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6-24-2025 Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Agenda
Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board 5� 1 June 24, 2025 10:00 a.m. Aventura Government Center 51" Floor Executive Conference Room 19200 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura, FL 33180 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes: March 11, 2025 3. State of the Center Report: Jeff Kiltie, AACC General Manager 4. Discussion of Next Meeting Date: Third Quarter (July -September) 5. Public Comments 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment This meeting is open to the public. 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 or cityclerkga cityofaventura.com, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. One or more members of the City of Aventura Commission and/or Advisory Boards may participate in the meeting. Copies of agenda items can be requested through the Office of the City Clerk at 305-466-8901 or cityclerk@cityofaventura.com. ��F a ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 11, 2025 `['3[1I11_w Ji ll Aventura Government Center 19200 West Country Club Drive Aventura, FL 33180 1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by Ms. Regev. The following members were present: Helen Sachs Chaset Becky Franco-Freifeld Lisa Horwitz Judy Scott Lotwin Rita Regev Judith Weinberg Absent: Joyce Forchion Merridy Robinson Kotler Edna Schenkel Others Present: Bryan Pegues, City Manager Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk Jeff Kiltie, Arts & Cultural Center (AACC) Manager Scott Miller, AACC Operations & Event Services Manager Maria Fulfaro, Marketing & Sales Manager Broward Center for the Performing Arts The meeting proceeded as a quorum was established. 2. Approval of Minutes: December 10, 2024: A motion to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2024 meeting was offered by Ms. Horwitz, seconded by Dr. Chaset, and unanimously approved. 3. State of the Center Report: Jeff Kiltie, AACC General Manager: Mr. Kiltie, accompanied by Ms. Fulfaro and Mr. Miller, distributed and reviewed a PowerPoint presentation entitled Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Presentation March 11, 2025 highlighting the following items: By the Numbers, 2024-2025 Season Sales to Date, New Additions, Marketing Initiatives, Digital Marketing/Social Media, Summer 2025, and 2025-2026 Season Programming. The Board members briefly discussed the following items: having characters dressed in City of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 11, 2025 costume handing out flyers at the Aventura Mall ticket kiosks, dynamic ticket pricing, budget and center revenue not covering all costs associated with it, size of the Center, ways the Board can assist with increasing ticket sales including social media, block tickets, attending condominium Board meetings to provide information on the Center, recruiting volunteers, budgeting money for Founders Day to include better giveaways and food for the volunteers, waiting for the 20th Anniversary in 2030 for a celebration event, offering tickets to the Board members, and the relationship to the Broward Center with the Broward Center managing the Center and the City owning the building. Mr. Kiltie, Mr. Miller, and Ms. Fulfaro responded to questions raised. 4. Discussion of Next Meeting Date: Second Quarter (April - June): Consensus was provided to schedule the next meeting for June 24, 2025 at 10.00 a.m. 5. Public Comments: None. 6. Other Business: None. 7. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion to adjourn was offered by Ms. Regev, seconded by Ms. Weinberg, and unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 10.50 a.m. Approved by the Board on June 24, 2025. Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk Page 2 of 2 Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisor v Board Presentation _! June 24, 2025 ---4-4III , yy, 4.i11fr 1� rr S � / lb. ....11k141114 , ....lako.'. , L.,'IP .....- 1LI S• i aMill I I - m I_ ;1,A. ..-11..-.1A ' t � ' AVENTURA ARTS &y . . -- � CULTURAL y ^ CENTER "By the Numbers" 1 Attendance — 20,059 To Date since October 1, 2024 1 Average attendance — 199 AVENTURA ARTS& t - CULTURAL CENTER I Rentals — 51" �� '' y .' M- 1 rl�`:- ( :era jii+ 7.44:7-.4L`f I City Presents — 33** • - - _ rY ' - # ' , f s r ! Q I ACES/DSAHS events — 15 1 .,111,1141S41 N.- ,'#' )1' ' 41/ . , . r ,;,i, I Total performances — 101" _if.' 4 rt , 4 .fi4. i iiiiiir' on Ems ii••• III' -... '....IIIIII611immmm. _ 1 Days of activity — 176 4 f Bringing the brightest stars to the City of Excellence! • ii iiillif,,., 1 Sales To Date — 21K tickets i► •�. ,b_ ,_ *Si is still 18%increase compared to last 3 seasons.23/24 Tickets at aventuracenter.org was record high of 66. Ticketmaster 677.311.7469 I 3 more events to go plus As BoxOffice **down 50%from all time high in 18/19 Groups 54,660.6307 S u m m e r Theater Camp! f®Naventuracenter ***down 4 events but 8 rental cancellations due various reasons(Artist illness,Travel issues,Family emergency,4 Intl acts had visa issues,building HVAC) Summer 2025 THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 411111) & THE PERFORMANCE PROJECT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ------ ------- -- SUMMER i ii"-7 -::"---•- Session 1: 96% capacity ..t. # ','. —114, Session 2: SOLD OU 44 _ .. , g.. ...—. 0 r ii ....•............., ,i, •- •• •-•:-:-.--... am ... ..... •• • •••• • • a ..:,.... • • • . ......... . .• • . . -., ..... • .- rrS.r . . • I. :: Rity . ----- MUSIC Al' Is:N:;-:-);.:' ' • YOUTI4 MT...- - "ir. .1,' 7, A94;___Millr41.:- . .T1-1E.ULTIMA TE TRIBUTE TO . -...-"--.---...•,.. ..-.... ) a til R N Eti 10. ‘.: ''S • 1 : . , . %.....• • +IV 4 • s • ... 7 H . 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'''.4\ • High School or Less(39.82%) • AMEX (19.88%) Purchase method • College(29.17%) • Discover(2.04%) • Grad School(31%) l' • MasterCard(16.44%) illili Mobile 45% +3% Visa(36.37%) Desktop 3 8% +6% • Other(25.27%) Box Office 17% -8% 0.1% phone no change AGE RANGES INCOME 50% 100% digital ticket `°% delivery +z% 3096 20% \ .... oel 20% 10% 10 o% 18-24 25-34 35-44 44-54 55. SO-30k $30-50k $50-75k $75-100k $100-125k $125k+ 10/1/24 to 6/1/25 AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Zip Code Analysis . , City 111 Aventura 36% Miami 10% Fort Lauderdale 8% -23% z Hollywood 5% Hallandale 3% 15% Miami Beach 2% Boca Raton 2% Pompano Beach 1 % New York 1 % 1% Brooklyn 1 % 1% 1% IllHialeah 1 % 1% 1% Boynton Beach 1 % II Delray Beach 1 % 15% 10% Other Cities 14% 5% 8% 10/1/24 to 6/1/25 AV E NTU RA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER EVENTS TINS E" Digital Marketing / Social Media 11111111111MIRTIPAIWWII • 'pI. Y-41r . / H nr -f• Social posts - 690 MIK IYaMo11LMOw �•..a e,wa .D�aRn.,,.,,.KNOW Reach — 861438 p/ �A .t r Tan l.,naar-Yoe.PU 1 4 Taaaa.owl.r.r®.w,..N ass r a 40 4611A,, rois email database — 58K+ '. ,,- a t ral r l+ "t. o Promotions Aventura + monthly e=Cal - 52 • ail II _. K BYG - 60 �u*a N -� Total — 112 ( i . .O.0 UPC04 16 EVENTS'IdMARCII • •a ..,1 ....,..+..,noa' •Awn..Arta&Cultural Center ... IIIII March 17 at 11 ti"��.........� a I: i .aS AM 0 « a•10iS. As we celebrate aStPatricksDay2022 enjoy again the Incredible voice s MOM"""'""""— -r ) _ ofIrish singer,Michael Londra stbt saventuracenter • iIllh a,1{1 * a • � � o r ` ,41RVAIR ra v kirk. . r+ '�` Tie .., •..�.,a..-• �_ ___.as w� ® ill I b C tO �' ."It. Fri •• rig • WHIM rinrrrrr arr.e IRE :'!.4r I. II c m Mal. Aventura Arts S Cultural Center 1 •• �" Joalus this weekend 111111ril — �, ail WWII Jan us this weekerNl as Michael Londra,the Irish singer best known as the voice of Rwerdance on Broadway brings'Christmas from Ireland'told in song,dance an..See more li,,, t Ntl.. VALET PARKING T E.PART.IT FOR TOW 320 PER VENIC LC (M[R -1 •1 A V CONNECTED WITH US, V/!a *Oct. 1, 2024 to today Ell . -e _ - __ AVENTURA __ ARTS & Follow us at @AventuraCenter f X 0 CULTURAL CENTER 1 Projected Performances & Activity tCgri .. ' ) r 1 Rental performances: 69 , /(..-t ft i ,j k... 1 Self-presentationsft performances: �. . w . , - r I/ ACES / DSAHS events: 15 1 Total performances: 112 . : -..-- y fb , , . go* I es. . . , , ........._ , , _.:,., .., _ (.._ 4 . . ., - . . , i , iiii.' T1 PFSI the VIROIE KING sooghooK ��. N 4 — _ — i AZIICAll f ,,i, p ilk • -tifr- -- 44' f _ . ?Mil ,, - ,, : t f'''' A' f. ,: it ARTS & ‘.. : _ - .� CULTURAL CENTER 2025 - 2026 Season Programming 41011`6,- . 41r AUSTRALIA'S ui nil KA c: , r.. *---. 1 N T ....__,, ti --S: ,N., I . Iva , , ,.. 1r os v 'SIRS TRI8, . SINGS 0T0 MRRE �/ < THE VENETIAN RESORT ©".._,. ,� ht.tl • ' _ "Making Motown proud! A must see show!"SMOKEY ROBINSON , ,-o�'1 i 4,4, is.: : - ..- ;--• t' t'i 'lf41p1 , R r • _ �1 r! tis p f i . spi. 1111MIAMI .j' '; INTERNATIONAL - �( IANO FESTIVAL I /-- BETTE MIDLER: BATHHOUSE TO '�'` BROADWAY eill ` 12,11 40-..I. MATT STONE AS CIA r�1,► � , tip,I! Illik if L 1. ,t , . 1 - - ARTS & lb * fav,ksii CULTURAL �� CENTER 1 , 2025 - 2026 Season Programming I/ •1111NO- ,, ,: li. 4., . , • . . • ;1„,•:„ �/ p \o� Al • ram, bets l( r LX .0 ApFFM44S \ r — ��r`yiki; r l • (4•4)) --0) • A COI - '1 i —to!, ..,,..k..,.. '''''ji) ....,,•t, : 1,1 3 .NN's lit.4.'1•• ---91"\L ''''.\41%.„ , . ler ,lik , 44 4- I \;ii)L, I..--,":1) i .,,,,,,‘ \e,1 ,"L's;',.'``% •0%..%%••• N .. .. ' 4, . k .....- c i '1"7: L.- e.,' A Mensch & His Musical , b"° _ fen r5c 5 irt‘ 7 ,a., ASEW' Muttspnc Nuts ' y ... . `'� AFTER ALL t• 0111 ***THESE YEARS \ *Ik ...#1 csly�i ja in tha ieatta • AVENTURA �, II• 14 a iti, �' ARTS & 41 F If ,,.. 1 CULTURAL , 1 I CENTER SENSORY INCLUSIVE 1. VLADIMIR ISSAEV'S die 51OulJEffia) E R - - 1 N Imp • . NIP' / l 0 / I' , -' II ell , k - ,. ',4 No;,110. *SIN, - NIP li IV, ip ,iit _Nir il,* ../ al` _"1.4.: * A "His,„ „:597. *I ,; illiP 14 gil ):471:: . FL r - a AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER , dit ... Milestones 4$ 1fris04i;)' 1 Attendance 375,000 ,: . , : 11, , I Total performances — 1925 TIIP , It* Idli ' . 0, .... k ► ,, I Sold Out shows - 437 + - 1.---.• lih • --z! ' "ik ' I Students served 100,000 '�1 . �: laiek ., —\, —N--•;'' I Summer Campers — 280011 l`av001 l I I 4 Nkt. ' I Rental events — 738 - 4,,.- too 44 .. III i I Aventura presents - 593 a 111 0 0 . i I Gross ticket sales — $11 Million+ = ; Ni "- I So Many Stars ! lot,it AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL �� p CENTER A • elm Celebrations 41/7 it, , 1 Honor past and present commissioners z s = r,..-t.k,A'•i 0,- ',s'. -.i r,'e-:'e.1 1:04„At,0r'‘•0 ,,.,.,,..1a5..'-i"P0 i‘r,. Honor past and present advisory ' : fh „ yt r ` board members M,5'y :4 p 1 Honor past and present volunteer 4" , . 40'""' v, I ushers 140 - 10,-. 1 jih, : i . . 1 1 Celebrate arts partners Arts Ballet Theatre, Miami International Piano Festival, South Florida Legends, New World Dance Ensemble, Dance NOW! Miami, .Ai I Aventura Marketing Council I . 1 15th anniversary ribbons for ushers 1 1111111111 i Ilk" itL_''' ti 1 Social posts: memory lane and ..� i .1 liti artists shoutouts t, Z -� • 11 __ 1 Press releases , . ..."_3 Ili 0/ )01) 1 --*----= . 1 Artist shoutouts on social J /� - 1 Special branding and promotions AVENTURA ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER - ''.,, .. anVou .I ._ ,,,,,, , . . :... . ... ._ . _ , _ ... ....,."117:- . . . ... ._ 1. Ili . • ' Ai _ . . __, . • . .•„, • , . hi, • t . ill' . T. . .. . I . 1 . it, rit tea-... AVENTUR -.. . ARTS & ,,, CULTURAL A CENTER