then entered the Theater, SUNSET CENTER 2008-2009 SEASON PERFORMANCES booklets were given to the attendees. Once seated in the Theater, Executive Director Peter Lesnik gave a visual presentation of Sunset Center’s upcoming Season beginning in September 2008. The new season’s eighteen acts in six categories of three acts per category were presented. The six categories and the acts in each category are, as follows:
BROADWAY
An Intimate Evening with Bebe Neuwirth: Friday, October 3, 2008
Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano: Sunday, November 30, 2008
Footloose: Friday, January 30, 2009
DANCE
Best of MOMIX: Saturday, November 1, 2008
Tango First Century: Saturday, February 28, 2009
Ballet Preljocaj les 4 Saisons: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
INTERNATIONAL
Soweto Gospel Choir: Thursday, October 9, 2008
YouTube
U Theatre’s Sound of the Ocean: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Danu: Thursday, March 12, 2009
LEGENDS
Best of Doo Wop: Friday, January 23, 2009
Nat King Cole Long Live the King: Saturday, March 28, 2009
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular: Friday, April 17, 2009
FAMILY
It’s Magic: Saturday, September 20, 2008
GrooveLily’s Striking 12: Sunday, December 14, 2008
Cirque le Masque: Sunday, April 26, 2009
YouTube
CHILDREN
Jungle Jack Hanna: Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Kid’s Life!: Sunday, March 15, 2009
The Tweaksters! Fabulous Feats of Physical Fun: Sunday, May 17, 2009
NOTE: Click on hyperlinks for information about acts.
COMMENTS:
• Executive Director Peter Lesnik’s theme was “visual and programming” changes; a new look for lobby, updating website, et cetera.
• Executive Director Lesnik spoke of lower ticket prices as a way of attracting a broader audience, beyond the confines of Carmel. The Season Order Form 2008-2009 includes "Two Ways to Save - Series Packages or Creat-Your-Own Series!" with Single Tickets, 3-5 shows @ 10% off per ticket, 6-18 Shows @ 15% off per ticket. Series Packages range from $44.00 to $132.00 for Level I and Level II and Single Tickets range from $15.00 to $55.00.
• Executive Director Peter Lesnik introduced a new program, Arts & Education Program, to begin late autumn 2008.
• After Executive Director Peter Lesnik’s presentation of the new season, the five SCC Board of Trustee members conducted Q & A. Chair Jim Price, Secretary Deanna R. Adolph and Treasurer David S. Parker were present, along with two new Trustees since May 2008 who replaced Michael L. McMahan, Vice Chair, and Steven Hillyard. Their comments included an aim to “build capacity” and make Sunset Center more of a regional center. The Treasurer presented SCC’s finances, including the expectation that Budget 2009 Revenue of $1,123,353 would be lower than Actual/Projected 2008 Revenue of $1,142,711, while Budget 2009 Expenditures of $1,836,353 would be lower than Actual/Projected 2008 Expenditures of $1,883,833. Performance Revenue was Actual/Projected 2008 of $601,387 and $474,500 for Budget 2009. For 2009, SCC expects a net zero with the City’s subsidy of $713,000, down from $750,000 in FY 2007/08. Additionally, revenue from grants is anticipated to increase from $10,000 in 2008 to $151,046 in 2009; an anticipated grant would amount to $275,000 over three years. Note: It was noted that the City is lending SCC the City’s grant writer.
3 comments:
YouTube videos are awesome. Words can't describe the effects and human performance acts of these performances. Incredible, Cirque le Masque, unbelieveable and Pink Floyd out of this world.
Good luck Peter Lesnik. I hope Mr. Lesnik will consider enticing the former historic user groups to come back to Sunset Center. It was encouraging to learn the Nutcraker will be back for Christmas 2008.
So now that Sunset is to receive an unbudgetted $300,000 grant, does that mean that the city subsidy will go down by $300,00? It would be the right thing....
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