Overture Center for the Arts needs your support, and invites you to...Take the Stage!

The success of the 2009/10 Take the Stage campaign -- which reached its goal nearly two months ahead of schedule -- was inspiring!  So much so, that we decided to launch Take the Stage II and double the goal...two hundred gifts of $1,000 or more during the 2010/11 season. 
 
Overture Center's future success depends upon the community embracing Overture as its own.  While the building was an incredible gift from one generous individual, a larger community of donors must claim and support what happens inside.  The Take the Stage II campaign is an offer to the community to invest in Overture and help sustain its programs into the future.
 
“This is such a positive step in the growth of Overture's community of donors,” says Deirdre Garton, chair of the 201 State Foundation, Overture’s fundraising arm. “We hope we will continue to earn this kind of support for years to come.”

What your gift supports

Gifts to the campaign support the Ovation Fund, which provides for Overture’s community and education programs. These programs (such as Kids in the Rotunda, International Festival, etc.) are at the heart of Overture, and the key to opening doors to the creative, cultural, and personal benefits of the arts for everyone in the community to enjoy.
 
Each year, Overture Center presents more free and low-cost performances and events than are included in our entire Overture Presents season. These community and educational programs cost over $1.2 million annually. We think it’s well worth the price to reach more than 140,000 children, older adults, local artists, people with lower incomes, and other area residents each year. If you agree, please pledge your support to the Ovation Fund and Take the Stage II today.  You will be prompted to sign in or create a User ID and password, and then directed to the online donations page of this Web site.

Benefits

• Own the stage!  At the conclusion of the 2010/11 season, all campaign donors will be invited to Take the Stage for a unique onstage celebration in Overture Hall, including dinner, drinks, and a special guest-artist appearance.

• Be recognized publicly!  All campaign donors will be recognized in full-page ads in Madison Magazine and other print media outlets, as well as special listings in Overture Presents playbills for April and May 2011.

• Get closer to the arts!  Enjoy Ovation Fund member benefits at your level of giving, including preferred handling of subscription/individual ticket orders, access to a personalized ticket hotline, private donor events, and complimentary room rentals.

• Take pride!  Continue to enjoy Overture for years to come, and feel pride in knowing that your generosity helps make it all happen.

Are you ready to take the stage?

Make your contribution online to this important campaign today or add to your current 2010 gift. By participating this year, and into the future, you will become part of a community of donors who recognize the value of the arts for everyone in our community.
 
“Overture is a great community resource, and it's time for those who value it to stand and be counted.” —Frank Byrne, President, St. Mary’s...and Take the Stage donor.
 
To learn more about the Take the Stage II campaign, contact Erin Wenzel at 608.258.4442, or at ewenzel@overturecenter.com.