2014-15 friends of the lied brochure

Friend

s help

ensu

re wo

rld-class

perfo

rmin

g arts are availab

le in th

e KU

an

d Law

rence co

mm

un

ities.

The Lied

Cen

ter is the p

lace to see th

e w

orld

’s top

artists. This seaso

n, o

ur stag

e w

ill be h

om

e to stars fro

m A

ustria, B

razil, Italy, N

ew Z

ealand

, Japan

, Can

ada, C

hin

a an

d fro

m N

ew Yo

rk to Lo

s An

geles.

You

r do

natio

n h

elps keep

ticket prices

afford

able.

By o

ffsetting

ticket costs, Frien

ds h

elp

make th

e perfo

rmin

g arts accessib

le to th

e p

eop

le of K

ansas. D

id yo

u kn

ow

that ticket

sales provid

e less than

40% o

f the fu

nd

ing

n

eeded

to b

ring

wo

rld-class artists to

Law

rence?

Friend

s help

the n

ext gen

eration

of

perfo

rmin

g arts lo

vers experien

ce the

best in

child

ren’s p

rog

ramm

ing

for free.

This year, n

early 6,000 child

ren in

o

ur co

mm

un

ity will exp

erience th

e tran

sform

ative po

wer o

f the arts d

urin

g

scho

ol-o

nly p

erform

ances th

anks, in

part,

to Frien

ds d

on

ation

s.

We sp

oil o

ur Frien

ds!

Join

the n

early 1,000 com

mu

nity m

emb

ers w

ho

do

nate to

the Frien

ds o

f the Lied

and

yo

u w

ill receive:

– Ticket disco

un

ts and

reward

s – Prio

rity seating

– Ticket exch

ang

e privileg

es – Invitatio

ns to

exclusive even

ts – Reco

gn

ition

and

mo

re

Why D

on

ate

to th

e

To learn

abo

ut b

ecom

ing

a bu

siness

or V

IP Sp

on

sor, p

lease con

tact

Sue M

ang

o, d

evelop

men

t directo

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785-8

64

-2788

| sman

go

@ku

.edu

785-8

64-2

787

lied

.ku

.ed

u/d

on

ate

“I’m excited

to b

e involved

in th

e ou

tstand

ing

ed

ucatio

n p

rog

rams p

rovided

for free to

p

rescho

ol th

rou

gh

colleg

e stud

ents. Th

e variety o

f perfo

rman

ces and

activities at the

Lied C

enter m

ake it a great p

lace for all ag

es.”

Marilyn M

cCleary2014–15 Friends of the Lied

Board President

With

do

natio

n levels b

eg

inn

ing

at $50, it’s easy to

enjo

y exclusive

Frien

ds o

pp

ortu

nitie

s and

invest in

the arts in

ou

r com

mu

nity.

Please see o

ur w

ebsite fo

r bu

siness an

d V

IP Frien

ds o

pp

ortu

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.ku.ed

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Tickets & Rew

ardsFull season &

performance package discount

20%20%

15%15%

10%10%

Access to Friends window

at the Ticket Offi

ce

Advance ticket purchase

Single performance ticket discount

20%20%

15%15%

10%

Ticket ExchangeFree ticket exchange or Lied Center season credit voucher (two+ weeks before the performance)

Free ticket exchange or Lied Center season credit voucher (anytime prior to the performance)

Priority SeatingPriority seating

High priority seating

Higher priority seating

Highest priority seating

Exclusive EventsInvitations to exclusive Friends-only events

Invitations to private education activities and receptions

Invitation to Intermezzo—

complim

entary refreshments during

intermission at Lied Center season events

RecognitionRecognition in the Lied Center season perform

ance programs

Special program recognition at a Friends-sponsored event

...and more!

Lied Center performance new

s emails

Reserved parking for Lied Center season events

One free use of the Lied Center’s m

eeting and reception spaces (some restrictions apply)

Fellow$2,500+

Sponsor$250+

Patron$500+

Benefactor $1,000+

Advocate$50+

Contributor$100+

2015

–16 In

divid

ual F

rien

ds O

pp

ortu

nitie

sTo becom

e a Friend, contact Sue M

ango,developm

ent director785-864-2788 | sm

ango@ku.edu