Program & Show Sponsorship

Our Annual Gala is the Bardavon’s only fundraiser, not to mention an especially eventful special event!

With top guest artists like John Legend, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, Julio Iglesias, and Harry Belafonte, Gala night is always a sell-out. The festivities begin with a pre-show party, cocktails, dancing, and great food at a local establishment then a spectacular performance at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, for Gala Sponsors and $275 ticket-buyers.

The Annual Gala is always a high-profile celebration that draws both new and long-time patrons, and garners excellent press coverage across the Hudson Valley. Our sponsors directly benefit from the wonderful exposure the event receives.

Gala Sponsorship levels and benefits:

 

ANGEL LEVEL – $6,500 contribution

•10 complimentary tickets to the Gala performance (premium seating location) and preperformance party at Poughkeepsie’s newest events venue – Keepsake at The Academy!
•Corporate Logo on title page of insert & full-page ad in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in print ads
•Listing on our website (www.bardavon.org)

 

BENEFACTOR LEVEL – $3,950 contribution

•4 complimentary tickets to the Gala performance (premium seating location), and pre-performance party at Poughkeepsie’s newest events venue – Keepsake at The Academy!
•A full-page ad in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in print ads
•Listing on our website (www.bardavon.org)

 

PATRON LEVEL – $2,950 contribution

•2 complimentary tickets to the Gala performance (premium seating location) pre performancedinner party Poughkeepsie’s newest events venue – Keepsake at The Academy!
•A half-page ad in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in the evening’s playbill insert
•Corporate Sponsor listing in print ads
•Listing on our website (www.bardavon.org)

 

ENTHUSIAST – $1,450 contribution

•2 complimentary tickets to the Gala performance (premium seating location) and preperformance party Poughkeepsie’s newest events venue – Keepsake at The Academy!
•Sponsor listing in the evening’s playbill insert

Bardavon Arts Education Programs have touched elementary through high school students for over 30 years.

Unique in-school residencies such as Hip Hop Theater and Doo Wop Circus are motivating tools that build confidence and enhance learning in all areas. The HVP Young People’s Concerts and Classroom to Concert Series bring the orchestra to life and introduce children to classical symphony music. And regular Daytime Series guest artists such as Black Violin, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, and Step Afrika! engage and inspire kids of all ages.

For many inner city students, the residency and daytime performance experiences are the only exposure to theater and classical music that they receive all year. But school districts across the Hudson Valley have reduced arts programs to save money, and traditional fundraising sources for our education initiatives have diminished.

Now more than ever, Hudson Valley youth need the Bardavon, and the Bardavon needs your support for its Arts Education Programs!

To learn more, please contact Chris Silva.

The Bardavon has a long history of giving all children and their families the chance to attend quality arts performances at affordable prices. With regular cuts in public school budgets for arts education and field-trips, the need for reduced-price tickets and transportation subsidies has only grown stronger. So, the Bardavon created the Field-Trip Fund in order to reach as many children as possible.

The Field-Trip Fund allows us to offer subsidized tickets at just $3 each for every Daytime Series show. Seats at this price are available on a first-come-first-served basis, and can be obtained by filing the online application. Our goal this year is to offer 6,500 subsidized tickets for Daytime Series shows to Hudson Valley students.

A fully tax-deductible gift of $1,000 enables 333 elementary through high school students to attend a live arts performance at the Bardavon or UPAC. For many of these kids, field trips to one of our Daytime Series productions may be their only exposure to a live arts performance in a given year!

Shows like Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny, Step Afrika! and the HVP’s Young People’s Concerts offer valuable experiences that create lasting positive impressions for thousands every year.

Your gift to the Field-Trip Fund will help us continue to reach Hudson Valley kids with beautiful, engaging performances that will stay with them for a lifetime.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for all of our shows at UPAC and the Bardavon. And with our full line-up that includes the best of the HVP and a range of musical guest artists, comedy, dance, classic film, and children’s events, there’s something to suit every taste and marketing plan.

The Bardavon offers excellent promotional and entertainment benefits to Exclusive Title Sponsors:

Corporate name and/or logo on:

Medium Exposure
Marquee (Week of show) 100,000
Print ads 420,976
Radio
Sidewalk Display Showcase (Week of Show)
Season Brochure (with listing for entire season) 10,000
Playbill

• Title page insert for sponsored show,
• On Production Sponsor page for entire season
• Full-page display ad for entire season ($925 value) 25,000

Direct Mail Flyer (subject to marketing plan)  2,000
Logo on Web site www.bardavon.org Unlimited

PLUS complimentary tickets to the sponsored performance with the opportunity to purchase additional seats at the Member discount (subject to availability). Other benefits include distribution of corporate promotional items or literature at the sponsored show and/or a standing display in inner lobby.

Sponsorship gifts keep our show line-up filled with first-rate entertainment and our education programs going strong.  Whether your interest is in the Daytime Series, Hudson Valley Philharmonic Concerts, the Classic Film Series, The Met: Live in HD, or the Annual Gala, we have an opportunity to match.

To reserve your place as a Program Sponsor, please contact Chris Silva.