AnnuAl RepoRt 2011׀2010

table of Contents Message 3Performing Arts 4Visual Arts 6Arts Education and Community 7-8Special Events 9Financial 10Community Events 11Financial contributors 12-14Board and Staff 15

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Special AppearancesLeahy performing Arts SeriesDee Dee BridgewaterThe Seasons ProjectRaul MaloMSOKarrin AllysonMark Morris Dance GroupMaceo Parker

Club SeriesAmanda McBroomKurt Ollmann and Jack Forbes WilsonDr. Odies Williams III QuintetMaia SharpKelly Brand and Juli WoodPaul CebarPete Zimmer Group

Classical evening SeriesChamber Music MilwaukeeThe Seasons ProjectPianoArtsSæunn Thorsteindottir

Matinee SeriesSteve March TorméWilson Center Big BandTish OneyWill and Anthony NunziataStraighten Up and Fly Right!

Starry nights Outdoor Concert SeriesRobinellaCream City Concert BandWilson Center Big BandSpanglishLiam Ford BandStreetlife with Warren WiegratzGreen Tea

2010-11 Wilson Center performances

The 2010-11 season was one of the most important in the Wilson Center’s history, both financially and artistically. It is no overstatement to say that the past three years have been tremendously difficult for many types of businesses, arts organizations included. We are very pleased with the fiscal results for 2010-11. In fact, the Center achieved historical bests in individual and corporate giving, besting all pre-recession years. We are profoundly grateful to our supporters and partners for continuing to demonstrate their faith in both our mission and vision.

Artistically, the Center presented programs with particular noteworthiness such as The Seasons Project that featured the Venice Baroque Orchestra, the world’s leading early music chamber orchestra and also the metro-Milwaukee premiere of the Mark Morris Dance Group. Mr. Morris’ company and his choreography are generally acknowledged as among the truly elite internationally. A sold out performance and the most media coverage for any singe event in the Center’s history reflected well on MMDG’s first appearance in the area.

However, while the Center is always busy with current activity, future planning is also a constant. Expanding our capacity for outdoor programming—a key objective of our current strategic plan —is underway. At the time of the conclusion of the 2010-11 season, basic presentations for approvals to begin a significant re-grading and landscape architectural overhaul of our outdoor venue were underway. 2011-12 is a season where future vision begins to meet reality. Stay tuned!

Once again, thank you to our patrons, our Board of Directors and other volunteers, and our indefatigable staff who are omnipresent it seems for our many activities that ultimately define the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts as a vital and exciting regional cultural center we can all be proud to call our own.

Warmest regards,

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Mission and Core ValuesMissionTo be the catalyst for lifelong discovery and exploration of the arts.

Core ValuesExcellenceWe strive for excellence in artistic and enrichment programming through distinctive, multidisciplinary arts offerings to the public. We aspire to excellence in governance and will exceed our patrons’ expectations because their loyalty is vital to our future.

InnovationWe celebrate ingenuity and insight that result in new connections and fresh perspectives through engagement with the arts on multiple levels. We encourage originality, flexibility, and seeing the world with new vision.

Passion We are passionate about instilling a life-long love for the arts that will enrich the lives of everyone we serve.

StewardshipWe value the trust of our greater community—people, corporations, and foundations—that contribute time, talent, and treasure to our organization. We promise to use those resources with integrity.

CollaborationWe value the power of collaboration with other organizations through which arts programming is enriched and made accessible to the greater community.

A MeSSAge fRoM Jonathan Winkle, Executive Director Paul Griepentrog, Board President

Paul Griepentrog, President

Jonathan Winkle, Executive Director

The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts attempts each season to expand its program offerings, both in variety and quality. Our flagship offerings, the Performing Arts Series and Special Appearances, showcased internationally renowned artists in 2010-11 such as jazz superstar Dee Dee Bridgewater who is, perhaps, best known to non-jazz aficionados for her breakout role in Broadway’s The Wiz in the 1970s. Arguably the best chamber orchestra in the world, the Venice Baroque Orchestra presented a program featuring American violinist Robert McDuffie in virtuoso performances of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and a new work written for McDuffie by none other than Philip Glass, The American Seasons.

We were very fortunate to be able to program one of the world’s most highly respected modern dance companies, the Mark Morris Dance Group. Known for his exacting choreography with its nuanced match to musical gesture, live performance of three of the four pieces was exhilarating. This performance was the first in MMDG’s 30-year history in the metro-Milwaukee region. The Wilson Center’s presentation of this company garnered more pre- and post-performance media coverage than for any single event in the Center’s history. And, what would December be like at the Wilson Center without some holiday programming? The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra made its annual pilgrimage to the Center for a rousing performance of holiday fare that got the entire audience singing along with the Orchestra. Sometimes, one just needs some good, old fashioned tradition to brighten the collective mood. In addition, Canadian Celtic powerhouse, Leahy, performed to two sold out houses. This is very much a family affair, and given the surprise performances by several children of Leahy members, a multi-generational dynasty is clearly in the making!

We have been presenting more artists from the popular music world of late, and by the reactions of audience members, this has been much appreciated. Front man for the country-western band the Mavericks, Raul Malo displayed an uncommon range of styles and a voice of rare beauty. The ever vital Maceo Parker performed perhaps the longest concert in the Center’s history last May. As a key component of the James Brown and George Clinton funk movement, Maceo proved he is as relevant and exciting a performer as he was in any past decade. His post-concert Artist Dialogue was just icing on the cake. And, who would guess that The Pointer Sisters can still out-sing and out-dance performers a third their age!? That is exactly what they did at the annual Big Event fundraiser. People are still talking about the performance and that is how it should be.

There were many other superlative performances during the course of the season that deserve much more description and praise, but additional highlights were jazz great Karryn Allison with her beautiful and touching sense of communication, 18-year old pianist Daniel Ko’s powerful recital performance, and solo cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir’s nuanced and virtuosic readings of unaccompanied cello works.

Finding ways to top the artists of the 2010-11 season will be tough, but then again, that’s half the fun of discovering other artists that engage, move us to tears, and leave us breathless with excitement.

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Robert McDuffie with The Venice Baroque Orchestra on October 28, 2010. Raul Malo performs “Lucky One” on November 20, 2010.

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VISuAl ArTS Visual art activity continued to flourish at the Wilson Center in the 2010-2011 season. Under the direction of a dedicated leadership committee, the Center’s Visual Art Program has continued to gain exciting momentum to further engage current supporters, as well as attract first-time audiences to the Center. The Center’s signature exhibit space, the Ploch Gallery, presented a diverse season of five Wisconsin artists selected by the Center’s newly established Curatorial Committee. The Lynn Chappy Education Wing exhibit space featured work produced by youth and adult students, as well as by area school children, art teachers and educational art collectives.

Committed to supporting the professional development of local artists, the Center also held professional development workshops for artists in conjunction with the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network. Topic areas explored included developing an artist statement, basic accounting, using social media, grant writing and photographing artwork.

A strong studio art program offered a wide variety of new classes this season, as well as ongoing opportunities to refine skills in core subjects. In October 2010, the Center offered a West Bend Art Tour for area residents to enjoy a rich sampling of Wisconsin art. Activities began with a tour of the integrated artwork on display at the Wilson Center, followed by a van trip to the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend. The event concluded with a visit to the West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Headquarters to tour its extensive 530+ piece art collection.

Hidden river Art festival September 17−19, 2010The fifth annual Hidden River Art Festival drew more than 3,000 guests to enjoy an array of works both inside the Center and under tents on the Center’s grounds. A quarter of the artists participating at the 2010 Festival were new to the event, exhibiting works of painting, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, wood carving, ceramics and more. A new addition to the 2010 Festival was a participatory Public Art Project, developed by sculptor and former Hidden River artist Brock Rumohr. For this piece, Rumohr built steel-framed structures that were completed by Festival visitors during the event. Throughout the weekend, visitors were invited to weave thin lathe wood strips and plant materials into the structures, which were then assembled into a single monumental piece at the close of the Festival. The Center’s first foray into temporary, or “ephemeral” installation art, the natural decomposition of its organic materials over time allowed the Center’s visual art students to observe and document the process of decomposition throughout the subsequent months.

Top: Shoppers at the 2010 Hidden River Art Festival.

Middle: 2009 Hidden River Art Festival Best in Show Award Winner Emily Siegel Belknap is awarded a solo show in the Ploch Art Gallery.

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ploch Art galleryThe 2010-2011 season was the first to feature artists selected by the Center’s new Curatorial Committee, established under the Visual Arts Program. This ground breaking lineup included artists who enjoy regional and international reputations, highlighted in January by a site-specific installation created exclusively for the Ploch Art Gallery. Once again sponsored by Lyle Husar Designs Jewelry, the exhibits included a diverse array of work by Wisconsin fine artists. For the third year in a row, a juried group exhibition closed the season, showcasing the wide ranging subjects and styles of Milwaukee area artists.

2010−11 Season Artists • emily Siegel Belknap (2009 Hidden River Art Festival

Best in Show Award Winner)—September/October 2010

• Joann engelhart—November/December 2010

• Yevgeniya Kaganovich—January/February 2011

• rodger Bechtold—March/April 2011

• league of Milwaukee Artists Juried Exhibition —June/July 2011

Additionally, the Elmbrook Schools showcased both high school and elementary student work.

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Top: Students learn from Icelandic cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir.

Middle: Young students participating in the Florentine Opera’s performance of

Billy Goats Gruff.

Below: Volunteers taking a break before the Hidden River rush.

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professional ArtistsDedicated to providing access to the finest performing and visual artists from throughout both the local community and the country, the Center afforded audiences with exciting opportunities to engage directly with these professionals during the 2010-2011 season. Artist Dialogues—conversations between Executive Director Jonathan Winkle and the guest artist—took place with a variety of the season’s artists:

• Mequon sculptor Susan Falkman, creator of the breathtaking 40-foot fireplace in the Center’s Grand Hall, shared her vision as well as the practical side of working with stone.

• UWM Peck School of the Arts faculty member Elizabeth Johnson (along with UWM dance students) discussed the choreography of Mark Morris, whose company was featured on the Center’s Performing Arts Series.

• The young professionals of the Florentine Opera’s Studio Artists program joined the company’s General Director William Florescu to share insights regarding the opera apprenticeship experience.

• Additional dialogues were held immediately after the season’s performances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Karrin Allyson and Maceo Parker.

Studio ProgramsThe Wilson Center is proud to nurture lifelong learning through innovative and exciting programs and classes for all interests, ages, and abilities. In the 2010-2011 season, more than 600 children and adults visited the Center’s state-of-the-art classroom and studio spaces to participate in classes, lessons and workshops. The Center’s tradition of collaboration continued as arts education partners Danceworks, Inc., First Stage Children’s Theater, and Wisconsin Conservatory of Music brought high-quality instruction to the Center’s roster of studio program offerings. Visual Arts classes, developed and administered by Wilson Center staff, provided exploration and enrichment in various fine art media.

In fall, the Center offered a fiction workshop with best-selling author Jaquelyn Mitchard, whose best-selling novel The Deep End of the Ocean was later adapted for film. During this intensive, intimate three-day workshop, participants studied one-on-one with Mitchard to refine structure, description and dialogue elements of fiction writing.

Students visited the Center in summer 2011 for camp experiences including First Stage Summer Theater Academy, the Red Oak Young Writer’s Summer Creative Writing Camp, and the Wilson Center’s own summer arts camp, The Art of Nature.

A student enjoying a Beyond the Classroom performance. Mother and her two daughters making holiday crafts at the 9th Annual Holiday Arts Festival.

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Beyond the ClassroomDuring the 2010-2011 season, over 7,000 students and their teachers from throughout southeastern Wisconsin attended Beyond the Classroom performances, which connect classroom curriculum with the arts through professional performances developed specifically for school audiences. Study guides provide educators with techniques and activities for exploring the concepts and issues addressed in each performance.

2010-11 Beyond the Classroom Series

• Strega Nona, based on the award-winning books by Tomie DePaola (November 16, 2010)

• Billy Goats Gruff produced by Florentine Opera (January 24-27, 2011)

• I Have a Dream: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. produced by Theatre IV (January 28, 2011)

• The Mystery of King Tut produced by Theatreworks USA (February 11, 2011)

• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical produced by Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences (March 21, 2011)

• Anne of Green Gables produced by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre (March 23, 2011)

• Room on the Broom produced by Tall Stories (April 5, 2011)

Holiday Arts festivalA mainstay of the holiday season at the Wilson Center, the 9th annual Holiday Arts Festival provided young children and their families with a delightful day of arts activities. Guests enjoyed performances of excerpts from The Nutcracker with Milwaukee Ballet II and the Milwaukee Ballet School, a costume display arranged by the Milwaukee Ballet’s long-time Costume Mistress, and art projects, treats, and music of the season from the Elmbrook School District and other area choirs. The event’s activities were once again co-presented by the Brookfield Junior Woman’s Club, with sponsorship from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.

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SPECIAl EVEnTSSpecial events are vitally important to the Wilson Center and the Center depends on fundraisers to fulfill our mission. Thanks to the hard work of more than 115 volunteers, the Center raised more than a net of $280,000 to allow the Center to:

• Present professional national, regional, and local performances in two premier theaters and one outdoor summer concert venue

• Provide outstanding arts education for all ages in a variety of studio spaces for music, art, dance and theater

• Exhibit the work of living Wisconsin artists in the Ploch Art Gallery and annually at Hidden River Art Festival

• Offer theaters, studios, and other facilities to local arts groups and the community for performances, classes, meetings, conferences, and private parties

Thank you to all committee members, volunteers, sponsors and attendees that helped make the events a great success!

Wilson Center Style Show: GoddessStyle Show Leadership: Kristin Urban, Jennifer Morales, and Carrie Gillstrom MattesonOctober 6, 2010

The Big Event: I’m So Excitedfeaturing the Pointer SistersCo-Chairs: Betty Arndt and Marie O’BrienJune 4, 2011

Wilson Center Golf and Tennis ClassicCo-Chairs: Bladen Burns and Craig Jorgensen June 20, 2011

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Top: (l to r) Carrie Gillstrom Matteson, Kristin Urban, and Jennifer Morales.

Middle: Foursome at the 2011 Golf Classic posing for a photo before the first hole.

Below: The Pointer Sisters performing at the 2011 Big Event.

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fInAnCIAl nArrATIVEAfter several consecutive seasons of net operating results at or slightly above breakeven, the Center experienced two seasons of significant operating deficits directly as a result of the economic recession. In 2010-11, the operating results were only slightly below breakeven. In addition, the 2010-11 fiscal year included an additional expense allocation that had been treated as a below-the-line capital expense in all prior years. Adjusting for this allocation to compare apples to apples, so to speak, and the Center had its best operating result in its history. Expense controls continue to be a hallmark of management and very importantly, top line revenue improved to historic record levels in corporate sponsorships and annual individual giving in 2010-11.

As indicated in the revenue pie chart, the Center has diversified its’ revenue sources, which has proven to be a source of strength during such times has we recently have experienced. The Center also has been very conscious of cost control and has taken a number of steps to properly manage its resources.

The Center refinanced its mortgage loan during the past year and will see a significant decrease in the amount of interest expense in future years. The current mortgage loan has a balance of $1.0 million compared with an original amount of $9.5 million in 2002.

The Center’s recently established endowment fund continues to grow and is expected to contribute to operating revenue in the future. The fund is managed by a committee separate from the Board of Directors and the management of the Center.

2010−11 Operating revenue net Operating Income

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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2009 2010 2011

Operating Income 2,009,505 1,696,294 1,880,339

Operating Expense 2,137,287 1,861,290 1,911,415

Net Operating Result (127,782) (164,996) (31,076)

Capital and Endowment 35,965 187,982 45,646

Interest Expense, net 98,423 87,769 77,065

Other (8,200)

Depreciation 359,033 363,092 363,658

Change in Net Assets (549,273) (427,875) (434,353)

2009 2010 2011

Cash, Receivables, and Investments

1,166,324 790,206 691,256

Fixed Assets 8,826,626 8,541,714 8,205,918

Total Assets 9,992,950 9,331,920 8,897,174

Current Liabilities 351,249 370,562 488,650

Long-term Debt 1,317,108 993,684 1,020,628

Total Liabilities 1,668,357 1,364,246 1,509,278

Net Assets 8,324,593 7,967,674 7,387,896

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

9,992,950 9,331,920 8,897,174

Operating Income is net of direct program expenditures.

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leASe AnD RentAl 21%TICkET rEVEnuE 15%EDuCATIOn rEVEnuE 8%= 46%

SPOnSOrSHIP 19%COnTrIBuTIOnS 21%SPECIAl EVEnTS 17%= 54%

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COMMunITY EVEnTSThroughout the year, many corporations, organizations, community schools, and individuals use a variety of spaces at the Wilson Center. Its lodge-in-the-park design places guests in a natural, comfortable setting that is enhanced by technological amenities, sublime acoustics, and integrated art. The wide-ranging use of the facility fulfills the vision of the Wilson Center founders—a spectacular setting for a myriad of community events.

Corporate RentalsGMF Board Meeting and Leaving CEO RecognitionKOHLS Holiday MixerLandaas and CompanyMarquette Focus GroupProHealth CareUnited HeartlandWheaton Franciscan Baby Walk

Arts organizationsAccent on DanceBrookfield Civic Band and ChorusCivic Music AssociationClayton Tsang Cello RecitalElation Dance Florentine Opera Fred Astaire Dance StudiosLorie Line Music, Inc.Milwaukee Ballet School Milwaukee Chinese Community Center Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Stars of TomorrowMilwaukee Youth Symphony OrchestraMusante RecitalPianoArts STATUS by Brian MeyersStudio One Dance CompanyStudio Via Dance Supporters of Opera SingersValparaiso University Symphony OrchestraWaukesha Symphony OrchestraWisconsin Conservatory of Music Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions

elmbrook SchoolDistrict eventsBrookfield Central High School Band ConcertsBrookfield Central High School MusicalBrookfield Central High School National Honor Society InductionBrookfield Central High School Orchestra ConcertsBrookfield Central High School Spook-tacular!Brookfield East High School Band ConcertsBrookfield East High School Choir ConcertsBrookfield East High School Forensics Showcase

Brookfield East High School MusicalBrookfield East High School National Honor Society InductionBrookfield East High School Orchestra ConcertsBrookfield East High School PlayBrookfield East High School Senior RecognitionBrookfield Elementary School Cast PartyBrookfield Elementary School MusicalBurleigh Elementary School Family NightElmbrook School District High School Art ExhibitElmbrook School District Orchestra FestivalElmbrook Schools Employee RecognitionFriends of Fairview South Photographic PresentationHillside Elementary School ConcertJunior Class College NightPilgrim Park Middle School Band ConcertsPilgrim Park Middle School Cast PartyPilgrim Park Middle School Choir ConcertsPilgrim Park Middle School MusicalPilgrim Park Middle School Orchestra ConcertsPilgrim Park Middle School Pops ConcertTonawanda Elementary School Band/Orchestra Chorus ConcertsTonawanda Elementary School MusicalWisconsin Hills Middle School Band ConcertsWisconsin Hills Middle School Chorus ConcertsWisconsin Hills Middle School Jazz Ensembles ConcertsWisconsin Hills Middle School MusicalWisconsin Hills Middle School Orchestra Concerts

private events and WeddingsAnderson/Patel WeddingBob Trunzo RehearsalBuckler/Pena WeddingBurkhardt/Heinrichs WeddingDeVry University CommencementDiversified Insurance SeminarElmbrook Education FoundationFerguson WeddingForkin/Weisenborn WeddingFriedl/Ludwig WeddingHirsch Bat MitzvahLaMack/Sands WeddingMartello/Arntzen WeddingParenting with Love and LogicPitterele/Schramek WeddingPNC UNITERon Siepman Celebration of LifeSierszyn/Peschman WeddingSt. Amelian’s 160th Anniversary Party Sterle/Kuehl WeddingTaylor/Peschong WeddingUW Masdison School of Business Future MBA EventWadell & Reed PartyWisconsin Dells Conventions Bureau Mini Trade ShowWisconsin School of Professional Psychology Graduation

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the Wilson Center is able to promote lifelong discovery and appreciation of the arts thanks to the generosity of many individuals, corporations and foundations, This listing acknowledges those whose financial support were received in fiscal 2010-11 (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011). We are deeply grateful.

$10,000+Becker Ritter Funeral Homes*Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.Fields Jaguar Land Rover Volvo WaukeshaForest County Potawatomi FoundationGodfrey & Kahn, S.C.Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl FundBill & Sandy Haack*Jeff & Cynthia Harris*Tom & Suzanne Hefty*Herzfeld FoundationThe Honkamp Family*Lyle Husar DesignsMoore OilNorthwestern Mutual FoundationMs. Elaine N. PetersonPNC BankR. A. Stevens Family FoundationCarl & Mary Strohmaier*UBS Financial ServicesWheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Elmbrook MemorialDon & Kate Wilson*

$5,000-$9,999AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Richard BertrandMr. & Mrs. Anthony Bryant*Tom & Lynda Curl*Enterforce, Inc.Fidelity InvestmentsHerman W. Ladish Family Foundation*Roger & Rachel Lyon*Krause Funeral HomeDon & JoAnne Krause*Ladish Company FoundationDrs. Dale & Pat Lye*M&I BankMichael Best & Friedrich LLPR.A. Stevens Family FoundationRBC Wealth ManagementReinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.Rexnord Corporation

SteinhafelsRichard & Donna StrongVeolia Environmental ServicesMs. Sharon WadinaBrian & Rebekah Wickert*Wisconsin Energy Foundation

$2,500-$4,999Terry and Nancy AndersonMr. & Mrs. Thomas ArndtRobert & Amy ArzbaecherBaker TillyMr & Mrs. Lawrence BennettDuane & Dorothy Bluemke Charitable Foundation*Jim & Sue CerlettyLynn ChappyMr. & Mrs. David Drury*Fotsch Family Foundation*Four-Four Foundation*GE Foundation*Ms. Laura GraltonMr. & Mrs. Paul Griepentrog*Johnson BankDavid & Mel Johnson*Gary & Judy Jorgensen*Kalmbach PublishingMaihaugen FoundationThe Melting PotMr. Thomas Neill*RBC FoundationMr. & Mrs. David RiersonDr. & Mrs. Gregory Schmeling*Vicki & Mike SchroederMr. & Mrs. Jon Sorenson*Elizabeth Warne and Jonathan WinkleWaukesha State Bank

$1,000-$2,499Mr. Richard Adamek*Bruce & Helen Ambuel*Arts Alliance of Waukesha CountyArts Waukesha FundNancy Balcer*Ron & Mary Beckman*Kate Bloomberg*Brookbank FoundationE.A. “Dub” & Janet Brown*Elaine Burke*Kathleen Cavallo*Ms. Lynn ChappyPhil & Pat Crump*Mr. & Mrs. Jim DeWees*EnterForce, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerome Frautschi*Jim & Stacey Gannon*Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach*Mary Lou Gillstrom*Mrs. Carol Haack*Wayne & Margaret HaderPaul & Kathy Hartke*Brett & Jennifer HealyMr. & Mrs. Richard Hensley*John T. & Suzanne S. Jacobus Family Foundation*Ted & Mary KellnerJack & Kathie Koehler*Glenn & Bernadyne Langer*

Kathy LockwoodMr. Phillip LoftusSheldon & Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family FoundationJohn MatterMr. & Mrs. Paul Matteson*Mike & Ginny McBride*Ms. Karen McDiarmid*Mr. & Mrs. Rhody MegalW.J. Murgas*Mr. & Mrs. Raymond PerryClare M. Peters Charitable TrustJohn & Jill PetersonMr. Mark Poker*Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth RieschJoan Skimmons*Mr. Robert Soerens*Mr. Michael Stanley*Mr. & Mrs. Harold Steen*Target CorporationMr. & Mrs. Richard Teerlink*Roy & Sandra Uelner*Marjorie Vallier*W. Jerome Frautschi Charitable Lead UnitrustThomas & Ellen WalvoordLarry & Adrienne WatersWill Ross Memorial FundJames & Patricia WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Jay WilliamsBrad & Kristina Wilson*Bill & Marie Winter*

$500-$999Jim & Karen Ambrose*Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Bamberger*Mr. & Mrs. Dan BauerMr. & Mrs. Craig BaumannCarol & Richard Bayerlein Foundation, LTD.Ms. Susan Bellehumeur*Mr. and Mrs. Vincent BeresMr. & Mrs. William BiersachMs. Dottie Biwer*Charlotte Bootz*Mr. & Mrs. Mark BrewerMr. Kevin ClarkDr. & Mrs. Gerald CullenScott & Nanette Dryburgh*Ms. Marla EichmannElmbrook SchoolsDr. David & Jensy Engle*Darrell & Sally Foell*Greg & Gail Fream*Mike & Kathy Gehl*Mr. & Mrs. John GobisMr. & Mrs. Jon HammesMr. & Mrs. Olaf HarkenMr. Burleigh Jacobs*Mr. & Mrs. Craig JorgensenMr. & Mrs. John Kemp*Eugene & Gwen Lavin*Mrs. Mary McCarragher*Mr. & Mrs. Robert Medved

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George & Sallie Meyer*Howard & Sara Miller*Dr. & Mrs. Scott Moretti*NEV 2/11 FoundationMrs. Terry Nevins-Buchholtz*Mrs. Lavon Olander*Mr. & Mrs. William PatchettPieper Power FoundationMr. & Mrs. Lawrence Peters*Mr. & Mrs. Augustin RamirezMr. & Mrs. Robert Schwaab & *John & Kristin SheehanMichael & Mary Jo StrohJohn & JoAnn TouchettGreg & Mariann Van Winkle*VJS Construction ServicesMr. & Mrs. Dirk Wilken*

$250-$499Dennis Abere*Mr. & Mrs. Donald BaumgartnerMr. & Mrs. Joseph BergesonRichard & Gloria Bergman*Mr. & Mrs. Gordon BoucherVirginia BowenDr. Doug Bower & Ms. Josie Cusma*John D. Bryson*Dr. & Mrs. L.B. Burkert*Mr. & Mrs. Scott CassinghamMr. and Mrs. Ken ChampaMr. & Mrs. Keith ChristiansenMs. Lois ClementiKevin & Kerry Doyle*Jill & Rod Dykehouse*Tom & Dea FotschMr. & Mrs. Eric FurnessMr. & Mrs. Orville GarbischGoldammer Family Foundation*Earl & Loretta Grow*Ms. Karleen HaberichterJeff Kalenak & Kathleen Muldowney*Dr. & Mrs. James G. KlamikMichael & Martha KlinkerMr. Bill Kolstad & Ms. Ann Harvancik*Dr. & Mrs. Roger Laubenheimer*Frank & Pat LocanteMs. Lynn Lucius*Macy’s FoundationBarry R. MandelJoe & Joni McDevittDr. Arthur Moats*Mr. Eric MuehlMs. Debra MusanteRobert & Theresa Muselman*Mr. & Mrs. Jack NelsonJoel & Donna Nettesheim*Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Owen*Regal Crest VillageDr. & Mrs. Bernard RhombergRockwell Automation Matching GiftsSteve & Shay Roell*Mr. & Mrs. Sean RutterRichard & Carlile Schneider*William & Joyce SmithMr. & Mrs. Virgil Solberg*Mr. Michael Stanley*Jeff & Patty Trader*

Visiting AngelsRichard & Janet WhittowMrs. Janet Wintersberger*

$100-$249Mr. & Mrs. George Adlam*John AllenMs. Patty AmbornMr. & Mrs. Ronald Antonie*Don & Patricia Bardonner*Mr. and Mrs. Robert BaumannMarlys A. BennettOtmar & Sonia BielmeierJohn & Margaret BlackwoodRobert BorchBetty BradleyDr. & Mrs. Christopher Braker*Mr. & Mrs. Tom Brucker*Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brunner*Ms. Joy BuchellTim & Ruth BultmanBarbara & Thomas BurtonDr. Robert & Mary Buss*Dr. & Mrs. John CantieriMr. & Mrs. Richard Casper*Larry & Judi Champion*Mr. & Mrs. Steve ChevalierMr. & Mrs. Ralph ChicorelDr. & Mrs. Michael CollopyMs. Candy ConstableDoug & Terry CraftMr. & Mrs. Norman CummingsMr. & Mrs. Thomas Curtis*Mr. & Mrs. Thomas DallmannMr. & Mrs. Bernd Davidson*Mrs. Martha DavisMitzi Dearborn & Ernest May*Mr. & Mrs. Robert DietzMs. Elizabeth Dinsmoor*Mr. & Mrs. Greg DowneyJohn & Margot Dunn*Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunne*Ms. Janet EndriesPhil & Carolyn Evenson*Mr. & Mrs. Leonard FabosHolly Falik & Steven Kay*John & Margaret FarrowMs. Josephine FergusonMr. & Mrs. Howard Fibich*Mr. & Mrs. Stephen FisherMr. John FitzpatrickMs. Phyllis FloryFoley & LardnerMr. & Mrs. Ron Foster*Mr. & Mrs. Martin Garcia*Matt & Nancy GibsonJeanne GiffordMr. & Mrs. Adam Glass*Mrs. Susan Godfrey*Ms. Kristy GoggioMr. & Mrs. Peter GottsackerMr. & Mrs. Wilfred Gouge*Catherine Graf*Jeff & Debbie Granger*Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grisa*Mr. & Mrs. Tom HacklMr. & Mrs. Warren Haeberle*

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur G. Hall Jr.*Don & Jolene Hansen*Mr.& Mrs. Olaf HarkenMr. & Mrs. Robert Haukohl*Ms. Marlyn HildebrandtMr. & Mrs. John Horning*Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jaeger*Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Lea Anne Jakus*Mr. Barry JamesDr. & Mrs. Kenneth Janson*Mr. & Mrs. James Karpowicz*Mr. Alec KarterMr. Edward KellyPaul & Tammy KnowlesMr. Terrence KnudsenMs. Candice KoehnWilliam & Jane KrauseRaymond & Christine KriegMike & Doris KuhnMrs. Susan Kurtz*Mrs. Janet Lehman*Mr. Edwin Lenz*Mr. & Mrs. Peter LettenbergerBarbara LoddeGeorge & Edith LoveMr. & Mrs. Craig MackusMrs. Thelma MaddryMr. & Mrs. James Mahoney*Lowry & Donna Manson*Mr. & Mrs. Michael Manthe*James & Marilyn Martingillio*Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McClure*Mr. & Mrs. John McDermottMr. & Mrs. Jim McGavockMs. Katerina McGinnisThomas J. McHale

Photo submitted by Thomas Dircks. A dragon fly hanging out on Butterfly Weed in the Wisconsin Native Garden in our front yard.

Thomas & Barbara Miller*Mr. & Mrs. James Miller*Mr. & Mrs. James Morgan*Mr. Richard MurdockBruce & Ann Nattinger*Mark & Rhonda NelsonMr. & Mrs. Clay Nesler*Mr. Paul Neumiller*Ms. Lisa NevinsRoger & Karen NewtonMr. & Mrs. Eric OlanderThomas & Elaine Padegas*Ms. Mary ParkDr. & Mrs. Robert S. Pavlic*Mr. Allen PetriJames & Wilma Price*Mr. & Mrs. Andre Ptak*Dick & Peggy RaneyMr. & Mrs. Drake ReidMr. Thomas ReutemanMr. Randal RockMr. & Mrs. Timothy Rottmann*Mr. & Mrs. Charles Roy*Mr. John SchlagenhaufDean & Diane SchmelzerMr. & Mrs. Carl Schrank*Dr. & Mrs. Walter Schwartz*Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott*Mr. & Mrs. Robert SemmlerDr. & Mrs. Paul SmaglickMs. Sarah SmithMr. Dennis Stamates*Mr. & Mrs. Peter StillmankMr. & Mrs. Ken StowellMr. & Mrs. John SuskoGeorgeane SzczygielskiMs. Jeanne Tanke*Mr. Richard Taylor

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Ms. Sherry TermuehlenMr. & Mrs. Kent Tess-Mattner*Marcia Thompson*Jim & Mary TreibleJay & Julie Van CleaveMr. & Mrs. Robert Van Eerden Sr.Dr. Rajiv VarmaMrs. Nancy WalkoeJim & Gloria Walsh*Mrs. Mary Ann WartinbeeMr. & Mrs. Donald Waterman*Neal & Cathy Wegner*Ms. Marcelline M. WeinsheimMr. & Mrs. Robert WellensteinDr. Ronald K. & Agnes A. Wells*Doug & Camille Wildes*Christine Williams & Dennis HoodMr. & Mrs. Greg WoolmanJoyce Young & Mark Bunke*Mr. & Mrs. Dan & Phyllis Zeck*Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ziegler

$50-$99Mr. & Mrs. Voltaire AlbanoMr. & Mrs. Thomas & Tanya AlbeeMr. & Mrs. Michael AndraeCharles & Elaine Applegate*Brent & Cindy ArnoldMartha BagleyMr. & Mrs. George Barger*Jim & Barbara BarrettMr. Jonathan BartlettMr. & Mrs. James BentzMrs. Doris BiblerMary E. Bonneson*Mr. & Mrs. J. Mathew BourneMr. & Mrs. Fred BrandenburgMrs. Rosaline BrojanacMr. & Mrs. BrunnerMrs. Pamela BryersMr. & Mrs. Joseph BudayBruce & Kathi CampbellDr. & Mrs. James CasperDr. & Mrs. Thomas ChristieDouglas & Mary Clark*Mr. & Mrs. Stephen ColburnMr. & Mrs. Eric ConlonMr. & Mrs. John ConnellyBarbara & Ned Consigny*Ms. Phyllis CrowlMs. Dawn DettlaffMs. Yvonne DillMs. Jean DiorioThomas & Joan Doucette*Mr. & Mrs. David DozerMr. & Mrs. James DurandRoger & Marjorie EngelkingMr. & Mrs. Bob ErskineMs. Diane FoleyMr. & Mrs. Stanley FoxNancy France & Dennis Zepezauer*Mr. Conrad FungMrs. Sharon Gardner*Mr. & Mrs. Michael GilmanMr. & Mrs. Gary GmurMr.& Mrs. Gerald GoldsmithMs. Betsy Gomoll

Karen GrableMrs. Sarmite Greenwood*Steve & Sue GryniewiczMrs. Mary HartwigMr. & Mrs. Vernon & Jane HetzelJames & Carol HochMr. & Mrs. Thomas HochuliMs. Elizabeth HoffmannDr. & Mrs. Charles HolmburgMs. Mary HughesMr. & Mrs. Graham HumeDr. & Mrs. Marshall Jennison*Ms. Julie JensenMr. & Mrs. Lennart JohnsonMs. Jean KantMr. & Mrs. Roger KegelDr. & Mrs. Michael Kehoe*Ms. Pat Kennedy*Larry & Darla Klaas*Mr. & Mrs. Raymond KlossDonald & Eloise Knigge*Ms. Kay KnipfelMr. & Mrs. Erwin Komschlies*Ms. Heather KormanikMs. Anne KreulMs. Constance LampMs. Jeanne LangloisMr. William LansfordRachel LarsenCasimir & Diane LaskaMs. Angela LeeMr. & Mrs. Anthony LillibridgeMr. & Mrs. William ListwanMr. & Mrs. James LloydMr. & Mrs. Tom & Barbara LuckieshMr. Herb LundinMr. Dave LussierMr. Curtis MacDonaldSally ManegoldMs. Judy MantelMr. & Mrs. Steve McCannElizabeth J. McGlynnJames & Catherine McHughMr. Jeff MeserJeffrey & Debra MetzJan Mittelstaedt*Ms. Cindy H. MolloyMr. Joe Mommaerts*Dr. & Mrs. Charul MunshiAthena Pagedas*Ms. Anna PitzoMs. Linda PetersMr. & Mrs. Donald Peterson*Mr. Bruce PetersonMs. Joan PlumleyKathleen PoblockiMr. & Mrs. Steven PontoMr. & Mrs. John PrendergastMr. & Mrs. Dewain PurgillMr. & Mrs. Steven RoeslerMr. & Mrs. Thomas SandeDr. & Mrs. Shekhar S. SaneMr. & Mrs. James SchaeferMr. & Mrs. Le Roy SchmidtMs. Barbara SchuldtJames & Sandra SchulgitMr. & Mrs. David Sear

Denise Shields & Tom Kvasnicka*Mr. Don ShueCarroll & Sharon SiefertMrs. Sharie SinsonMr. & Mrs. Harold SloanMr. & Mrs. Steven SmartMs. Ann SmithShirley SobocinskiMr. Lawrence SorceMs. Barbara Sorenson RambadtMr. & Mrs. Mark StanleyMs. Elizabeth StrehlowMrs. Mary Ann Stueber*Ms. Chao ThaoMr. Harold Thiede*Patt TrobaughMr. & Mrs. Thomas TylickiMr. & Mrs. Wilfred Vidal*Al WaalMs. Nancy Wagner*Mr. Paul WickertMrs. Ruth WilsonMr. & Mrs. Pawel WodnickiDavid & Anne WolfeDr. Walter K.T. & Anna Wong*Ms. Judith WoodMs. Nancy YianniasMr. & Mrs. John YoungMs. Barbara ZimmerPeter & Jackie ZoellickDonors under $50Ms. Therese Adlam-JentzelMr. Richard BadenhoopMr. & Mrs. John BarryMs. Susan Blink PatrickMr. & Mrs. Neil BlockMs. Beki BormanMrs. Pat Buechel

Mr. Charles DuffyMs. Joanne EggerbergerMs. Hermeine EhlersMs. Susan FoleyPaul & Susan FreedyCarol FrymarkMs. Mary GawronskiMr. Joseph GrygnyMr. & Mrs. John HahnMr. & Mrs. Jerrold HiltonMs. Mary HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Mark HornefferMr. & Mrs. Bob HutchingsMr. & Mrs. Sachin JogalLinda JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Chris Keadle*Ms. Carol KempkeMs. Patricia KilbeyMr. & Mrs. Peter KirchhoffMr. & Mrs. Nick KotsonisMs. Fran MatsonMs. Julie McHale*Ed & Cathy McVeyMs. Patricia O’BrienMs. Jennifer PackeeMs. Lynne PerkinsCharles & Debra Potter*Ms. Nora RevoirMs. Diane SieboldMr. & Mrs. Ted SkeltonMs. Donna TanzerMs. Jill UlrichMr. & Mrs. Randall Van AartsenMrs. Elizabeth M. WagnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas WinkelMr. & Mrs. John & Marjory YewerMs. Candice Zirzow

A Killdear makes her nest by some thistles.

BoARD of DIrECTOrS 2010−11

Executive CommitteePaul Griepentrog, PresidentTom Fotsch, Past PresidentSue Bellehumeur, President-ElectJon Sorenson, Vice PresidentVince Beres, SecretaryBetty Arndt, Governance Commit-tee ChairGreg Downey, Finance ChairCarrie Matteson, Corporate Gifts ChairJennifer Morales, Education ChairJack Nelson, Individual Gifts ChairBonnie Moyer Topczewski, Market-ing ChairJan Wade, Programming Chair

Members-at-largeChristine BaumannRon BeckmanPaul BertlingRichard BlomquistKate BloombergDeryl Davis FulmerMatt GibsonEmery HarlanCynthia HarrisRichard HensleyCraig JorgensenGary MahkornJohn MatterJerry MelloneMarie O’BrienKathy Wilson OttoBrian QuandtDaryl StewartAdrienne WatersBrian WickertKate WilsonRobert Young

Ex-OfficioBill KolstadRobert Scott

full-TIME STAff2010−11 Jonathan WinkleExecutive DirectorJon provides leadership and day-to-day management of all aspects of the Wilson Center; oversees budgeting and fundraising, develops artistic programming, and serves as the primary spokesperson. jwinkle@wilson-center.com

paul BertlingInterim Marketing DirectorPaul directs overall marketing, public relations, and external communications functions. pbertling@wilson-center.com

Christopher Bladtechnical DirectorChris manages a technical crew that provides lighting and sound expertise to our guest artists and renters. He also oversees building and grounds maintenance, production equipment, and inventory. cblad@wilson-center.com

giles ColahanSenior House ManagerGiles recruits volunteers for ushering and the Hidden River Art Festival, conducts varied training from customer service to evacuation procedures, and manages hired house management for all events at the Wilson Center. gcolahan@wilson-center.com

Beki Borman lloydStudio Programs CoordinatorBeki develops studio art programs, hires instructors, and coordinates music, theatre, and dance programs with our teaching partners.

ryan HaderlieAssistant technical DirectorRyan supports the technical staff by scheduling over-hire labor and assists with special events, show production, and the Hidden River Art Festival. rhaderlie@wilson-center.com

Amy HafemannMarketing AssistantAmy designs the Wilson Center’s marketing materials including printed collateral, the website, and interior signage. She manages e-marketing, social media, the image library, oversees photography, and maintains our relationships with printers and mail services.ahafemann@wilson-center.com

Megan HuseDevelopment projects CoordinatorMegan supports the executive director and development manager through scheduling, correspondence, and reporting. mhuse@wilson-center.com

patricia e. laniousoperations ManagerPatty integrates the back-of-house activities (technical) with the front-of-house events to ensure that Wilson Center performances are operationally sound. She also supervises the box office staff. planious@wilson-center.com

lynn luciusprogram ConsultantLynn advises Wilson Center’s executive director on artist talent and touring groups, negotiates artist contracts, and assists with coordination of artist travel and accommodations. llucius@wi.rr.com

Amy MikecEvents Coordinator Amy secures rental business and manages services to renters, guest artists, and also visual artists participating in the Hidden River Art Festival. amikec@wilson-center.com

Kathleen perthelGroup Sales CoordinatorKatie sells tickets, processes exchanges, coordinates group sales, and provides customer service to patrons of the Wilson Center and its renters. kperthel@wilson-center.com

laura Aaron SearEducation DirectorLaura directs all Wilson Center educational programs, oversees the Hidden River Art Festival, and programs the art exhibitions in the Ploch Art Gallery. lsear@wilson-center.com

Vicki SchroederCorporate and foundation gifts ManagerVicki builds support for the Wilson Center from corporations and individual donors. She also guides the Center’s special events.

Jon Sorensonfinance DirectorJon oversees all finance-related activities, including reporting, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll. He is a board member and serves as accountant to the Wilson Center on a volunteer basis. jsorenson@wilson-center.com

PArT-TIME StAff 2010−11 House ManagersCarolAnne BozosiFran HughesBryce LordBrian Myers

Box OfficeCarolAnne BozosiKathleen PerthelBrian MyersBeki Borman LloydSara Ross

Stage CrewMike AmesMartin C. HughesStuart JacobsBrad Jostsons

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