Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. 2015 Annual Report

2015 annual Report

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Where Culture Meets Community

From the Directors There is an incredible world of discovery and possibility awaiting you here...

Board Chair Kathy Bang with Executive Director Christine Sandin (right)

Photo: Patrice Ward

Photo: Patrice Ward

Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

Dear Friends,

Our Mission Our mission is to serve as a multi-purpose gathering place that enriches, educates, and entertains by presenting artistic and educational programs, and by hosting public and private events.

What We Do: Pages 4, 5, 7

Deliver diverse arts programming of the highest quality, including strong collaboration with our resident companies.

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Be a vibrant community center serving the needs of Carmel residents and community organizations.

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Grow arts engagement and education programs for all ages.

How We Do It: Pages 3, 12, 15

Ensure that Sunset Center is able to recruit, develop, and retain top quality talent on its staff, as volunteers, and as Board members.

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Provide and maintain a state-of-the-art facility that is responsive to the needs of our audience and performers.

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Ensure the long-term financial viability of the organization and operate in a fiscally responsible manner.

Hello and thank you for your ongoing generous support of the Sunset Community and Cultural Center!

Stay tuned for further developments as we continue this exciting process throughout 2016.

We are pleased to continue to serve Carmel-by-theSea and our beautiful Peninsula in support of our mission: to serve as a multi-purpose gathering place that enriches, educates, and entertains by presenting artistic and educational programs, and by hosting public and private events.

Once again, an outstanding program representing a diversity of genres was well received in our theater during 2014-15. A few of those performances will be highlighted throughout this report. Further, we are pleased that the Panetta Institute is holding their renowned 2016 Leon Panetta Lecture Series in our facility. We are also proud to announce our selection as one of 10 national partners for the Kennedy Center Partners in Education program over the next two years.

Last year, the Board approved a new strategic plan, identifying 3 major goals: to be the preeminent performing arts venue between Los Angeles and San Francisco, to serve as a vibrant community center for Carmel-by-the-Sea, and to increase engagement with the arts – especially for underserved youth throughout the region. We also identified 3 ways we will achieve these goals: recruit and retain high quality staff, achieve good financial performance, and maintain excellent physical facilities.

There is an incredible world of discovery and possibility awaiting you here at Sunset Center – where culture meets community! We look forward to seeing you at YOUR community and cultural center often this year.

Sincerely,

Speaking of facilities, this year we are working with Kathy Bang, SCC Board Chair the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea on a visionary new Christine Sandin, Executive Director Campus Plan in support of our Strategic Plan. We have engaged Anderson Brulé Architects to assist us with this process, and we spent much of last year actively engaging the community for input.

Sunset Center Board of Trustees

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Kathy Bang, Chair

Nancy Doolittle

Sue McCloud

Stan Meresman, Vice Chair

Mary Gifford

Mary Ruberry

Steve Pearson, Secretary

Bob Kavner

Leslie Snorf

Rich Fineberg, Treasurer

Elece Leverone, Immediate Past Chair

Ken White

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Diverse Arts Programming Culture, meet community.

Diverse Arts Programming

LeAnn Rimes Photo: Charles Williams

What a year! During the 2014-2015 season, more than 22,000 people attended performances in Sunset

Center’s theater. Of these, 12,285 came to 25 of our very own Sunset Presents performances. 8 Sunset Presents performances were sold out: Olivia Newton-John, Chris Isaak, Kathleen Madigan, James Van Praagh, Rosanne Cash, Buddy Guy, ABBA Mania, and Herb Alpert & Lani Hall.

Amy Grant Photo: Pamela Newman

In addition to our Sunset Presents performances, Sunset Center’s stage is graced by some of the finest classical music of the region, and showcases the concerts of other regional promoters.

A Few Standouts: Chamber Music Monterey Bay presented accomplished pianist and “true aristocrat of the keyboard” Jon Nakamatsu, accompanied by the San Francisco Girls Chorus, in January 2015.

Carmel Bach Festival’s 78th season, entitled “Bach, Bohemia, and Beyond,” filled our theater with fabulous soloists, ensembles and more during the last two weeks of July 2015.

How far did you travel to get here?

In order of highest to lowest geographic concentration of Sunset Center ticket buyers, 71% of you live in one of these towns: Carmel, Monterey, Salinas, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley, Seaside, and Marina.

Unique performances presented by other promoters included an evening with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the legendary band Traffic, Dave Mason; Pink Floyd Concert Experience (complete with laser light show!); and performances by the always passionate and evocative Smuin Ballet.

The remaining 29% came from places far and wide: Santa Cruz and Aptos, San Francisco and Sunnyvale, the farther-flung locales of Albany and Anchorage, and even Manchester, England and Montreal, Quebec.

In Your Words: PETER AND ANNE THORP

In Your Words:

“We first attended a Carmel Music Society concert in the 2002-03 season. Peter joined the Board in 2004-05 and I (Anne) joined the year after. One or both of us have been President since the 2006-07 season. It is very satisfying to know that we are bringing great international stars of classical music to the community so that people can enjoy the concerts without having to drive great distances. It is also exciting to see an increasing number of young students taking advantage of free seats. The relationship between the HPPs and Sunset Center is special. We are able to use a state-of-the-art facility that our musicians love. We enjoy working with the Sunset staff, and getting to know the organization.”

“Sunset Center is the shining star of our community!

Keep up the excellent quality and diverse selection of entertainment.”

“Best theater around!”

“Love the Sunset Center—great venue, unique, very welcoming.”

Some of Our Favorite Moments:

Photo: O’Keefe Design & Photography

• Buddy Guy playing his guitar up and down the aisles, in the seats, and in the balcony • The surreal and whimsical world conjured by Mummanschanz • The buzz of the sold-out crowd at the Herb Alpert & Lani Hall Gala performance • Audience members’ collective astonishment with spiritual medium James Van Praagh’s uncanny summonings

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Smuin Ballet

Photo: Patrice Ward

STUDIO 105 In 2014, we introduced a new eclectic performance series to patrons in our black box venue, STUDIO 105. Featuring an intriguing array of performance styles, affordable ticket prices, and a casual atmosphere, the series was a hit. We also staged a number of special pre- and postshow events in the venue, and the space served double-time as the Bravo! Member Lounge before Sunset Presents shows.

Mayhem Poets Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

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Vibrant Community Center

State-of-the-Art Facility Sunset Community and Cultural Center Master Plan

Art by Winston Goodfellow Last season, Sunset Center welcomed a total of 118,420 people through our doors! Many came for meetings and conferences held in one of four auxiliary rooms in our North Wing (formerly Sunset School classrooms).

We support the community by providing complimentary meeting space for a number of local organizations, including the City of Carmel-by-the Sea Police & Fire Departments, the Carmel Public Library Foundation, the Friends of Carmel Forest, the Carmel Garden Club and more. Additionally, the public office candidates’ forum and City and County elections are held on site.

The North Wing also houses our Marjorie Evans Gallery. Former Carmel City Councilman Robert H. Evans (1911-2008) originally matched funds with the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea to enclose the Marjorie Evans Gallery at Sunset Center in honor of his mother, Marjorie, in 1972.

During the 2014-2015 season, we exhibited the works of many local artists—skilled in mediums as varied as metal panel sculpture, digital macro photography, and abstract oil painting—via ten, month-long exhibits, each accompanied by an artist reception.

In Your Words: Laureen Weaver “My husband Carl Conrad and I moved here in June 2014. We took a fourmonth road trip in search of the perfect small town that would suit us. We travelled up CA, OR, WA, BC, Alberta, ID, and back. Carl had sold his business after 25 years and I had been in real estate for 28 years, and we both wanted a change. Carmel had a lot of things we were both looking for: I wanted to pursue my art, and Carl, golf. We wanted to be near the ocean and have a lot of easy access to travel. We love it here! I was involved in golf for many years myself, but I started painting in 2009.

I give to Sunset Center because I was looking for a charity to which I could introduce my art, and they do a really good job with artists in the community. I had my first art show in April 2015. They did a great job of displaying the pieces, and I ended up having a good turnout. It was a great deal of fun, and since I was new to the community it really helped me get started and focused here.”

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Vineyard at Dusk

Sunset Community and Cultural Center completed a significant renovation in 2003. It was at this time that Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. (SCC) was formed to manage the complex. Major improvements to the theater, and later, the North Wing meeting rooms, enhanced the experience of tenants and community user groups, including Sunset Center’s Historic Presenting Partners. These changes also allowed Sunset Presents to flourish, enabling us to continue presenting highquality performing arts to the Monterey Peninsula.

Understanding the need to regularly assess its performance and identify new avenues for growth, SCC’s Board of Trustees, led by Chair Kathy Bang, undertook a strategic planning process in 2014 that included visioning for the Sunset Center campus. In conjunction with our partner, the City of Carmelby-the-Sea, SCC is currently working with Anderson Brulé Architects to identify opportunities to improve the site upon which Sunset Center lives.

Additionally, we undertook several major improvements in our theater during the 2014-2015 season, including the replacement of our lighting system and upgrade to our rigging system. It is our hope that, in time, Sunset Center will be even better equipped to serve our community—Carmel residents, Monterey County citizens, and visitors alike—through a revamped space with expanded services and improved amenities.

Friends and Neighbors

Historic Presenting Partners: Carmel Bach Festival Carmel Music Society Chamber Music Monterey Bay Monterey Symphony

Sunset Center Tenant Organizations: Arts Council for Monterey County Carmel Adult School Pottery Studio Center for Photographic Art Forest Theater Guild Harrison Memorial Library Book Drop Yoga Center of Carmel

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Youth Arts-in-Education

Arts Engagement For All Ages

Educational Series Photo: Patrice Ward

Photo: Patrice Ward

Photo: Patrice Ward

Gospel Brunch Photo: Patrice Ward

Sunset Center’s signature arts-in-education program, Classroom Connections, allows us to reach hundreds of Monterey County students each season. Through the program, we bring nationally-touring performing artists in the top of their field into local schools, where they visit children ranging from kindergarteners to 12th-graders, classroom by classroom. The performing artists take students through the creative process and teach concepts germane to their particular art form. After the artist visits, students arrive for a special, student-only matinee to take in “their” artist on the Sunset Center theater stage.

Last season, Sunset Center continued to explore new ways to engage attendees beyond theater performances.

We began offering our Healing Arts Series, providing patrons with an opportunity to learn creative new ways to take care of mind, body, and spirit. This complimentary workshop series included such topics as promoting wellbeing with aromatherapy and improving health with teas and spices. Continuing with our Sunset Center Educational Series during the 2014-2015 season, guests enjoyed complimentary presentations on retirement, understanding the stock and bond market, social security, and more.

Recognizing the importance of parental support and encouragement for a young student’s burgeoning interest in the performing arts, we recently launched Family Connections. This program allows the families of participating Classroom Connections students to our attend ticketed, evening performances at no cost.

Through our Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) monthly webcast series, we invited guests to watch fabulous, live streaming jazz performances straight from NYC’s Lincoln Center in our intimate STUDIO 105 venue. As one of few official participating venues in JALC’s micro-concert network, we were honored to share high-quality, live jazz with attendees at no cost.

2014-2015 Classroom Connections Participating Groups: • Exciting African circus troupe Cirque Zuma Zuma (550+ students from Prunedale and Salinas) • Whip-smart improv comedy ensemble Upright Citizens Brigade (250+ students from Carmel, Monterey, and Salinas) • Slam poetry and hip hop artists Mayhem Poets (600+ students from Carmel, Monterey, and Seaside) • Acclaimed and historically significant modern dance performers Martha Graham Dance Company (400+ students from Prunedale, Watsonville, and Carmel)

Many patrons also enjoyed the chance to mingle and share excitement before a performance at our pre-show events, such as our Mavis Staples Gospel Brunch. Catered by Jeffrey’s, a grooving gospel band led by Tom Lawson put guests in the mood for Mavis with a rousing set in STUDIO 105.

As we look toward the future, we’re excited to find new ways to delight and engage you, our dedicated patrons and community members. We welcome your suggestions for future community engagement events! Email your thoughts to: info@sunsetcenter.org.

During our 2014-2015 season, on average, 89% of teachers reported an increase in student class participation in the weeks following Classroom Connections. In addition, 80% of students registered an increased interest in learning more about a particular art form and attending additional live performances as a result of Classroom Connections.

In Your Words: “Wonderful broadening of horizons, exposing [students] to word play and language appreciation. Also challenged them to think creatively in how they express their opinions on important issues like identity and race.”

– Nora McKenna, English Teacher at Seaside Middle School; students participated in Mayhem Poets Classroom Connections program 7

Fancy Nancy Tea Party Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

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Community Support

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2014-2015 Donors

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Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

Bravo! Membership Program Sunset Center provides a unique opportunity for arts lovers to engage more deeply with each other and with the Center through the Bravo! Membership Program. Members play a vital role in supporting Sunset Center’s efforts to bring great performances to our stage, and help make our arts education and community engagement programs possible. During the 2014-2015 season, membership grew to 342 and continues to steadily increase.

Thank you, Bravo! Members!

Sunset at the Copa Sunset Center’s Third Annual Gala, Sunset at the Copa, was a glamorous, Brazilian-inspired black tie affair. The Gala broke all previous records, raising over $200,000! Sunset at the Copa would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our Gala Committee, which included Board, community, and staff members.

Thank you, Gala organizers and guests for making this the event of the season!

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Jack & Dawn Galante The Galante Family has a long history in the Monterey area. Jack Galante’s great grandfather, J.F. Devendorf, was the founder of the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. He later built the Pine Inn and the prestigious Highlands Inn. In 1969, Jack’s parents purchased a 700acre cattle ranch in rustic Carmel Valley. While still maintaining a working cattle ranch, in 1983 the Galantes began growing premium grapes on their property. Today Galante is recognized as one of the premier wine producers in Monterey County and all of California.

Dawn joined the business office as the CFO and COO at Galante Vineyards in 2001 and continues to oversee the operations for both Galante Vineyards and her own Dawn’s Dream Winery.

The Galantes support multiple organizations, focusing on local charities. Dawn is a member of the Les Dames d’ Escoffier and Knights of the Vine and is actively involved with Rising International, Voices for Children, and many other nonprofits. Jack is a Supreme Knight in Knights of the Vine, and a member of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and Les Bons Entonneurs Rabelaisiens de Chinon. He has been very involved in the Family Winemakers of California and serves on the Board of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Advisory Committee.

The Galantes explain why they give to Sunset Center: “The organization performs an invaluable service to the community at large bringing exceptional talent to our area and keeping the arts alive and active in Carmel. We love attending events but often find it difficult to find the time to go to San Jose or San Francisco. We find it so simple to attend world class events at the Sunset Center regularly with little interruption to our very busy schedules.”

We are very grateful for the Galantes’ support of Sunset Center!

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Donations of $10,000 or more Bill and Nancy Doolittle Friends of Sunset Foundation Mary and DeWitt Gifford John and Pamela Goode The Lauralie and James Irvine Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County The Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation Linda Lee Lester Elece and Tom Leverone Frank and Judith Marshall Stan and Sharon Meresman Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation Donations between $5,000 and $9,999 Rick and Tonya Antle Kathy and Gary Bang Bank of America Charitable Foundation Jim and Ellen Beck Woody and Judy Beville Neil and Diane Goodhue Sue McCloud Dale Meyer Judie and Bob Profeta Schwartzel + Sullivan Wealth Management Group Danny and Brenda Sullivan Ken Talmage Donations between $2,000 and $4,999 Arts Council of Monterey County Ken and Tina Bender Gerard and Mary Burnett Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Company Larry and CeCe Chazen Carol Crandall Rich and Jackie Fineberg Jack and Dawn Galante Jack and Stephanie Harkness Dan and Donna Kavanaugh Doug Lee Monterey County Weekly Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Gerry and Denise Schwartzel Charles and Leslie Snorf Anne and Peter Thorp Thomas and Jennifer Werbe

Donations between $1,000 and $1,999 Ronald and Jeryl Abelmann in honor of and with thanks to Stan and Sharon Meresman Robert and Susan Bolgard Katharine Comstock David and Cynthia Demers Lyman and Beverly Hamilton Carlin and Pattee Jardine Bill and Jeanne Landreth Joe and Sheila Mark Shirley and Wayne Moon New England Foundation for the Arts Pam Pollace Rotary Club of Carmel-by-the-Sea Bob and Karen Scott Terry and Kay Sullivan The Thomas Werbe Family Charitable Gift Fund Kathy and Dan Yost Donations up to $999 Anonymous Jason Appler Dan Baldwin and Anne Ylvisaker Elliot Bender in honor of Rose Bender, a jazz lover Joan Bernardin Agha and Naheed Bilal Ron and Linda Borgman Gloria Souza and Sandie Borthwick Helen Breck in honor of Sue McCloud Chandler and Kimberly Briggs Donna Buchholz Mike and Nancy Canning Tom and Melody Carrato Cindy Cass Thomas and Maryann Conmy John and Lily Crawley Erik and Kristin Cushman Dar and Ellie Datwyler Mary Delfino Susan Ditzler Sid and Merv Dorr Susan Draper Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Easterling, Jr. G. Robert Evans Richard Falge Melvin and Susan Gorelick Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Greene Phillip and Yvonne Grinstead

Sara Harkins Lawrence Harris, Jr. and Jane B. Harris Charitable Trust Dallas Harrison Adrienne S. Herman John and Jacque Jarve Carolyn and Bob Jenkins Michael Jennings Sally Jewett and Tom Brocato Marston R. Keating in honor of Jim and Gloria Didion Norma Keleher Shelley Kroapf Joan Kuchta Ellen Lau Daniel Lawrence Karen Letendre Timothy Lewis Abe Livchitz Ed Lohmann Skip and Liz Lord Peg and Ed Magner Ryan and Rosanna McCormick Michael L. McMahan Ken and Francine Meadors Pam Meeks Fred and Phyllis Meurer Avril Meyer David and Deborah Miller Michael Minafo Shanon and Regan Mornhinweg Wallace and Jacqueline Moser Scott and Deberra O’Brien Steve and Ann Packer Dr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Pakula Jimmy and Carrie Panetta Svetlana Pavlov Steve and Betsey Pearson John and Pam Pfeiffer Graham and Laurrie Pike Placzek Family Foundation Jim Plourd Rob and Stacey Profeta Janet and Neils Reimers Lee and Shirley Rosen Amy Roth, Ph.D. and Jack Van Valkenburg Susan Roux Chi-Cha Russo Christine Sandin Bill and Gail Scearce in honor of Sue McCloud

David and Karen Sharp in honor of Sue McCloud for her dedication to Sunset Center and her years of service to Carmel-by-the-Sea Ham and Faye Shirvani Paul Tag Terry Teplitzky Verna Test-Parsons in honor of Charlene Parsons Mose Thomas Laureen Weaver and Carl Conrad Weston Photography, Inc. Scholarship Fund Ken and Jean White Charles and Theresa Williams Leslie Willis Chips and Crete Wood Paul and Elizabeth Wrightman Bradley Zeve In-Kind Donations 65 Degree Magazine American International Transportation Services Aubergine Restaurant at L’Auberge Carmel Chef Mark Ayers Chef Soerke Peters, Basil Seasonal Dining Chef Brad Briske, la Balena Jason and Melissa Burnett Carmel International Film Festival Carmel Plant Tenders Carmel Valley Coffee Roasting Company Carmel-by-the-Sea Fire Department Larry and CeCe Chazen Chic Event Rentals City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Conrad | Asturi Studios Inc. Diane Danvers Simmons, Own it Feel it Live it David Fink Chef Todd Fisher Joe Fletcher, Crescent Bay Entertainment The Forge in the Forest Jack Galante, Galante Vineyards Mary and DeWitt Gifford Chef Kurt Grasing and Christine Chin Grasing’s Coastal Cuisine Anita and Dave Gryska Jack and Stephanie Harkness

Hofsas House Homes and Land Monterey County Il Fornaio Russell Joyce, Joyce Vineyards L’Auberge Carmel Elece and Tom Leverone Sam and Coralee Linder, Sam Linder Auto Group Marich Pemium Chocolates Liam Mayclem, The Foodie Chap Mirabel Hotel and Restaurant Group Monterey Meringues Mundaka Restaurant Pacific Coast Catering Pacific’s Edge Restaurant at Hyatt Carmel Highlands Secretary Leon E. and Mrs. Sylvia M. Panetta Panetta Institute for Public Policy Bill Parsons, Parsonage Village Vineyard Pebble Beach Company Foundation Judie and Bob Profeta Fermin Sanchez, Valley Hills Deli and BBQ Denise and Gerry Schwartzel Seventh and Dolores Charles and Leslie Snorf Square, Inc. The Marketing Department, Inc. Weber Goldsmith Gallery Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented here.

Should there be an error, please accept our apologies and notify us so we can make the correction.

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Community Support

Community Support

Volunteers are critical to Sunset Center’s operations. They usher, take tickets, and are a friendly and helpful presence in our theater most weekends of the year. Beyond offering assistance for performances, Sunset Center Volunteers help with important administrative work in our office, greet guests in the Marjorie Evans Gallery, provide help with free community events, and more. Thank you, Volunteers!

Barbara Andruzak Brooke Bailey Carolyn Balfe Bernice Bender Jane Britton Debbie Busch Gene Chu Pat Clark Bob Condry Mary Condry Marty Craig Stephanie Cullen Patricia Dally Carol Daly Michael Dickinson Gary Dillon Audrey Doocy Larry Doocy Roberta Dooley Amy Eitoku Susan Elliger Susan Estes Barbara J. Evans Jane Felton Jeannie Ferrara Kit Franke Gael Gallagher Jayne Gasperson Dick Grimmer

Sandy Grimmer Earl Grizzell Janet Grizzell Chris Heimer Holly Heimer Kitako Henderson Susan Hovermale Susan Hutchins Heidi Irvin Sara Ivie Barbara Johnson Eldred Johnston Marie Killian Elfi Kluck Antonia Krol Joan Lam Jesalee LaPatra Rick Lawlor Pamela Lawrence Stephanie Lawrence Lynn Learch Terry Lee Natalie Lovick Nayana Lowery Elizabeth May Margie McLaughlin Noel Mills James Moberg Ron Nelson

Judy Piper Agnes Pontius Linda Radon William Ramsey Margaret Rand Nita Robbins Rosemary Robert Constance Rose Richard Rosenbaum Amela Sadagic Ellie Satow Elizabeth Sebring Bonnie Sleeper Imogene Speiser Keiko Suga Jo Surbeck Illia Thompson Shirley Thompson Georganne Thurston Joan Van Loben Sels Shirley Walsh Robert Webb Barbara Wells Lloyd Wells Gerry West LaVerne Whitmill Theresa Williams Deb Wilson-Vandenberg

We would be remiss if we did not express sincere gratitude to the residents and leadership of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, our most important and trusted partners since the formation of Sunset Cultural Center, Inc. in 2003. A Cityowned building, Sunset Center relies heavily upon the support of both City staff and the taxpaying citizens of Carmel. We strive to utilize the resources given to us ever more responsibly and efficiently, as stewards of this magnificent and historic local resource. Guided by our Mission, Operating Principals, new Strategic Plan, and the knowledge that we owe a great debt to the residents and officials of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Sunset Center is poised to expand our operations in order to provide enhanced offerings to all our visitors.

Economic Impact of Sunset Center

Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing the arts through advocacy and research, offers a tool to enable communities to determine the economic impact of their local nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Using figures computed from the Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Calculator, Sunset Center is shown to have had a significant impact on the local economy during FY 2014-15. The Center supported 138

full-time equivalent jobs in the immediate area and generated over $4.1 million in audience spending!

2014-2015 Sunset Center Sponsors and Partners Our Sunset Center sponsors and partners are due a hearty thank you. Whether a local innkeeper providing comfortable lodging for one of our artists, a winery making fabulous refreshments possible in our Bravo! Member Lounge, or a foundation providing critical funding for Classroom Connections, we appreciate your continued support.

Photo: Michelle Magdalena Photography

10 Ways to Support the Arts in Your Community

1. Become a Bravo! Member – As a Bravo! Member you receive a wide variety of exclusive benefits,including ticket pre-sale privileges, access to the private Bravo! Member Lounge, fee waivers, and more.

2. Name a Seat – Take your seat in the spotlight by having your name, or the name of a loved one, inscribed on a plaque on a seat in our theater. Celebrate this Centennial year by leaving a legacy where the magic happens!

3. Sponsor a Performance – Demonstrate your commitment to the arts while reaching a highly desirable audience with your name or brand.

4. Join Our Spotlight Plan – Make a monthly contribution efficiently and easily through our automatic payment plan and help provide Sunset Center with a reliable stream of income for our programs.

5. Donate Your Vehicle – Have a used car, truck, boat, RV, or motorcycle that you no longer use? Consider donating it to benefit Sunset Center’s programs. Visit our website to learn more.

6. Honor a Loved One – Make an honor or memorial gift to Sunset Center in the name of a cherished family member as a celebration of their life or a wonderful birthday or anniversary gift.

7. Exhibit Your Art – Inquire with development@sunsetcenter.org to find out about art exhibition opportunities in our Marjorie Evans Gallery.

8. Plan Your Gift – Include Sunset Center in your estate planning and leave a bequest to our organization.

9. Volunteer – Learn how to become a Volunteer at an upcoming Volunteer Orientation.

Contact volunteer@sunsetcenter.org for more information.

10. Follow Us on Social Media – Connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for articles, trivia, photos of our events, and more. Join in on the fun! Check in, tag us, and like us.

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Hotel Partners Adobe Inn Carmel Boutique Inns Carmel Country Inn Carmel Lodge Coachman’s Inn Cypress Inn Forest Lodge Happy Landing Inn Hofsas House Horizon Inn Lamp Lighter Inn L’Auberge Carmel Pine Inn Tally Ho Inn Tradewinds Carmel The Vagabond’s House Inn

Restaurant Partners Aubergine Restaurant at L’Auberge Basil Seasonal Dining Brophy’s Tavern Classic Catering The Forge in the Forest Restaurant Grasing’s Coastal Cuisine Il Fornaio Restaurant & Bakery Mundaka Restaurant Terry’s Lounge at Cypress Inn Foundation Support Arts Council of Monterey County Community Foundation for Monterey County Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation New England Foundation for the Arts The Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation Western States Arts Federation

Bravo! Business Partners Anton & Michel Basil Seasonal Dining Brophy’s Tavern Carmel Plaza Chic Event Rentals Coachman’s Inn The Forge in the Forest Restaurant Grasing’s Coastal Cuisine The Grill on Ocean Avenue Hahn Family Wines Happy Landing Inn Hofsas House Il Fornaio Restaurant & Bakery Le St. Tropez Pine Inn Tally Ho Inn 12

Financial Viability

Top Talent

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Staff

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Christine Sandin – Executive Director

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Agha Bilal – Finance Director Fabia Massaro – Box Office Manager Christie Balestrieri – Ticket Sales Associate

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Rya Iverson – Ticket Sales Associate Barbara Davison– Development Manager Alexandra Richardson – Outreach & Marketing Manager Gina Delli-Gatti – Marketing & Administrative Coordinator Mary Carrieri – Event Manager

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Sasha Swift –Event Coordinator Charles Williams – House Manager Rollie Weaver – Operations Director Michael Jayko – Production Manager Ed Cahoon – Operations Assistant Jose Colocho – Facility Maintenance Mauricio Castro – Facility Staff Maria Saenz – Facility Staff Photo: Patrice Ward

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