SPONSORSHIP PROSPECTUS 2015

Crested Butte, Colorado

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June 25 – august 9, 2015

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To present an annual festival of diverse music, opera and dance performed by outstanding artists, to inspire a greater appreciation of these art forms, and to help develop the performers of tomorrow.

June 25 - August 9, 2015

• Total audience of 11,000+• 19th annual summer season• Over 150 artists from 12 countries• Over 50 events & live music performances during the seven-week season• 4 mini-festivals:

- Time Spans In Paradise - One World In Paradise - Opera In Paradise - Gypsy Jazz In Paradise

• Crested Butte Opera Studio- apprentice program for professional young opera singers• Opera Children’s Chorus• Swallow Hill Music Kids Camp• Boston Brass Music Camp• Gypsy Jazz Guitar Workshops• FREE music lectures, musicians’ workshops, children’s concerts, and dress rehearsals open to the public

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Festival Symphony Orchestra

DEMOGRAPHICS & SURVEY RESULTS

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Crested Butte Music Festival audiences are affluent, educated and loyal. Sponsorship provides you access to a desirable demographic with opportunities for face-to-face networking and brand promotion.

Geographic Mix of Festival Audience-

61% of Festival audience comes from Colorado as follows: • Gunnison County, Colorado: 45% • Non local Colorado: 55% 39% of Festival audience comes from outside Colorado, primarily from: • Texas: 16% • Next: Oklahoma, New York / New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Kansas, California and Louisiana

Lodging & Dining of Festival Audience- • 43% are Gunnison Valley vacation homeowners • 21% stayed in a lodging property • 62% dined out prior to or after attending a Festival performance

Age of Festival Audience-

• 38% are 65+ years • 48% are 45-64 years • 14% are under 45 years

• Total Audience in 2014 was 10,262.• Total Audience of children’s educational programs in 2014 was 1,446.• Satisfaction: 97% of survey respondents are somewhat or very satisfied with the Festival. • Loyalty: 49% of survey respondents have attended 4 or more summers.• New Audience: 23% of survey respondents were first time attendees.

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Swallow Hill Music Kids Camp

• Display Ads, Banners, Posters and Postcards• New Website: CrestedButteMusicFestival.org • Social Media Promotion: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram You Tube and Vimeo

• E-Newsletters• Season Program Book and Season Ticket Brochure• Radio Spots, Public Affairs Programs & Interviews• Press Releases

• Naming rights• High visibility signage• Advertising and Marketing opportunities• Your business logo on Festival printed promotions

• Promotion via Festival web sites & social media• Cross promotions• Networking• Sampling and couponing

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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Visibility & Brand Awareness-

Raise visibility for your company and build brand loyalty for your products and services by sponsoring the Crested Butte Music Festival. Sponsorship associates you with a respected and successful community organization and allows you to publicly demonstrate your support of arts and culture and music education. The Crested Butte Music Festival also offers face-to-face opportunities to promote your products and services to a highly desirable audience. Co-branded marketing opportunities imply a Festival endorsement that adds increased value to your message or products.

Marketing Highlights-

The Crested Butte Music Festival offers a variety of sponsorship levels. Your sponsorship is tax deductible, as the Crested Butte Music Festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Sponsorship is also accompanied by benefits and brings the gift of music to our community. Partner with us today and start taking advantage of these opportunities:

Impressions-According to your level of sponsorship, your logo/message will be seen during promotional periods before, during and after the Festival’s seven-week season, as well as on-site. The Festival is marketed and promoted through a variety of means including:

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Crested Butte Opera Studio Artists

At the Crested Butte Music Festival, we believe in customizing a sponsorship package that works for you.

Whether you’re interested in marketing, community support, corporate giving, or some combination, we have a variety of options to meet your needs.

Sponsorships range in value from $250 to $25,000. We entertain both cash and in-kind inquiries and co-sponsorships. We encourage your participation. Please consider the standard packages that follow, or we’ll work with you to design the right fit for your company or organization.

Friends Society - $250H Credit listing in season program bookH Tax-deductible donation

Benefactors Society - $500H Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Symphony Society - $750H 1/4 page business ad in season program book l Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Patrons Society - $1,000H Business logo on sponsor page in ticket brochureH Business logo on sponsor page in season program bookl 1/4 page business ad in season program bookl Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Producers Circle - $2,500 H 1/2 page business ad in season program book H Business logo and link on sponsor page of web sitel Business logo on sponsor page in season program bookl Business logo on sponsor page in ticket brochurel Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

(H Additional or new benefits from previous level.)

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS

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Frank Vignola, Gypsy Jazz In Paradise

Composers Circle - $5,000H Full page business ad in season program book H Business logo and link in Festival e-newslettersl Business logo and link on sponsor page of web sitel Business logo in season program book & ticket brochurel Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Conductor’s Circle - $10,000 H Business logo on Festival banners, posters & postcardsH Brand promotion via social medial Full page business ad in season program book l Business logo and link in Festival e-newslettersl Business logo and link on sponsor page of web sitel Business logo in season program book & ticket brochurel Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Maestro’s Circle - $15,000H Stage naming rights H Business logo and link on web site home pagel Business logo on Festival banners, posters & postcardsl Brand promotion via social medial Full page business ad in season program book l Business logo and link in Festival e-newslettersl Business logo and link on sponsor page of web sitel Business logo in season program book & ticket brochurel Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

Title Sponsor - $25,000H Program naming rights and name recognition on marketing materials promoting that programl Business logo and link on web site home pagel Business logo on Festival banners, posters & postcardsl Brand promotion via social medial Full page business ad in season program book l Business logo and link in Festival e-newslettersl Business logo and link on sponsor page of web sitel Business logo in season program book & ticket brochurel Pre-concert acknowledgement from the stagel Credit listing in season program bookl Tax-deductible donation

(H Additional or new benefits from previous level.)

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS & BENEFITS

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Cyrille Aimée, Gypsy Jazz In Paradise

FESTIVALOPTIONS

Performances: Time Spans, Jack Quartet, June 25Time Spans, Talea Ensemble, June 26Time Spans, Jack Quartet & Talea Ensemble June 27Time Spans, Jack Quartet & Talea Ensemble June 28Ron Earl with Opera Studio Artists, June 30Emotions 1: Piano Trio, July 1Chamber, July 2Home Soirée- Charles Yang, July 7Off The Record, Symphony with Charles Yang, July 9 From Russia with Love, Symhony, July 12Home Soirée w/ special guest, July 14Opera Talk with David Stern, July 15Crested Butte Opera Studio Artists Gala, July 16Celebration Gala annual fundraiser, July 18 Home Soirée- Opera Gala, July 21Opera- Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Opening Night, July 22Opera- Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, July 23Opera- Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, July 25Opera- Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Closing Night, July 26Home Soirée- American String Quartet, July 28Think You Know? American String Quartet, July 31Home Soirée- Jessica Fichot, August 4Gypsy Jazz In Paradise, Frank, Vinny & Olli, August 6

Gypsy Jazz In Paradise, Frank and Vinny, August 7Gypsy Jazz In Paradise, Cyrille Aimée Band, August 8Gypsy Jazz In Paradise, Ben Powell and Friends, August 9

Mini-Festivals: Time Spans In Paradise, June 25-28One World In Paradise, July 3-4Opera In Paradise, July 15-26Gypsy Jazz In Paradise, August 6-9

Education Programs: Crested Butte Opera Studio, June 15-July 26Boston Brass Music Camp, June 28-July 2Swallow Hill Music Kids Camp, June 29 - July 2Opera Children’s Chorus, July 6-26Frank Vignola’s Gypsy Jazz Guitar Workshops, August 6-9

Family & Children’s Concerts: Swallow Hill Music Kids Camp Performance, July 2Boston Brass Music Camp Performance, July 2Young People’s Concert- Trout Fishing In America, July 11Opera Children’s Chorus- The Sound of Music, July 25

* All events and dates are subject to change.

You can choose to be a general season sponsor of the Crested Butte Music Festival at any level, or you may direct your support to specific performances, mini-festivals or education programs.

Available for sponsorship during the 2014 Crested Butte Music Festival are the following options:

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CONTRACT

Your Name ________________________________________________________________________________________ Business/Organization Name _________________________________________________________________________ (as you would like to be acknowledged)

Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

Business Phone ____________________________________ Cell Phone _____________________________________

Email Address(es) __________________________________________________________________________________

Sponsorship Level _________________________________________ Sponsorship Amount $__________________

I agree to the above sponsorship and pledge to pay a minimum of 50% of the full sponsorship rate on or beforeApril 15, 2015 with any remaining amount to be paid in full by July 1, 2015.

Signature ______________________________________________________ Date ___________________________

Payment enclosed by check made out to the Crested Butte Music Festival $__________________________________

You have my permission to charge my: _______ Visa _______ Mastercard _______ Amex _______ Discover Card Number _______________________________________________ Expiration Date ______________________

Three-Digit Security Code _____________ Signature __________________________________________________

Sponsors are essential to the Festival’s success. Thank you for your support!

CONTACT: Kim Carroll Bosler, Development Director

Email: kim@mycbmf.com

Cell: 970.209.9541

Office: 970.349.0619 ext. 2

Fax: 970.349.0620

Mailing Address: PO Box 2117, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224

Physical Address: 326 Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224

Web: www.CrestedButteMusicFestival.org

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