Kay Meek Centre

Culture and Community

Presentation to Mayor and Council

September 13, 2010

Kay Meek Centre: Culture and Community

“A community engaged, inspired, enriched by the performing arts.”

Measuring Community:

Growth and Reach

Our community is defined as West Vancouver

and, by extension, the North Shore.

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Canada, outside of BC

Port Moody

Delta

New Westminster

Lions Bay

Richmond

Coquitlam

Bowen Island

Surrey

Burnaby

British Columbia

Vancouver

North Vancouver

West Vancouver

Data collected by the KMC Box Office.

Sample: 11,766 addresses with postal codes.

“I suspect that few people imagined at the beginning

that our community could support the things you're

doing. Keep up the good work!” Patron, summer survey 2009

Kay Meek Centre is strongly identified with the North Shore.

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72%

BC, Canada and Out

of Country Postal

Addresses

North Shore Postal

Addresses

Data collected by the KMC Box Office.

Sample: 11,766 addresses with postal codes.

Kay Meek Centre’s North Shore Community.

Kay Meek Centre: adding value to the education system.

Kay Meek Centre supports West Vancouver

as a cultural destination.

Kay Meek Centre’s reach is growing: box office records prior to September 2006.

Kay Meek Centre supports West Vancouver

as a cultural destination.

Kay Meek Centre’s reach is growing: box office records 2006-2007

Kay Meek Centre supports West Vancouver

as a cultural destination.

Kay Meek Centre’s reach is growing: box office records 2007-2008

Kay Meek Centre supports West Vancouver

as a cultural destination.

Kay Meek Centre’s reach is growing: box office records 2008-2009.

Artistic Partners: raising the bar, gaining visibility

Our Partners for 2010-2011

Vancouver Recital Society

Early Music Vancouver

Capilano Performing Arts Theatre

Arts Club Theatre Company

West Vancouver Memorial Library (OffStage)

Seniors Activity Centre (OffStage)

Other Partners

Playhouse Theatre Company

Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Vancouver Opera

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Direct Communication with our Community

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Community Engagement through Volunteerism

In the past year, our volunteer staff

contributed 4508 hours to complete

1,239 shifts.

91 Volunteers welcomed over

58,000 people to Kay Meek

Centre.

Vancouver Board of Trade

A Community that Supports and Values

Fund Raising Activities, Donations, Corporate Sponsorships

Annual Fall Donor Campaign

Annual Spring Donor Campaign

Average donation to Kay Meek Centre (Annual Campaign 2009)

National average donation in 2007

The Corporate Community Supports

A&B Partytime Rentals Ltd.

Absolute Spa Group

A. D. Laird Consulting Ltd

AM Financial Services Ltd

Amanda Clare’s Equerry

Amerigo Resources

Amica at West Vancouver

Angelo Celtic Exploration Ltd.

Apex Building Sciences

Authentic Wines and Spirits

Baker and Company

Beach House Restaurant

Bears Toy Store

Binkley Sculpture Studios

Blasted Church Wineyards

Blush Occasions

BMO Financial Group

Brinkhaus

British Pacific Properties

Café Crema

Carmelo’s

Carol’s Costume Corner

Chapman Land Surveying Ltd

Cheri Milaney

CKNW AM980

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

Crave Beachside

Diane and David Cohen

Dr. D.B. Rovinelli Optometric Corp.

Dr. Carol L. Tsuyuki Inc

Dundarave Fish Market

Dundarave Stationery

Dynamic Funds

East Van Graphics

Everything Wine

Drs. Farnan & O’Driscoll Inc

The Corporate Community Supports

Fidelity Investments

Fraiche

Frog Friendly Wild Coffee

Georgia Straight

Gone Crackers

Granville Oyster Company

Griffin Transportation Services Ltd.

Grouse Mountain Resort

Heffel Galleries

HomeCare West

Ian Morgan Medical Services Inc

Image Pacific Communications Inc

Kapoor Holdings Ltd

Loren, Nancke & Co

Jason Soprovich

La Donna Fina

Loren, Nancke & Company

Louis Gervais Fine Foods and Catering

Lugaro Jewellers

MacDonald Realty

MacKenzie Financial Services Inc

Mailey Rogers Group, ScotiaMcLeod

Mangia e Bevi

The Mark Sager Foundation for the Arts

Maynards Fine Art Auctioneers

The Mensroom

Mercedes-Benz Canada Ltd

Methanex Corporation

Metro Restaurant and Lounge

Millennium Developments

Mountain Technologies Ltd

North Shore News

North Shore Credit Union

Odlum Brown Limited

Opus Hotel Vancouver

Orquidea

The Corporate Community Supports

Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities

Pamela McGregor (Angell Hasman & Associates Realty)

Park Royal

Penny Mitchell Real Estate (Re/Max)

Peter Kiss Gallery

The Powerline Group Inc.

Quady Winery

The Radcliffe Foundation

Red Horses Gallery

Reinhard Derreth Graphics Ltd

Riggit Lighting Services Ltd.

Rocky Mountain Productions

Rocky Mountaineer

Romantique

Rosehill Bed & Bath

Sager LLP

Seamount Technologies

Sierra Helicopters

Silver | Wheaton

Smart, Mercedes Benz Richmond

Spectra Group of Restaurants

Starfire Studio

Summerhill Pyramid Winery

The Sutton Place Hotel

Tartlets

Taste Care and Catering

Teck Resources Ltd

The Urban Tea Merchant

Vanprint

Vimar Equipment

West Van Florist

The Westin Bayshore

Westview Veterinary Services Ltd

Whistler Water

Wild Bloom

Yellow Tail

Bringing Great Entertainment to West Vancouver

Supporting Kay Meek Centre presentations through sponsorship and advertising

Season Sponsor

Mailey Rogers Group: ScotiaMcLeod

Special Support

The Mark Sager Foundation for the Arts

Series Sponsors

Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities

HomeCare West

Amica at West Vancouver

Park Royal

Performance Sponsors

Dr. Arjang Nowtash

John Jennings, Prudential Sussex Realty

British Pacific Properties Ltd.

Dr. Bryan R. Hicks Inc Orthodontics

Patrick O’Donnell, Prudential Sussex Realty

Official Suppliers

MASI Wines

Whistler Water

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier

Yellow Tail wines

Media Sponsor

North Shore News

Artistic Partners

Vancouver Recital Society

Arts Club Theatre Company

Early Music Vancouver

Capilano Performing Arts Theatre

Seniors Activity Centre

West Vancouver Memorial Library

District of West Vancouver

Department of Canadian Heritage

Programming:

spotlight on community

Building Community…

expanding reach and building relevancy

A new program offering $5 tickets to young people aged 12

to 18 for many of Kay Meek Centre’s presentations.

This special offer of $11 tickets is designed to reach out to

the next age group: young adults aged 19 to 37.

thEATre: Dine out West Vancouver is an excellent of example

of the collaborative partnerships between Kay Meek

Centre and our business community.

Fraiche Beachside Forno

Saltaire Dundarave Fishmarket

Carmelo’s Mangia e Bevi

Amplifier 2010: Programming for Youth, by Youth

38 individuals registered 15 ‘acts’

2524 votes were cast to choose the

‘finalists’ who performed live in the Studio

Theatre.

7 performances were chosen providing

opportunities to 14 individuals to be heard

in front of their peers.

Nine original pieces were performed out

of a total of 25.

Amplifier 2010: Programming for Youth, by Youth

Amplifier was presented in collaboration

with the Ambleside Youth Centre and

Melanie Clark (District of West Vancouver

Youth Program Coordinator).

Amplifier was Kay Meek Centre’s

contribution to Youth Week.

The Amnesty Club (WVSS) raised funds

through concession sales.

Kid’s Help Phone service received $400

through ticket sales.

Amplifier 2010: Programming for Youth, by Youth

“It was our first time on stage…

“The evening meant a lot to us…

“I also saw lots of great talent…

Connecting to Communities

Kay Meek Centre OffStage

A new series of 12 free talks and demonstrations

at the Seniors Activity Centre and the West

Vancouver Memorial Library.

Connecting to Communities

Kay Meek Centre OffStage

A series of 12 free talks and demonstrations

at the Seniors Activity Centre and the West

Vancouver Memorial Library.

Musically Speaking

A series of five performances of music, talk,

tea and treats with a special emphasis on

social experiences for older audiences.

Connecting to Communities

Kay Meek Centre OffStage

A series of 12 free talks and demonstrations

at the Seniors Activity Centre and the West

Vancouver Memorial Library.

Musically Speaking

A series of five performances of music, talk,

tea and treats with a special emphasis on

social experiences for older audiences.

In the Schools

Five activities will bring professional artists

together with students from WV Secondary,

Sentinel, and Collingwood schools.

Connecting to Communities

Culture Day at Kay Meek Centre

Over 150 performers from across the North Shore will

participate in 25 free performances celebrating culture and

community. Saturday, September 25

Pro Arte Professional Programs Molana & Shora

Michelle Creber & Natalie Sharp Landing Dance Centre

Perform Art Studios Svetlana Ponomareva

North Shore Celtic Ensemble Lamon Dance

Anna Wyman School of Dance Theatre West Van

Mortez, Milad, Nima and Maeim Ambleside Orchestra

Absinthe Trio North Shore Sinfonia

Zoltan Virag and Jodi Dawkins Aliqua

Pro Nova String Quartet

Making it Happen: The Impact of an Investment

District of

West

Vancouver

District of

West

Vancouver

Fund Raising

Rental

Host Events

Annual Gross Revenue

Annual Net Revenue

Kay Meek Centre: closer to home!

Quality of Place and Quality of Life

Achieved with the District’s Investment and Centre’s Vision.