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The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The Summer Arts Festival offers the community 6 weeks of admission-free performances, from pop, classical, R&B, nostalgia, dance, theater and family events.

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The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The 2014 Summer Arts Festival

The Summer Arts Festival offers the community 6 weeks of admission-free performances, from pop, classical, R&B, nostalgia, dance, theater and family events.

The Summer Arts Festival offers the community 6 weeks of admission-free performances, from pop, classical, R&B, nostalgia, dance, theater and family events.

The Summer Arts Festival offers the community 6 weeks of admission-free performances, from pop, classical, R&B, nostalgia, dance, theater and family events.

The Summer Arts Festival offers the community 6 weeks of admission-free performances, from pop, classical, R&B, nostalgia, dance, theater and family events.

Sarah V Michelson
Sarah V Michelson
Sarah V Michelson
Sarah V Michelson
2 Campaigns |
Springfield, United States
$385 USD 8 backers
7% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Short Summary

The Springfield Arts Council’s mission is to build a better community by sharing the performing arts with all citizens of Springfield, Clark County, and the region. The Springfield Arts Council has been a part of the lives of our community for an entire generation through our three performing arts programs. For 38 years -- Arts in the Classroom has provided over a half a million students throughout Clark County arts education programs that enhance curricular learning and help develop an appreciation for the arts. For 36 years -- the Broadway & Beyond Series has brought national touring attractions to Springfield to perform at the Clark State Performing Arts Center Kuss Auditorium. For 48 years -- the Summer Arts Festival has offered our community thousands of admission-free music, dance, and theatre performances at the Turner Pavilion at Veteran's Park.

The 2014 Summer Arts Festival will run for six weeks from June 12th to July 20th and will provide admission-free music and theater events to the Springfield community. Special theme weekends will include a BBQ and Brews Fest, a Jimmy Buffett-inspired Parrothead Party, and the Sip of Summer wine tasting. Regional performers  at the Summer Arts Festival include The Family Stone (legendary rock), the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Firefall, Pure Prairie League, Night Fever – The Tribute to the Bee Gees, Aeromyth – The Tribute to Aerosmith, and Salvador. Local talent will be showcased during the performances of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the Nehemiah Foundation’s “When Springfield Sings,” Griffin House, “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” (a children's theater production) and the musical “Grease.”

What We Need & What You Get

The Summer Arts Festival costs over $300,000 to produce every year. Festival Expenses include artist fees & hospitality (which can range from $5,000 to $20,000 per performer), concessions costs, marketing, printing, security, signage, staff, etc. The Festival is supported by passing the hat, corporate sponsorships, program ads, and grants but we need your support! This is YOUR Summer Arts Festival! We want to ensure the Summer Arts Festival’s future and its improvement through your support.  Without the community’s enthusiasm and financial support, we could not bring the highest quality of entertainment to Springfield admission-free! 

The Impact

The Springfield Arts Council's Summer Arts Festival has been enhancing the quality of life in the Springfield/Clark County area since 1967. It provides quality performing arts programs to all citizens in the community admission-free. The Festival attracts visitors to the area and stimulates our local economy. The Summer Arts Festival is a unique cornerstone of our community. We need your help to keep this tradition alive and keep improving the Summer Art Festival for you and for generations to come! 

Other Ways You Can Help

If you can not support the Summer Arts Festival financially, please spread the word about this campaign to your friends and family. Share it on Facebook, tweet about it on Twitter, email this page to your community. You can also volunteer to sell raffle tickets or pass the hat during the Summer Arts Festival by contacting the Springfield Arts Council office. Or throw what ever you can (your change included!) into the hat when it comes around at the Festival. Every little bit helps! 

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Audience

$5 USD
Can't give a lot? Don't worry! Every little bit helps. Thank you for contributing the 2014 Summer Arts Festival. Contributions big or small help make the Summer Arts Festival happen for our community. We appreciate your donation!
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Community

$10 USD
Thank you for contributing the 2014 Summer Arts Festival. Contributions big or small help make the Summer Arts Festival happen for our community. We appreciate your donation!
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June 2014
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Friend

$25 USD
If you donate $25, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle. We draw a lucky winner who receives a $50 Kroger Gift Card every night of the Summer Arts Festival. Limit one card per person. Your donation of $25 also ensures that you are entered to win a $500 Kroger Gift Card which we draw at the very end of the Summer Arts Festival.
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June 2014
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Neighbor

$50 USD
If you donate $50, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle and you will receive $20 in Concession Cards, which you can use throughout the Summer Arts Festival at our two convenient concessions stands. Use these cards to purchase water, pop, burgers, hot dogs and more!
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June 2014
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Supporter

$200 USD
If you donate $200, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle, you will receive $20 in Concession Cards and a complimentary ticket to one performance at the Springfield Arts Council’s 2014-15 Broadway & Beyond Series. You can choose from Simply Sinatra on October 18th, Well-Strung on November 22nd, or A Christmas Carol on December 5th. Make sure to note your selection when you make your donation.
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Partner

$250 USD
If you donate $250, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle, you will receive $20 in Concession Cards, and two complimentary tickets to one performance at the Springfield Arts Council’s 2014-15 Broadway & Beyond Series. You can choose from Simply Sinatra on October 18th, Well-Strung on November 22nd, or A Christmas Carol on December 5th. Make sure to note your selection when you make your donation.
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Associate

$500 USD
If you donate $500, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle, you will receive $20 in Concession Cards, and two complimentary tickets to one performance at the Springfield Arts Council’s 2014-15 Broadway & Beyond Series (Simply Sinatra on October 18th, Well-Strung on November 22nd, or A Christmas Carol on December 5th), and you will get four pit seats during the Summer Arts Festival to four performances of your choice.
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Producer

$1,000 USD
If you donate $1,000, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle, you will receive $20 in Concession Cards, you will get four pit seats during the Summer Arts Festival to four performances of your choice, and you will get a full subscription for two to the Springfield Arts Council’s 2014-15 Broadway & Beyond Series.
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Grand Patron

$2,500 USD
If you donate $2,500, you will be entered into our Kroger Card Raffle, you will receive $20 in Concession Cards, you will get a full subscription for two to the Springfield Arts Council’s 2014-15 Broadway & Beyond Series, and you will get four pit seats to EVERY performance during the Summer Arts Festival!
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