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ContentsContents

Message from the General Manager ........................... 1

Statement of Purpose ....................................................... 2

2009-2010 Accomplishments ........................................ 3

Community Involvement ................................................ 6

Facility Overview ................................................................ 8

Our People ..........................................................................10

Partners ................................................................................11

Great Performance Series Sponsors ..........................12

Capital Improvements ....................................................13

Future Outlook ..................................................................14

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation

Letter from the President ..............................................16

Mission & Board ................................................................17

Education ............................................................................19

Major Donors .....................................................................23

Endowment Funds ...........................................................25

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Message froM david seMon, General Manager, Global Spectrum, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts

As the third season of the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts comes to a close, I am pleased to present this Annual Report of our activities on behalf of the Global Spectrum management team. Fiscal Year 2010 proved to be quite a resounding success for the Sandler Center. We have seen over $1.6 million in gross ticket sales from over 404 events and nearly 90,000 patrons, visitors, and students have walked the halls of this beautiful facility.

Highlights for the year include 14 sold‐out performances, including frankie valli and the four seasons, Michael Mcdonald, natalie Cole, Bryan adams, randy travis, and Harry Connick, Jr. The Sandler Center also hosted the successful seasons of our resident companies, including the virginia symphony orchestra, the virginia Beach forum, virginia Musical theatre, Oddslot Acca Predictions, virginia arts festival, virginia Beach Chorale, Ballet virginia international, and symphonicity.Global Spectrum partnered in several community outreach efforts to provide free entertainment throughout the season. We worked with the City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission to provide the free family event “Kids Arts Palooza,” “Why Not Wednesdays? Free Summer Concert Series” on the Plaza, and special student matinees for Virginia Musical Theatre and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

Global Spectrum is also very pleased to have participated in the United Way’s “Day of Caring” and the Town Center Race Festival, presented by Town Center Kiwanis, benefiting nearly 20 Hampton Roads charities.

Global Spectrum, in cooperation with the Virginia Arts Festival, is pleased to have welcomed over 4,650 students to the Sandler Center to participate in diverse educational opportunities with some of the most accomplished artists in the world. These educational events were successful in broadening students’ cultural and artistic exposure, and ensured the Sandler Center arts programming remained accessible to children in our community.

The upcoming season promises to be even more exciting as the Sandler Center welcomes world‐renowned artists like Bruce Hornsby, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny rogers, Brad garrett, and Motown legends the temptations & the four tops. We are thrilled to have exciting family shows included in our upcoming season: if You give a Cat a Cupcake, star trek Live, and the aluminum show. The Sandler Center is also excited to present several world‐class theatrical shows, including: neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway, savion glover: soLo in tiMe, Merchants of Bollywood, and the Broadway sensation, the Color Purple.

We at Global Spectrum are proud to provide our community with a world-class venue for world-class artists, and a phenomenal fourth season of great performances. We look forward to continuing our mission to serve as one of the region’s finest cultural centers and to remain a steadfast community landmark for the City of Virginia Beach.

Dear Colleagues,

Sincerely,

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stateMent of PurPose

The mission of the Sandler Center for the Performing

Arts is to provide exceptional cultural opportunities

for the community to both participate in and enjoy

and to serve as a cultural focal point for the

performing arts in Virginia Beach.

The world‐class, state‐of‐the art Center will embrace

cultural diversity, while engaging audiences in an

architecturally stunning, welcoming community

landmark that celebrates the arts.

The customer is the most important visitor on our

premises. Customers are not dependent on us, we are

dependent on them. They are not an interruption on

our work. They are the purpose of it. They are not an

outsider in our business, they are part of it.

Statement of Purpose

2009-2010 aCCoMPLisHMents

The third season showcased six sold-out Great

Performance Series events including: Frankie Valli and

the Four Seasons (Nov), Michael McDonald (Dec), Paul

Anka (Jan), Camelot (Feb), Harry Connick, Jr. (Feb),

and Randy Travis (Mar).

Sandler Center also worked closely with outside

promoters to bring another two memorable sold-out

concerts including: Bryan Adams (Oct), and Natalie

Cole (Nov). Our resident companies add another six

sold-out shows including the Virginia Arts Festival’s

presentation of Chris Botti, bringing our total number

of sold-out performances to fourteen, with a total

attendance of nearly 90,000.

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2009-2010Accomplishments

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Accomplishmentsawards & distinCtions Over the past three seasons, the Sandler Center has been decorated with numerous awards for its beautiful exterior and inspired interior design. We have also been able to retain our status as a state certified “Virginia Green” and “Energy Star Efficient” facility.

Although praise from critics, patrons, and artists has been constant since the opening of the Sandler Center in November of 2007, we took special note this season to some of the comments made by the artists that have played our stage.

“It’s not very often that we play in venues where the staff is just as great as the hall. This has been great!” – Michael McDonald

“In all of the places I have traveled and performed, this is definitely the top 1 or 2 rooms I have ever played in. You should be very proud to have such a beautiful venue in your city. Really, one of the nicest rooms I have ever played in. Truly beautiful.” – Harry Connick, Jr.

“What a hall. This is fantastic!” – Paul Anka

“What a beautiful venue.” – Frankie Valli

“The Sandler Center was the perfect setting for the final stop on my campaign tour. The venue was beautiful and the staff handled every issue in a professional and timely manner. Virginia Beach is fortunate to have such a jewel of a venue.” – Governor Bob McDonnell

Awards & Distinctions

David Semon, General Manager and Jason Ratliff, Director of Marketing present Harry Connick, Jr. with a gift from the Sandler Center after a sold-out performance.

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Rentals, Resident Groups & City FunctionsrentaLs, resident grouPs & CitY funCtions

The Sandler Center has ten resident performing arts

companies, community groups, and educational

organizations who call the Sandler Center their home.

We hosted over 141 resident company events this past

year, bringing in almost 28,000 patrons to the venue.

The Sandler Center was also rented to non-profit

groups, commercial organizations, and the City of

Virginia Beach for 168 ticketed and non-ticketed

events, bringing in a total of over 27,200 additional

patrons for the year.

advertising & new Media MarKeting Over 70,000 people visited the Sandler Center’s website last season.

E-mail subscriptions have increased to over 45,000 recipients.

Online and social network membership has reached over 1,600 fans, increasing daily.

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Rentals, Resident Groups & City Functions Community Involvementfree suMMer ConCert series The Sandler Center is dedicated to providing several free events for the community. This year, the Sandler Center partnered with local retailers, vendors, and the Virginia Beach Farmers Market to present “whyNOTwednesdays?” Free Summer Concert Series, featuring weekly performances by the area’s hottest acts on the Sandler Center Outdoor Plaza.

Kids arts PaLooZaThe Sandler Center, along with the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, hosted the ever‐popular Kids Arts Palooza—a free annual event for pre‐school to middle school aged children featuring classical and popular performances, arts and crafts, dance workshops, instrument petting zoos, and so much more.

Convention & visitors Bureau PartnersHiP generates CitY inCoMeThe staff at the Sandler Center work closely with the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau to provide free exclusive tours, performances, and receptions for a variety of national tour operators and traveling groups. In providing this service, the Center stimulates commerce throughout the City of Virginia Beach and increases regional tourism and economic development.

town Center Kiwanis raCe for CHaritYFor the third year in a row, we partnered with Town Center Kiwanis to present their annual Town Center Races 5K Awards Ceremony and Community Party. Each year, the race raises tens of thousands of dollars for local Hampton Roads charities such as CHKD, Boy Scouts of America, Hope Haven, Komen for Kids, Ronald McDonald House, Seton Youth Shelters, Special Olympics, and more. Town Center restaurants and vendors donate free foods, beverages, and giveaways alongside music and festivities.

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free PuBLiC tours of tHe sandLer CenterThe Sandler Center now provides free weekly tours of the facility starting at 2pm every Tuesday throughout the year and 7pm every Wednesday throughout the summer to anyone who wishes to attend. The official tour guide, Dean Doss, has starred on Broadway, worked with renowned architects in New York City, and sailed down the Nile in Egypt, making him uniquely suited to reveal insider lore about this stunning performing arts center. He recounts stories about the stars, allows patrons to explore the dressing rooms, takes everyone up onstage to test out the acoustics, and demonstrates to all who are interested how the state‐of‐the‐art stage and lighting work. Tours often include impromptu performances by Dean on the Sandler Center’s Steinway piano, so that touring patrons can hear the hall’s incredible acoustics first hand.

sandLer Center staff PartiCiPates in nationaL daY of CaringThe staff at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach, VA, visited Creeds Elementary School in Pungo, a rural area of Virginia Beach recognized for its farmland and marshy wetlands, as a part of the National Day of Caring 2009. The Sandler Center partnered with Creeds Elementary School to develop a project that would take an unfortunate landscaping accident and transform it into a beautiful, outdoor biology classroom. For years, the school has been susceptible to flooding with a small lake appearing and remaining in the middle of the grounds after every rainfall. Now with the help of the Sandler Center staff, Creeds Elementary will now turn that muddy lake into a beautiful “Frog Bog,” complete with wooden pier, railings, and fun, hand-painted stepping stones. The Sandler Center staff helped to paint, relocate, and position the stones for the “Frog Bog,” and offered to extend its assistance past the Day of Caring to help the school complete the entire project by the end of Spring 2010.

Community Involvement

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Facility OverviewfaCiLitY overviewintimate and focused viewing. The three‐level Performance Hall seats 1,308 comfortably with only 100 feet separating the front of the stage and the furthest seat in the house. The first row is within 10 feet from the stage, creating a truly intimate experience.

state-of-the-art audience comfort. All levels of the auditorium are equipped with high volume, low velocity air supply that creates immediate comfort for the audience without the sound of rushing air. All seating levels contain ADA and companion seating, and several aisle seats in the Orchestra level have arms that lift and swing out for more accessibility.

incredible acoustics and soundproofing. Expertly designed using innovative methods from such projects as Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, the Sandler Center is a flexible acoustic environment that always presents flawless sound to the entire house. The sound system in the Performance Hall consists of over 150 individual speakers, powered by over 20,000 watts of amplification.

The sound reinforcement system in the theater was recently augmented with a state-of-the-art NEXO Line Array speaker system. The new speaker system incorporates NEXO amplifiers, digital processors, and flown speaker arrays that will allow the Center to maintain a completely digital signal path from its sound mixing console to its amplifier outputs.

additional spaces. The Sandler Center boasts a 2,400 square foot studio theatre that can be set up for a theatrical production with full lights and sound or a sit‐down dinner for 125. The 900‐square foot Wood Founders Room provides a more intimate event location, accommodating roughly 60 guests. The Grand Lobby and Upper Lobbies total over 12,000 square feet with flexible set‐up options, two concession booths, a merchandise booth, coat room, and a box office. There are also two classrooms with audio/visual capabilities on the upper levels that can easily accommodate a meeting or lecture.

Parking and location. Located in the heart of the Virginia Beach Town Center, the Sandler Center is within easy walking distance of over 40 restaurants and shops, and steps away from over 3,000 free parking spaces throughout the complex.

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our PeoPLeThe Sandler Center knows that one of its greatest assets is the commitment and dedicated support it receives from community volunteers. The sheer number of hours these individuals have given to the facility is immeasurable. They perform essential tasks such as greeting, ushering, staffing the office reception desk, assisting with coat check, clerical work, and various other venue needs. Coming from all walks of life, these art lovers bring experience that spans the professional spectrum. Alongside the dedicated Global Spectrum Facility Management and part‐time staff, they become the glue that keeps the Sandler Center strong. Every year, the Sandler Center pays tribute to its volunteers by hosting a sit‐down reception and artistic event in their honor. This year, more than 150 volunteers enjoyed a Mexican fiesta that culminated with Salsa lessons and a candy-filled pinata.

The Global Spectrum Facility Management staff at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts is made up of some of the hardest working individuals in the business—ones who have truly committed themselves to ensuring the Sandler Center provides an extraordinary customer experience for every patron who walks through the hall doors. Our team has expanded to accommodate the growing number of performances we have added this season. Our venue now features 9 full‐time management positions, 10 part‐time/seasonal administrative staff, 150 part‐time event staff, 2 interns, and a staggering 200 volunteers.

2nd row from left – Chris Lacey, Housekeeping Supervisor; Sandy Ditman, Director of Finance; Jessica Henley, Box Office Manager; Rudy Veltre, Director of Operations & Production; 1st row from left – Jason Ratliff, Director of Marketing; Tracy Derring, Director of Events; Tabitha Sechrist, Office Manager; David Semon, General Manager

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virginia arts festivaL

Virginia Arts Festival, a leader in regional artistic management and promotion, provided

extensive support and guidance throughout our first two years of operation. Global Spectrum

and Virginia Arts Festival worked closely to utilize key partnerships and maximize resources

from associated entities.

new era tiCKets

Upon opening, the Sandler Center entered into a ticketing agreement with New Era Tickets,

the full‐service ticketing subsidiary of Global Spectrum’s parent company, Comcast‐ Spectator.

The Sandler Center and ODU’s Ted Constant Center have successfully continued their

newly‐founded sponsorship agreement with Cox Communications, under which both

organizations utilize the CoxTix ticketing system.

ovations food serviCe

Ovations, the food service management subsidiary of Global Spectrum’s parent company,

Comcast‐Spectacor, provide concession services, backstage catering and private function

catering to the Sandler Center. Ovations’ goal is to deliver fresh food and beverage with

exceptional service to the consumer.

Partners

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Great Performance Series Sponsorsgreat PerforManCe series sPonsors

The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts greatly

relies on the generous support of corporate sponsors

to bring the best of the performing arts to Virginia

Beach and to provide enriching educational and

cultural opportunities for the community. Ruth’s

Chris Steak House is the title sponsor for the Sandler

Center’s Great Performance Series, and Charles Barker

Lexus is the second largest sponsor of the series.

Presenting Sponsor

Associate Sponsors

Title Sponsor

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Capital Improvements

NEXO Line Array speaker system being raised into place.

new sound reinforCeMent sYsteM

The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia

Beach is augmenting its sound reinforcement system

with a state-of-the-art NEXO Line Array speaker

system. This new upgrade will save the City of VIrginia

Beach roughly 90 percent of its sound reinforcement

costs each season. The new speaker system

incorporates NEXO amplifiers, digital processors,

and flown speaker arrays that will allow the Center

to maintain a completely digital signal path from

the theater’s sound mixing console to its amplifier

outputs. This state-of-the-art upgrade will vastly

expand the Sandler Center’s production capabilities,

enabling the Center to host larger touring shows

and concerts without having to resort to additional

equipment rentals. In addition, the system will allow

the Sandler Center to meet the increasingly complex

production requirements of its local and statewide

resident companies.

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Future Outlookfuture outLooKWe are gearing up for a fantastic fourth season at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts! With world‐renowned artists like Bruce Hornsby, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny rogers, Brad garrett, Motown legends the temptations & the four tops, and world‐class theatrical shows, including: neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway, savion glover: soLo in tiMe, Merchants of Bollywood, and the Broadway sensation, the Color Purple, this season is sure to be a resounding success!

We will also showcase internationally renowned dance groups, Broadway tours, family performances, comedians, choral groups, jazz ensembles, and so much more!

Our resident companies here at the Sandler Center have a great season planned. Many members of our regional performing arts community are taking advantage of their state-of-the-art home, including Symphonicity, the Virginia Beach Chorale, Virginia Musical Theatre’s Broadway at the Center, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. In addition, community groups like the Virginia Beach Forum and educational organizations like Ballet Virginia International and the Governor’s School for the Arts are excited to present their energetic new seasons.

Being very grateful for our recognition as both a “Virginia Green” and “Energy Star Efficient” facility, we wish to pursue an even more prestigious class of environmentally green certification through LEED. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies intended to improve performance in metrics such as energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is intended to provide building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

The Global Spectrum management staff at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts is eagerfor the new season to begin, and is looking to the future with great enthusiasm and optimism.

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Foundation

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Letter froM tHe President, Annie Sandler

Cultural life in Virginia Beach took a giant leap forward in 2007, when the City of Virginia Beach raised the curtain on the star-studded inaugural season at the beautiful Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. Since then we have had scores of performances, concerts and events that have kept the momentum of the Sandler Center going throughout our third season.

The 2009-2010 season proved to be even more exciting than our previous year as the Sandler Center welcomed world-renowned artists like Bryan Adams, Natalie Cole, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Brian Wilson, Randy Travis, Paul Anka and Harry Connick, Jr. The Sandler Center also presented several world-class theatrical shows, including Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandex, MOMIX: The Best of MOMIX, TAP DOGS, and the timeless musical, Camelot.

Among the cultural accomplishments, professional acknowledgements, and artistic accolades, perhaps the most telling reviews come from the patrons. The residents and visitors who consistently marvel at the beauty, intimacy and unparalleled acoustics that the Sandler Center boasts.

More than $1.64 million in tickets were sold for Sandler Center performances during the third season. In turn, these sales generated $146,524 in admission taxes for the City, helping to keep facility operations well within the projected budget. The shops and restaurants that share Town Center with the Sandler Center make the experience of attending a performance a one-stop entertainment for all. The Center makes a compelling centerpiece to this beautiful residential and business area, serving as a symbol of the City’s growth as both a corporate and cultural mecca.

The Sandler Center is proud to house some of the region’s finest arts organizations, including the acclaimed Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Musical Theatre, Virginia Beach Forum, Virginia Arts Festival, Ballet Virginia International, Virginia Beach Chorale, and Symphonicity: The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach. These resident companies give a unique local flair to the Sandler Center, and they have most certainly contributed to its success this season by hosting 141 events and bringing over 27,900 patrons through our doors.

More than the revenue generated, one of the greatest accomplishments of the past year is the number of students who visited the Sandler Center. Over 4,650 students walked the halls of the Center to participate in specially designed matinees and master classes, featuring presentations and performances by some of the finest artists in the world.

On behalf of the entire Foundation Board of Directors, I would like to extend an enthusiastic “Thank You” to all the volunteers, staff members, each and every subscriber and audience participant who helped make the third season such a terrific success. Finally, I would also like to express the Board’s heartfelt and ongoing appreciation to the Virginia Beach City Council for all of their support. We look forward to an even more successful fourth season!

Dear Friends,

Sincerely,

Foundation

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Mission & BoardMission & Board

The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization whose mission is to support and sustain the Sandler Center and its programs. The Sandler Center Foundation raised over $15 million for the Capital Campaign to help build the facility. Today, the Foundation works to sustain the world-class programming and vital educational opportunities for the citizens and visitors of Virginia Beach- not just this year, but every year.

Built as a community resource for the cultural arts in Virginia Beach, the Sandler Center provides the citizens in Hampton Roads with enhanced exposure to music, dance, comedy and drama. The Center is also an unparalleled resource for arts education and appreciation for the region. By offering family programming, workshops and master classes for students in Hampton Roads, the Sandler Center invests in the “stars of tomorrow” through its Education programs.

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Annie Sandler, PresidentCommunity Volunteer

Vincent Olivieri, Esq., Vice PresidentInman & Strickler, PLC

Cheryl McLeskey, SecretaryMcLeskey & Associates

Thomas Rucker, TreasurerWillcox & Savage, PC

Linwood Branch, IIIDays Inn at the Beach

James CorzattThe Frieden Agency

J. Morgan DavisTowne Financial Services Group

Gerald DivarisDivaris Real Estate

Louis HaddadArmada Hoffler

William Harrison, Jr.Williams Mullen

Glen Huff, Esq.Huff, Poole, and Mahoney, PC

Laura MillerCommunity Volunteer

R.J. NutterTroutman Sanders, LLP

Ronald RipleyRipley Heatwole Company, Inc.

Arthur SandlerL.M. Sandler & Sons, Inc.

Steven & Toni SandlerL.M. Sandler & Sons, Inc.

Dorothy WoodJD & W

staff:Emily Spruill, DirectorMichele Catalano, Development Specialist

Board of direCtors 2009-2010

EducationeduCationThe arts play a vital role in education, and the Sandler Center is proud to play an important role in bringing engaging, meaningful arts experiences to young people in our communities. With the ultimate goal of “every child, every grade, every year,” the Sandler Center’s student matinees, teaching tools, master classes, and in-school performances give thousands of area school children opportunities to experience great music, theatre, and dance, study alongside world renowned artists, and discover new ways of learning through the arts.

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Education Education

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During the 2009/2010 season, the Sandler Center offered two student matinees based on children’s books that were geared towards elementary-aged school children. In October, the house was packed for the student matinee presentation of The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon. Students followed Harold as he created a world to explore, using nothing more than a big purple crayon and his sky’s the limit imagination. In January, Tomie DePaola’s Strega Nona: The Musical, sold out, filling the hall with elementary school students delighted by the staging of this classic children’s story. Back in the classroom, their teachers used the free Comprehensive Study Guide provided by the Sandler Center to incorporate the experience into the curriculum, with writing assignments about the play designed to refine the students’ critical thinking skills, social studies explorations of world cultures like Strega Nona’s small town in Italy, and even math problems that draw from events in the play. All of the assignments are aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL’s).

But students don’t always have to come to the Sandler Center to benefit from its education programs. Through in-school artist residencies, the Center brings artists directly to the students. In January, for the second year in a row, the critically acclaimed Boston Brass performed in area elementary, middle and high schools. Known for their “astounding talent and A-plus performances” (Utah Daily Chronicle), the ensemble played a mix of classical, jazz, and pop music, giving many area students a taste of music they had never heard before, and the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the music and the performers.

aCCess tHe arts PrograMDriven by a passion to reach students that might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the great works of music, dance and theatre the Sandler Center has to offer, the Sandler Center Foundation developed a new and exciting program entitled “ACCESS the ARTS” to reach the at-risk and underserved students in Title 1 schools throughout Virginia Beach. This new program will provide financial assistance to the schools and programs by covering the costs of the current arts educational programs at the Sandler Center. Through this innovative program, the Foundation hopes to bring even more children to the Center each year to experience the arts!

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Special EventsKids arts PaLooZaThe Sandler Center was packed with kids of all ages for the Annual Kids Arts Palooza, sponsored in part by the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, on January 16, 2010. Over 2,500 children and parents took part in this free event that included face painting, balloon animals, costumed cartoon characters, kid-friendly crafts and performances and free performances by Symphonicity and the Virginia Stage Company.

wHY not wednesdaYsEvery Wednesday May 12 through September 8 from 5 to 9 p.m., the Sandler Center proudly hosted the 2nd Annual Why Not Wednesdays? Free Summer Concert Series. Just like last season, the summer’s series was complete with live outdoor entertainment by some of the region’s hottest acts, fun children’s activities, food, drinks and—new this year—fresh produce and farm market goodies for purchase. Hampton Roads residents and vacationers from all walks of life can enjoyed the free, family-friendly concerts every week throughout the summer on the Sandler Center’s Outdoor Plaza. All proceeds from the sale of food, beverages and table rentals went to the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation to support arts education and enhance the programming at the Sandler Center.

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Mardi gras MasqueradeNew Orleans came to Virginia Beach for one festive evening at the Sandler Center on February 19, 2010. The “Mardi Gras Masquerade,” hosted by the Sandler Center Foundation, transformed the Miller Studio Theatre into an elegant masquerade party complete with feathered masks and lavish gold, purple and green décor for an evening that was not to be missed. Guests were serenaded by a jazz ensemble reminiscent of those on Bourbon Street while feasting on some of the finest Louisiana inspired dishes like crawfish cakes, jambalaya, and shrimp shooters. Following the festivities, attendees were treated to a memorable performance by New Orleans native Harry Connick, Jr., adding a perfect ending to a spectacular evening.

viP sPeCiaL reCognitionThroughout the year, donors and special guests enjoyed VIP access to Great Performance Series events. Donors were invited to meet several artists this season in private receptions following each performance. Highlights during the 2009/2010 season included Meet & Greets with artists like Michael McDonald, Paul Anka, Harry Connick, Jr. and Randy Travis.

Special Events

Major Donors

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founders CirCLeArmada HofflerCommonwealth of VirginiaDominion Virginia PowerGale Levine HiggsCheryl & Wayne McLeskeyLaura & Jerrold MillerJulia Riddle & FamilyThe Virginian-PilotThe Sandler FamilyW. Breck WoodWachovia Foundation

LegaCY soCietYBank of AmericaBB&TMacon & Joan BrockCarol & Mike CohenJohn & Joanne CrouseDivaris Real EstateThe George & Grace Dragas Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Kramer & FamilyThe Napolitano & Olivieri FamiliesThe Norfolk FoundationBurrell & Lorrie SaundersSentara HealthcareMarilyn SimonSunTrustTownebank

BenefaCtors CirCLeAmerigroup FoundationStephen & BJ BallardGateway BankMurray H. GoodmanCraig & Susan GrubeBob, Sheila & Jennifer JosephbergKaufman & Canoles, PCWick & Bonnie MoormanNorfolk Southern FoundationThe Strelitz/Brand Family & Haynes Furniture

LeadersHiP CirCLeLinwood & Robin BranchChristian Broadcasting Network, Inc.Clancy & Theys Construction CompanyDr. Nancy DeFord & Mr. Robert DeFordMr. & Mrs. William R. DeStephFaggert & Frieden, PCJoyce & John FainThe Helen G. Gifford FoundationMartha & Richard GlasserLawrence J. Goldrich FoundationSusan & Paul HirschbielHuff, Poole, and Mahoney, PCMr. & Mrs. Louis R. JonesLeClair RyanMr. & Mrs. Harry T. LesterRJ & Mary Nutter

Major Donors continued

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LeadersHiP CirCLe Old Point National BankVincent & Patricia OlivieriRon & Donna Ripley & FamilyMr. DJ “Jimmy” RogersBill & Kim ThumelTidewater Hotels & ResortsTroutman SandersVirginia Beach Hotel Motel AssociationVirginia Natural GasWilliams MullenWolcott Rivers Gates, Attorneys at LawDorothy & Jim Wood

Patron CirCLeAtlantic Dominion Distributors/ Hoffman BeverageARAI Americas, Inc.Bank of Hampton RoadsBeach FordTom & Betty BroylesCapital Group Companies/The Home of American FundsJames & Denyce CorzattMr. & Mrs. Bert CrawfordClarke H. & Ann K. CrenshawFarm FreshThe Families of Andrew & Morris Fine

Patron CirCLe Mr. & Mrs. John FinguerraThe Fleder FamilyJohn Francavilla & FamilyGreat Atlantic Management, LLCMr. & Mrs. William W. Harrison, Jr.Drs. Manny & Rose HipolMr. & Mrs. Glen HuffMrs. Kathy KatsiasMr. & Mrs. Charles L. KaufmanKPMGRobert S. Miller, III, PE, FNSPEMonarch BankThe Evelyn & Cameron Munden FoundationMeyera & Roger OberndorfThe Pearlstone Family FundMr. & Mrs. Thomas RuckerTown Center City ClubMr. Bradley WaitzerWTKR

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Endowment FundsEndowment Fundsgreat PerforMers endowMent fund The Great Performers Endowment Fund was established to help create a permanent source of funding to bring in the very best performers to the Sandler Center each year. Through the sale of Sandler Center seats in the Main Theatre, the net proceeds go directly to the Great Performers Endowment Fund to assist the Center in bringing best possible performers for the Great Performers Series “not just this year, but every year.”

friends of the great Performers endowment fundFriends of the Great Performers Endowment Fund have made a permanent contribution to the Sandler Center by purchasing engraved seat plaques in the Main Performance Hall.

Cason Barco

K. Edwin Brown

Col. Rebecca Brown

Jennie Capps

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Clarke

Debbie & Rob Cross

Bobby Cullipher

Carolyn & Herbert Culpepper

Cecile A. Davis

Marilyn C. Doline

Elizabeth Duke

Juanita G. Felton

First Potomac Realty Trust

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fort

Sharon & Thomas Fraim

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Garcia

Valerio M. Genta, M.D.

Global Spectrum, LP

Chuck Guthrie

Harbor Group International, LLC

Connie & Marc Jacobson

Laura & Thomas Kapsha

Donna C. Kirsch

The Klebanoff Family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Kline

Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kuhn

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Kyrus

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lewis

Cheryl & Wayne McLeskey

Bobby Melatti

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Mladick

Rebecca & Murphy Moore

Mayor Meyera & Roger Oberndorf

Pollie & John Morison

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Patty

Mr. & Mrs. Owen B. Pickett

Brandy Rose & John Rieker

Dr. Susan Sadler

Linda & Steven Spruill

Natalie & Curtis Todd

Town Center City Club

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trent

Patricia & Duane Trowbridge

Virginia Beach Rotary Club Foundation

Virginia Musical Theatre

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Wiley

Mr. Hugh W. Williams

Rosemary & Thomas Wilson

Art Zachery

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eduCation endowMent fundThe Education Endowment Fund was established with the sole purpose of bringing the performing arts to school children of all ages with the ultimate goal of “every child, every grade, every year.” Through the sale of Sandler Center pavers on the outdoor performance plaza for $200 or $300, the net proceeds go directly into the Education Endowment Fund to assist the Center in presenting education outreach opportunities, workshops and master classes geared toward school-aged children in grades K-12.

friends of the education endowment fundFriends of the Education Endowment Fun have made a permanent contribution to the Sandler Center Education programs by purchasing engraved pavers on the Performance Plaza.

RADM. & Mrs. David Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin E. Andrews

Elaine Angelini

Michele Baird

Mrs. Deborah A. Baisden

Keith Barron

Joe & Terri Basgier & Family

Sandra Batson & Family

Julie Bazzi

Margaret Beale

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaver

Linda E. Belkov

Dr. Norman Belleza

The Beskin Family

Susan Blake

Pamela Bowles

Amanda & Nick Boyd

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bozarth

Janet & David Brashear

Lynnda Brotman

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bublick

Mr. Rick Burnell

Danya & Ric Bushey

Mrs. Allyson Carolino

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Carter

Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Carwell

Andrew Cohen & Family

Jeanne & Joe Connelly & Family

Carole & Ralph Connelly & Family

Elinor Dalton

Sheri & Morgan Davis

Mario DiTomasso

Marilyn C. Doline

Meg Floyd Dornbrock

Paul Doyle

Sue & Dan Edwards

Lori Fanney

Juanita G. Felton

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Felty

Shirley Fentress

Karin & Charlie Fleischman

Barbara Fleming

Mr. & Mrs. Byron Fordham

Edward I. Fournier

Sharon & Thomas Fraim

Mr. & Mrs. Wendell C. Franklin

Michele & William Fredericks

Edwin Garcia-Cardona

Marvin Garrett

Julia & Bill George

GFWC Women’s Club of Tidewater

Max Goldberg

Mark J. Gordon

Daniel J. Graf

Jan Gray

Tracy W. Gugger

Friends of the Education Endowment Fund continued

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Robin Guy

Clara & Richard Guy

Pam & Jim Hagerty

Hampton Roads Call Center

Mrs. Stacy Harvey

Dorcas Helfant-Browning

Frederick Henss

Robin & Evertte Herndon

Paula Hertzberg

Dottie Holtz

Beth Holtz

Mr. & Mrs. William Hunter

Miss Annika Jenkins & Family

Mr. & Mrs. James Jenkins

Carole & Rufus Jones

Donna C. Kirsch

Mya & Charlie Krebs

Dr. & Mrs. Leon Leach

Mrs. Diane Leiderman

Ina Levy & Richard Staub

Carolyn McDonnell

Cheryl & Wayne McLeskey

Carolyn & Elmer McPherson

Medical Temporaries, Inc.

Elizabeth Mooney

Christine & Frank Morgan

Mr. Frederick Napolitano & Family

Ralph Northcutt

Gloria Padersky

Stephen Panchyshyn

Ellen S. Papetti

Nancy K. Parker & Family

Todd Patton

Donald E. Perry

Princess Anne High School Choral Dept.

Carolyn Pruitt

Clifford Radourn

Mr. & Mrs. John Rice & Family

Mr. Kyle Riley

Mr. Jim Roberts

Diane Roche

Steven Saunders

Ann-Marie Savage

Joanne Savage

Donald Schofield

Jimmie Sellers

David Semon & Family

Skanska USA

The Joe & Adele Smith Family

Mr. & Mrs. James K. Spore

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Stadsvold

Joseph Steverson

Sussex Development

Dr. Deepak Talreja & Family

Mark Taylor

Mr. Charles Tison & Family

Anita Tonelson

Mr. Bill Thorton

Town Center City Club

Town Center Fountain Contributors

Raymond Tranchant

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Trent

John Uhrin

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Villanueva & Family

Virginia Beach Chorale

Virginia Beach Middle School PTA

Dr. & Mrs. Jules Wainger

Anthony Walker

Rebecca & Mike Waller

Cynthia Whitbred-Spanoulis

Dorothy & Jim Wood

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Woodhead

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