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Sponsorship Opportunities at the Oakville Centre

SponsorshipOpportunitiesBelow are the current sponsorship opportunities the Oakville Centre offers. We are happy to work with you to customize a package to suit your corporate needs.

PERFORMANCE SPONSORSHIPPerformance sponsorships are a great way to increase your corporate visibility while offering a superb evening of entertainmentto your guests. Your company will receive marketing recognition as an associate sponsor leading up to your sponsoredperformance as well as advertising benefits that continue throughout the season. Multi-show Performance sponsorships are alsoavailable as well as additional corporate entertaining and artist meet and greets (subject to artist’s approval).

Cost: Prices vary according to the artist. Performance sponsorships generally range from $5,000 to $10,000. Multi show sponsorships can range from $10,000 to $20,000.

SERIES SPONSORSHIPThis sponsorship package consists of 4 to 6 performances per season. As Series sponsor your company will be identified as acultural leader and arts supporter in the eyes of the patrons. Through reputation advertising your company brand will quickly beassociated with performances at the Oakville Centre. Series available include Family, Concert, Classic Albums Live, Comedy,Dance, Drama & Film, In Conversation with, Classical & World Artists and Studio Sessions (all subject to availability).

Cost: The Series sponsorship package fee ranges from $10,000-$25,000.

LEARNING WITH THE ARTS SCHOOL MATINEE PERFORMANCE SPONSORSHIPThis sponsorship package consists of 4 to 6 performances per season, geared to the elementary and secondary schoolcurriculum. As the Learning with the Arts sponsor your company will be identified as a leader in providing students withrewarding theatrical experiences that are associated with the Ontario curriculum. Your company brand will quickly be associatedwith providing teachers and students with the proper resources that go along with each performance.

Cost: The Learning with the Arts sponsorship package fee is $8,000-$12,000.

FACILITY NAMING RIGHTSThe Oakville Centre has internal spaces available for corporate naming rights, below are the opportunities and the yearly cost – multi year due to creation of signage (subject to availability).

Our OrganizationSince 1977, thousands of people have been gathering at Oakville’s only professional performing arts venue to see andhear their favourite local, national and International artists perform in their own backyard. With two performing spaces,a main hall with 497 seats and a studio theatre with 120 seats, the Oakville Centre programs a wide variety ofprofessional artists in music, (from jazz to rock), comedy, dance and drama. With 45 to 65 professional performances peryear, we attract a wide cosmopolitan audience, who are well-educated and well-travelled arts consumers.

Our AudiencePeople who attend performances at the Oakville Centre generally are affluent, educated and enjoy the finer things in life.• Approximately 50% female, 50% male• Average age of patron – 49.5 years of age• Professional two income family earning averaging between $150,000 - $200,000 per year• Loyal with 500 families as members over ten years• Educated, where 76% have graduated university

Become a SponsorSponsorship of all sizes allows, in part, The Oakville Centre to present new work, cultivate, showcase a variety ofperformance genres and offer free, subsidized and price accessible programing for all walks of life. As a sponsor of theOakville Centre you will be joining other corporations who have been enhancing their brand awareness through uniquecorporate entertaining experiences and community recognition. In no time, sponsorship at the Oakville Centre provideseach corporate partner with superior return on their investment.

Sponsor BenefitsAs an official sponsor, your organization will enjoy a variety of benefits throughout the year. Benefits can include brandexposure, corporate entertaining, private artist meet and greets, complimentary prime seating, recognition in all ouradvertising materials and outreach to an influential clientele, and our ability to customize the right package to suit yourcorporate needs and client satisfaction.

Our Current SponsorsDan Cooper of Royal LePage, Acura of Oakville, Oakville Infiniti, Oakville Nissan, Paradiso Restaurant, Chinwagn Inc., TD, Knar Jewllery, Cave Spring Cellars, Holiday Inn Oakville Centre, Data Media Inc., Design Electronics, and Cogeco.

MAIN AUDITORIUM: Up to 260 performances per year in the 497seat hall. Cost: $25,000

LOBBY OF THE OAKVILLE CENTRE: Main entrance to the auditoriumand intermission gathering spot. Holds 285 people and used upto 260 times per year. Cost: $20,000

STUDIO THEATRE: Secondary performance space, rehearsal hall,meeting space. Holds 120 people and used 150 times per year.Cost: $5,000

BOX OFFICE

GREEN ROOM

DRESSING ROOMS

COAT CHECK

LOBBY & STUDIO BAR

BEVERAGE SPONSORS

OFFICIAL HOTEL

OFFICIAL RESTAURANT

OFFICIAL FLORIST

PRINT AT HOME TICKET

Performance Series Available for SponsorshipThe current series available for sponsorship at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts are:

CONCERT SERIESThe Concert Series brings the very best of touring professional artists to theOakville Centre. Whether they are on the rise or at the top of their game, theconcert series is dedicated to bringing the very best artists to Oakville. Concertseries performers have included Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden, Graham Nash,Jim Cuddy, Alan Parsons, Burton Cummings, The Proclaimers, Eric Burdon,Natalie MacMaster, Great Lake Swimmers Steve Hackett, Jesse Cook, America,Tower of Power, Randy Bachman, Anne Murray, Alan Parsons Project, JoeBonnamassa, Blind Boys of Alabama, I Mother Earth and many more.

CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE SERIESClassic Albums Live is a group of musicians who recreate classic rock albums“note for note, cut for cut”. Using some of the best musicians in Canada, thisgroup specializes in bringing your favourite rock albums to life. From theBeatles to Led Zeppelin, from the Eagles to Fleetwood Mac, this series isdedicated to recreating the moments and memories associated with theseclassic albums. The Classic Albums Live performances tend to sell out,attracting a diverse age group including parents who want to share the musicthey grew up with to their teenagers.

COMEDY SERIESThis series features everything funny. It spotlights Canadian and worldrenowned comedians as well as comedy legends – all guaranteed to providethe audience with a good time. Past artists include Bob Newhart, Don Rickles,Roseanne Barr, Lily Tomlin, Howie Mandel, Brent Butt, The Frantics, SecondCity, Just for Laughs, Steven Wright, Veterans of Saturday Night Live and manymore. Whether it be stand-up, improvisation, comedy troupe or sketch, if it’sfunny, the Comedy Series will be presenting it.

DANCE, DRAMA & FILM SERIESThe Dance, Drama & Film Series showcases some of the finest Canadian andinternational dance and theatre companies and screens some of the mosttopical and entertaining films from international festivals. The plays areaward-winning productions coming off extended runs in either Toronto orBroadway by companies including Soulpepper, Volcano Theatre, One YellowRabbit and more. The dance productions are creations from some of the bestchoreographers in modern dance including Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, CrystalPite, Coleman & Lemieux, Peggy Baker, Louise Lacavlier, Christopher Houseand more. The films come from Festivals like the Banff Mountain Film FestivalWorld Tour and other acclaimed festivals.

CLASSICAL & WORLD ARTISTS SERIESA series of concerts consisting of established classical acts, Quartetto Gelato,Canadian Brass and Tafalmusik, and world music artists, the Moscow BoysChoir, Jesse Cook and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, are presented. Thedemographic of this audience leans to the more sophisticated patron whobelieves in the cultural experience as enriching their lives. They love the classthat a classical and world artist projects and sees these concerts as beingmemorable and worth sharing with family members and friends. The agerange usually begins at 40 and up and comprises of a highly educatedaudience with refined taste.

STUDIO SESSIONS SERIESThe Studio Session Series is held downstairs at the Oakville Centre in ourintimate 120 seat Studio Theatre. The Studio Sessions Series present the bestemerging talent in music, comedy, drama and dance. It provides theopportunity to help new artists find an audience. Past artists who have startedin our Studio theatre have included Natalie MacMaster, Lorne Elliott, The Once,Second City and many more. The Studio Session Series is a great place towitness the next rising stars in entertainment.

FAMILY SERIESThe Family series offers a variety of performances for children of different agesby established children’s entertainers and production companies that includepopular television characters, musicians like Fred Penner, Wild Kratts LIVE,Sharon, Lois and Bram, The Doodle Bops, Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood, TheBerenstain Bears, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, circus acts, plays,musicals and more. These productions normally sell over 80% of the seats foreach performance. The demographic of the audience members attending istruly all ages due to the fact many parents and grandparents will bring childrenaged 2 – 16. Adult ages range from 25 and up representing the two incomefamilies that believe attending live concerts and theatre is part of the family culture and entertainment priorities. Each performance is less than 60 minutes and most tickets are $20 or less.

SponsorshipBenefits Sponsorship packages are offered at a minimum of one season September to June, however multiple-year and custom packages are available.

TICKETS & ENTERTAINING OPPORTUNITIES• Complimentary rental space pre- or post-show for client entertaining • Complimentary tickets in prime seating locations to Oakville Centre presented shows• Beverage vouchers• Opportunity to purchase additional tickets with the Big Ticket Plus discount rate in the pre-sale period

ahead of the general public• Opportunity to package ticket purchases for clients (i.e., tickets with complimentary coat check and bar vouchers)• Opportunity for a private artist meet and greet with your guests • Corporate name recognition at the beginning of performance, live from the stage

PRINT & RADIO ADVERTISING• Logo/name recognition on Oakville Centre printed materials (300,000 flyers, 12,000 programs)• Recognition in purchased print advertisements promoting the program in major print publications (Oakville Beaver, Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator, NOW Magazine etc.)

• Corporate recognition on news releases announcing the program • Corporate recognition on online print at home tickets (currently 56% of orders are done online)• Opportunity to package ticket purchases for clients (i.e., tickets with complimentary coat check and bar vouchers)• Logo recognition by name in radio advertisements promoting your series.

E-MARKETING & WEBSITE RECOGNITION• Corporate recognition as "Title Sponsor" and click through capability on OakvilleCentre.ca on the performance event page

and on sponsorship page• Logo/name recognition on e-newsletters and e-announcements currently at 28,000 on the distribution list and growing (Monthly distribution plus one-off special offers).

• Logo recognition by name in radio advertisements promoting your series.

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING• Corporate logo positioning on all outdoor advertising (Oakville Transit King Bus Boards, Go Station Posters etc).• Recognition on LED sign located on Lakeshore Rd & Navy St. (900,000 impressions per month)• Recognition on the Oakville Centre Navy St. sign, two weeks prior to the performance at 300,000 impressions in two weeks

ON-SITE RECOGNITION• Sponsor recognition on lobby display posters and screens in box office and lobby• Ad in house program “LIVE! at the Oakville Centre”• Logo recognition on lobby signage • Verbal recognition of sponsorship during pre-show stage announcement

Getting StartedwithSponsorship This season, consider sponsoring a program or performance at The Oakville Centre. It’s an excellent way to reach out to the community while supporting the best in contemporary culture.

NEXT STEPS• Contact us• Agree to a meeting where we can hear about your company’s marketing objectives• Be our guest to a performance or special event and experience it• We’ll design a proposal highlighting benefits that meet your marketing goals and your budget• Come and join us as an official sponsor for a program or performance that works for you

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• Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts130 Navy Street, Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4OakvilleCentre.ca

• Robin HowarthManagerE: robin.howarth@oakville.caT: 905-338-4161 ext. 3210

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts130 Navy Street, Oakville, ON L6J 2Z4OakvilleCentre.ca

• Robin HowarthE: robin.howarth@oakville.caT: 905-338-4161 ext. 3210