Christy-Houston
Welcome!
Welcome to The Center for the Arts (CFTA)! A new energy pervades here at the Center. Over the past year, CFTA has been working through a significant transition. The change in our logo symbolizes the vision behind this transformation.
In April of 2008 The Center for the Arts became a private not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization and is no longer supported by the City of Murfreesboro or Rutherford County. We now depend upon grants, endowments and the revenue generated from shows and other projects as our sole means of support. In other words, it is the generosity of people like you who keep our good work going through your donations, patronage and volunteer participation.
Here at the Center we offer our community the chance to explore and enjoy the world of visual and performing arts. We are committed to sharing access to education and performance to those who embrace the arts as well as providing an important civic service by our engagement in the life and culture of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee. Last year over 18,000 visitors passed through our doors to attend over 117 performances and art shows in this most beautiful venue.
We are proud to occupy this historical building as we celebrate our 100 year anniversary. That being said, we are also fully aware of our current physical and aesthetic needs and opportunities that have come up due to the buildings’ age and the large numbers of people who pass through here.
In order to give our Center a much needed face-lift, we have recently begun the Christy-Houston Matching & Development Fund Drive 2009. We must raise $90,000 for capital improvements and developments in order to continue to help cover the operational costs of bringing fine theatrical performances, visual arts and children’s educational programs to Murfreesboro, Rutherford County and the surrounding areas.
For every dollar you donate, Christy-Houston will match your donation. As always, your donations, patronage and support are greatly appreciated and are more important than ever! Please know that each dollar you donate goes directly to The Center and is tax deductible by you.
All of the work we do here at CFTA would not be possible without the involvement of our community and our volunteers and we extend our sincerest thanks.
Anthony Cimino
Executive Director
Center for the Arts
Christy-Houston Matching and Development Fund 2009
Patron Rewards Program
Dress Circle ($499 and under)
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Acknowledgment in the Center for the Arts printed materials and website
Advanced notification (via email) of all events, prior to public announcement
Applause Society($500-$999)
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Prominent acknowledgment in the Center for the Arts printed material and website
Advanced notification (via email) of all events, prior to public announcement
Invitations to Gallery opening and other educational activities and special events
Priority ticketing privileges via private phone line
Access to priority seating area for the Center for the Arts productions
Two Center for the Arts T-shirts
Director’s Circle ($1,000-$2,499)
All of the above, plus…
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Prominent recognition in the Center for the Arts lobby
Two tickets to your choice of one of the Center for the Arts productions
Invitations to Opening Night Pre-Shows Receptions and other special events at the Center
Recognition in printed materials as an underwriter of the Center for the Arts Children’s Educational Program Presentations
Invitation to the Chairman’s Reception in September 2010
Producer’s Circle ($2,500-$4,999)
All of the above, plus…
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Two season passes
A full-page ad in any one program with the message of your choice: business ad, recognitions or congratulations, etc.
Chariman’s Circle ($5,000+ donations)
>All of the above, plus…
Two additional season passes
A Full-page ad in all Center for the Arts Playbills with the message of your choice: business ad, recognitions, congratulations, etc.
Special Thanks
A Full-page ad in all Center for the Arts Playbills with the message of your choice: business ad, recognitions, congratulations, etc.
To the following patrons and businesses who have made such generous donations to the Center for the Arts as of December 17, 2009.
Chairman’s Circle |
Dress Circle |
| Percy E. Dempsey, III | Anonymous |
| Adams Family Foundation | Unitarian Fellowship |
| Adams Family Foundation II | Elizabeth Maxwell, MD |
Producer’s Circle |
Jayne B. Perkins |
| Heritage Park Dentistry, PC | Kathy & Patrick Ryan |
| MidSouth Bank | Jean Lowery |
| Dr. Tom & Betsy Johns | Andy Womack |
Director’s Circle |
Newcomers Club |
| Gary L. Wilson | Ingram Book Company |
| Mark & Leslie Akins | Mischa & Farrah Nemeth |
| H.R. & Charlotte Swafford | Judith A. Burgess |
| Fred & Cindy Adams | Love and Harold Beasley |
| David LaRoche | Heritage Dairy Farms |
| Liz Rhea | Charles & Nancy Pigg |
| Johnson & Bailey Architects PC | Jay and Sandra Sanders |
| Teena Goodwin | Lisa Taylor |
| Wheels from Rotary Foundation | Bob & Gina Bullen |
| State Farm Insurance | R. Steven Waldron |
Applause Society |
Mary Belle Ginanni |
| Demo’s Restaurant | Marty LaRoche Murphy |
| Don O. Henry | Martha Rowland Tolbert |
| George & Nelda Pope | C.G. Hanson Jr. |
| Murfreesboro Medical Clinic | Marjorie Voorhies |
| Blake & Lee Tidwell | Roy Palmer |
| Russ & Sherry Galloway | Barb Ford |
| Joe D. & Judy W. Powell | Jim and Doris Demos |
| Michelle & Trent Sansing | Fran Gebuhr |
| Lisa Eischeid | Doug Young |
| John E. Murray & Elizabeth LaRoche | Joyce J. Ealy |
| John Blankenship | Willie Smith |
| John & Mary Witt | Jonathan & Anne McRae Smith |
| Don & Hanna Witherspoon | Vara R. Williams |
| Dr. David Sain | John H. Dixon |
| Ernest & Peggy Burgess | Dr. George H. Lein |
| David A. Jones | |
| Diane Stockard | |
| Albert & Anne DePrince | |
| Drs. Robert P. & Carla H. Hay | |
| Sherry Bewley | |
| Vaughan | |
| Daniel Scott Corlew | |
| Judith M. Homan | |
| C. Dwight Hancock | |
| Ealy | |
| Kim & Neil James, LLC | |
| Rebecca R. Jones | |
| Oma McNabb | |
| Harold Johnson | |
| Tommy Hord | |
| James & Edna Burke | |
| Johanna & Fridolin Sulser | |
| Dallas Caudle Jr. | |
| Cheryl Harris | |
| Ben Hall McFarlin, Jr. | |
| Kathryn Patten | |
| Joyce Taylor | |
| Joseph E. Boone | |
| Esther Victory | |
| H. Laws McCullough | |
| Laura M. Follis | |
| Robert John Nightingale | |
| Peter & Anne Rob | |
| James A. Seaman III | |
| Michael K. Helton | |
| Jill Thomas | |
| Gale Yamaguchi | |
| Pat & Margie Spangler | |
| Carolyn Reeves | |
| Thomas Christenberry | |
| J. David Hoover | |
| James A. Ridley, Jr. | |
| Lee Moss | |
| Mike Garcia | |
| William Donovan | |
| Evan Cope | |
| Dora B. Palmer | |
| Marisa Buchanan | |
| Betty Kelley |
You can make your donations at the office, by telephone at 615.904.2787, or online at www.boroarts.org
