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

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ill be h

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e to stars fro

m A

ustria, B

razil, Italy, N

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ealand

, Japan

, Can

ada, C

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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

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a bu

siness

or V

IP Sp

on

sor, p

lease con

tact

Sue M

ang

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men

t directo

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785-8

64

-2788

| sman

go

@ku

.edu

785-8

64-2

787

lied

.ku

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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 donation levels beginning at $50, it’s easy to enjoy exclusive Friends opportunities and invest in the arts in our community.

Please see our website for business and VIP Friends opportunities: lied.ku.edu

Tickets & RewardsFull season & performance package discount 20% 20% 15% 15% 10% 10%

Access to Friends window at the Ticket Office

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—complimentary refreshments during intermission at Lied Center season events

RecognitionRecognition in the Lied Center season performance programs

Special program recognition at a Friends-sponsored event

...and more!Lied Center performance news emails

Reserved parking for Lied Center season events

One free use of the Lied Center’s meeting and reception spaces (some restrictions apply)

Fello

w$2

,500

+

Spon

sor

$250

+

Patr

on$5

00+

Bene

fact

or

$1,0

00+

Advo

cate

$50+

Cont

ribut

or$1

00+

2015–16 Individual Friends OpportunitiesTo become a Friend, contact Sue Mango,development director785-864-2788 | smango@ku.edu