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Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Agenda - 04/18/2017Arts & Cultural Center __ _= e G ��G Advisory Board Meeting Apfil 18, 2017 10:30 AM 19200 W. Country Club Drive Fifth Floor Executive Conference Room Agenda 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Staff Reports: • Activity report 2016/17 • Update on 2017/18 Season 4. Other Business 5. Adjournment This meeting is open to the public. Notice pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if applicable, is hereby incorporated by reference. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office of the City Clerk, (305) 466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. Please be advised that one or more members of the Aventura City Commission may attend this meeting. The City of r� ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER AVe_iiui1 a ADVISORY BOARD Aventura Government Center REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 19200 W. Country Club Drive Avenh,a, Flontla 33180 FEBRUARY 7, 2017 —10:30 A.M. 1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 10:36 a.m. by Ms. Muroff. The following members were present: Gloria Muroff, Chair Susan Gottlieb Rita Regevl Renee Rotta Lenore Toby Simmons Judy Scott Lotwin Members Absent: Amit Bloom Others Present: Eric M. Soroka, City Manager Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to City Clerk Jeff Kiltie, Arts & Cultural Center Manager 2. Public Comment: None. 3. Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2016 meeting was offered by Ms. Lotwin, seconded by Ms. Simmons, and unanimously passed. 4. Staff Reports: Reports were provided to the Board as follows: Activity Report 2016/17: Mr. Kiltie distributed and reviewed an Overview of the 2016-17 Season to Date. The Board discussed ways to increase the number of restaurants participating in the Preferred Restaurant Program. Shelley Bradshaw (Broward Center) provided comments. Mr. Kiltie reported on the two performing arts conferences that he attended. He discussed his focus on enhancing relationships with other performing theatres of similar sizes in Florida, to partner with for shows. It was estimated that the average attendance for shows of all genres was over 200 (two- thirds). Mr. Kiltie will look into the ability to advertise on the closed-circuit television stations at the property buildings within the City. 1 Ms. Regev arrived during the Activity Report 2016/17 (Staff Reports). City of Aventura— Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 02/07/2017 Page 2 of 2 • Update on 2017118 Season: Mr. Kiltie reviewed the events scheduled for the upcoming 2017/2018 Season 8 including Returning Series, Theatre, and Additional Programming. 5. Other Business: Ms. Bradshaw will review the advertising with specific focus on publishing dates in correspondence with show dates, as well as the appearance of the logo font/color when printed in the newspaper. Ms. Regev distributed and reviewed the recent article "Why Aventura?" that she wrote for the Aventura News community newspaper. The Board discussed improving the signs for the City's events. Mr. Kiltie requested direction on whether Founders Day at the Cultural Center should be continued annually, or only be scheduled for specific anniversaries such as 10th (2020), 15th, etc. A motion to eliminate the Cultural Center's Founders Day celebration until the recommended anniversaries was offered by Ms. Gottlieb, seconded by Ms. Simmons, and unanimously passed. The Board discussed the possibility of a lecture series during the afternoons, for next season. The next meeting was scheduled for April 18, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. 6. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned by consensus at 11:26 a.m. Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk Approved by the Board on April 18, 2017. Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Presentation April 18, 2017 AVENTURA ARTS& CULTURAL CENTER Overview 2016-2017 Season Number of SOLD OUT performances: 32 to date ( t1% increase from previous season) Total Attendance to date: 19,981 Partner success: Miami International Piano Festival added a 5t" concert to their series with two sold out performances and saw an average attendance increase of 16% from previous season. Slow Burn Theatre Company's "Avenue Q" sold out a total of 4 performances By popular demand, Foreign Film Series increased performances from 6 to 8. Increased rental activity in the form of more commercial performances such as; Atlantic City Boys, Nestor Torres, Almost AHBA, Decades Rewind and Popovich Comedy PET Theater. Season 7 Launch August — November, 2016 The 2016-2017 season initial on -sales and season announcement resulted in 7887 ticket sales across 78 titles. An average of 101 tickets per title. "Early Bird" discounts offered on series subscriptions and group sales. x Bravo Amici, November 12 Bobby Collins, November 19 Fable Martino, November 20 Aventura Comedy Series Miami International Piano Festival Avenue Q December 1 -4 The Nutcracker, December 9 -11 Forbidden Broadway Slow Bum Theatre Co. Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida January 5-6 A Celebration of the Nat "King" Cole Trio January 9 Sierra Boggess, January 25 Broadway Concert Series Slow Burn Theatre Co. February 24 Season 7 Overview Aventura presents PACA Presents — Rentals - ACES events — Total paid tickets (to date): 19,871 # Titles #Performances 40 51 5 8 (includes Family Fun and Summer Camp) 50 56 19 27 Rental activity increased by 28% from previous season. Season 7 Overview By The Numbers Titles Performances Days Booked Average Attendance Sold Out Performances 115 142 10% WOMENINUSIC'M Louise Pitre Sierra Boggess Elisa Furr stars in A Tribute Sings the songs of Judy Garland January 25 to Celine Dion January 7 Broadway Concert Series February 8 202 32 Ih �' Roslyn Kind February 11 The Sound of Karen Carpenter Linda Lavin starring Joanne O'Brien March 29 February 15 Broadway Concert Series Season 7 Overview Average attendance by genre Family/Education 228 Dance 191 Concerts 176 Film 247 Comedy 194 Classical 235 Theater/Drama/Musical Theater 239 Variety/Magic/Spectacle 237 Community/Misc. 173 Season 7 Marketing &Public Relations Overview Continued partnership with Miami Herald. Increased spend to include email blasts and online banner ads. Partnered with NCM Cinema advertising and expanded into Regal Oakwood Cinema, Hollywood, FL. Strengthened presence in Miami media community; Miami Time Out magazine, Discover Miami Neighborhood in partnership with Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Miami Live Arts Month. Created new TV commercial with new patron testimonials and inclusion of venue enhancements. Social Media — Enhanced presence on Instagram with artist takeover & ongoing daily posts and continued presence on Facebook and Twitter. Season 7 Marketing &Public Relations Overview Broadway Concert Series 50% of ad budget dedicated to digital components which resulted in 49% ticket buying via i nternet/mobile vs 42% box office. Demo: 46.9% Dade, 26.52% Browa rd, 7.18% Palm Beach. The Magic of Bill Blagg Live! We created a Facebook "boost" via promoter in a two week period before the performance and sold 84 tickets day of show and 40 tickets via Goldstar. Cross -Promoted with Broward Center customer database Antonio Carlos Jobim Targeted loyal jazz audiences via Miami Jazz Org. with Antonio Carlos Jobim SOLD OUT performance - 76% of the audience from Dade/Miami. Season 7 Marketing &Public Relations Overview Social Media Recap: Instagram — 79 Posts, 133 followers, 4 following Facebook — 1,270 following Twitter - 1,382 tweets, 439 followers, 6 following Aventura Arts Ctr. @aventuracenter - 5h Golden Globe nominee, The Brand New Testament, is hilarious, irreverent & irresistible #ForeignFilm #AventuraCenter Tweet Aventura Arts & Cultural Center =ebruary 7 • d Hot from touring with sister, Barbara Streisand, @RoslynKind kicks off #Valentine's with romantic ballads for all www.aventuracenter.org Instagram Artist Takeover and post Facebook post AACC Horizontal Logo Following input from the Advisory Board we created an additional logo format option to allow for more flexibility in marketing designs to increase exposure and presence in print ads and collateral materials. Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Sales Channels ■ Box Office/Walk-Up 52 ■ Internet 32% Mobile/5rnartPhone 10°l ■ Phone 6 Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Demographics Identified Fans 3,567 EDUCATION LEVEL High School or Less (33.19%) i College (34.58%) Grad School (32.24%) AGERANGES Married 56% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% ■ ■ _- 0% 18-24 25-34 35.44 45-54 55+ Child Present Male Female 60% 42% 58% PREFERRED PAYMENT METHOD AMEX (21.23%) Viscover (2.47%) i MasterCard (17.32%) Aviv* Visa (39.06%) Other (19.93%) INCOME 40% 30% 20% 10% =0100 .. 0% $0.30K $30.50K SW -751K $75.100K $100.125K S125K+ Aventura Arts &Cultural Center Zip Code Analysis Hal Hollywc Ft. Lauderdale, 6.61, N. Miami B., 2.0% Baca Ratan, 1.1°/o Minn► IclPc R 7 AO/ I Miami, 12.5% aura, 35.0% No Zip/Data, 16.6% ■ Aventura ■ Na Zip/Data LA 1on, Outside Tri-Cou my ■ Ft. Lauderdale ■ Hollywood ■ Hallandale ■ Sunny Isles B. ■ N. Miami B. ■ Baca Ratan Season 8 Programming b A Temptations Revue Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Season Broadway Concert Series Catapult Chris Mann A Night with the Phantom Cirque Zuma Zuma Family Fun Series Foreign Film Series Loesser Known Miami International Piano Festival On Golden Pond Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live! Slow Burn Theatre Co. — Disaster & Peter & The Star Catcher Smart Stage Matinee Series Steve Solomon's Cannoli, Latkes and Guilt The Second City We Rock then We Soul O�ARD C�kT Y �P R9 • mfun y ERIES., CHRIS MANN ,l A NIGHT WITH