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Left to right: Gay and Harry Abrams and Sheena and Greg

Yaitanes at the 2016 Spotlight Grand Finale

Performance (R) Spotlight Co-chairs Pamela and Dennis

Beck at the 2016 Spotlight Grand

Finale Performance Second row (L)

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(R) Spotlight Co-chair Rosemary

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Robertson at the 2016 Spotlight Grand

Finale Performance Third row (L)

Ann and Greg Myer at the Jingle Bell Jazz Holiday Party at the

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(R) Left to right: Zane and Ricki

Averbach, and Cari and Marty Kavinoky

at the Jingle Bell Jazz Holiday Party at the

Peninsula Photo: David Buchan

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2015-2016 SEASON OF EVENTS

Dear Members,

Thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm and support last season. Collectively, we helped engage more than 130,000 students, teachers, parents, children, youth and families through The Music Center’s arts education programs. We presented 520 Music Center on Tour assemblies to schools across Southern California. We welcomed 9,000 students with disabilities and their peers to The Music Center Plaza at the Very Special Arts Festival. Lastly, we helped beat this year’s Spotlight fundraising goal of $800,000! Please continue reading for a message from Jeri Gaile, Spotlight director, for a preview of next year’s Spotlight and an update on some of our prominent alumni.

We also enjoyed many fabulous events and speakers, including our Annual Dinner at Red|Seven and our reception at Cedars-Sinai, featuring an enlightening talk about the future of stem cell therapy by Clive Svendson, PhD. I’d like to give a special thanks to member

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT YOUR IMPACT

9,000 STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND PEERS ATTENDED THE VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL — THE BIGGEST YET!

132,192 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS EXPERIENCED THE MUSIC CENTER’S EDUCATION PROGRAMS LAST YEAR

520MUSIC CENTER ON TOUR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES AND PERFORMANCES

$130,000IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH SPOTLIGHT ANNUALLY

For more photos, visit: musiccenter.org/mclc1516events

NOTESTHE MUSIC CENTER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NEWSLETTER / FALL 2016

Larry Platt for helping to arrange that wonderful event. Please take a moment to look at the gallery for photos of receptions and programs in action.

Next season’s events are being finalized, and I am looking forward to seeing you all at our kick-off reception in September. I would especially like to highlight the Celebrate Forsythe event in October. This dance engagement includes three major U.S. ballet companies, each of which features Spotlight alumni. We will enjoy the opportunity to see these talented artists and your continued philanthropy come full circle. Please find a full calendar of next season’s events below.

I also hope you will consider inviting your spouses, friends and prospective members to our open events. Our membership contributions and any additional contributions to the Leadership Council help fund the many arts education programs The Music Center offers and ensures that they may continue to flourish. I hope you will consider increasing your impact by inviting your friends to join us.

ARTHUR D. KRAUSPresidentThe Music Center Leadership Council

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Dear Leadership Council,

Thank you for your generous support of this year’s Spotlight program. We were thrilled to work with such a talented group of young people, from bright stars of the future, to students looking to challenge themselves and prepare for college and professional life. Thanks to our generous donors, we were able to award more than $130,000 in scholarships last year. I know we all look forward to watching these students go on to successful careers. Whether they work within the arts or not, we

know they will succeed!

Speaking of our bright stars, we welcome many Spotlight alumni back to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage at our dance season opener: Celebrate Forsythe, showcasing the choreography of William Forsythe and featuring performances from three companies – Houston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. Each company includes Spotlight alumni!

Elle Macy (2007, 2008, 2009) with Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Katharine Precourt (2002), Tyler Donatelli (2012) and Alyssa Springer (2007, 2009) with Houston Ballet.

Jennifer Stahl (2003), Jordan Hammond (2007), Steven Morse (2008), Norika Matsuyama (2009, 2010, 2011), John-Paul Simoens (2011) with San Francisco Ballet.

We also look forward to welcoming back Matthew Rushing (1991), artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and dancer Danica Paulos (2007, 2008, 2009) in March.

Warm regards,

JERI GAILE Director Spotlight

A MESSAGE FROM JERI GAILE

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Your membership dues provide fun and unique events with access to fascinating speakers and talented artists as well as make a powerful impact on arts education. Leadership Council dues comprise more than 10% of the annual budgetary need for arts education programs that reach over 130,000 students, teachers, and parents each year. Please consider increasing your contribution or adding a matching gift from your company to help us reach even more students across Southern California. If you would like membership materials to share with your friends, please call Alex Betzel at (213) 972-3346. We also encourage you to invite prospective members to upcoming events!

THE MUSIC CENTER’S VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVALThis year, we celebrate The Music Center’s 38th Annual Very Special Arts Festival on Friday, October 21. We invite students of all abilities to share their artistic achievements on The Music Center Plaza. Students, families and teachers will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, perform and exhibit artwork that explores the theme of heroes. Please find the flyer for this year’s Festival enclosed in this newsletter. Your Leadership Council dues directly support this amazing event. If you would like to attend this year’s Festival, and experience the impact of your support firsthand, call Alex Betzel at (213) 972-3346.

CONTACT US Call (213) 972-3346 or email MCLC@musiccenter.org for membership inquiries or access to our concierge ticket services for all Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center engagements.

2016–17 CALENDAROF EVENTS

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*Members OnlyPlease note that we are still looking for locations for some of our events; if you are able to host an event for up to 60 guests, please call Alex Betzel at (213) 972-3346.

Guests are welcome at all events except where noted.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Kick-off Reception THE LITTLE DOOR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 Board Meeting* HOSTED BY ART KRAUS

OCTOBER 22, 2016 Celebrate Forsythe: Performance and Reception DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION

NOVEMBER 11, 2016 Speaker Series Luncheon* MICHAEL’S

DECEMBER 7, 2016 Holiday Reception HOME OF TIM WAHL

JANUARY 2017 Speaker Series Luncheon* TBD

SPRING 2017 UCLA Semel Institute Speaker and Reception with The Blue Ribbon UCLA SEMEL INSTITUTE

MARCH 2017 Alvin Ailey Student Performance and Luncheon featuring Matthew Rushing* DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION

JUNE 2017 Annual Dinner TBD