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Message from the
Director
 Greetings and welcome to the Fine and
Performing Arts Center!
Last season was my first full season as
managing director and the experience was overwhelmingly positive. The patrons
and friends of the Fine and Performing Arts Center are some of the most
supportive I have ever seen. In fact, support for our programming continues to
grow and I’m pleased to say we entertained more than 20,000 people last season
in the Dorothy Menker Theater, the John and Angeline Oremus Theater, and the
Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery. We hope to continue that upward trend in the
2009-10 season and reach even more patrons.
One of the most exciting innovations we made
last season was our membership drive which created a ticket gift fund. Through
the generosity of our first season of members, we were able to offer free
tickets for our Theater for Young Audiences season to more than 500 students
from area elementary and middle schools. We hope to expand this program for the
2009-10 season to provide even more free admissions. Every $5 purchases a ticket
for an area student! Your membership can help ensure that more children have the
opportunity to experience live theater.
In keeping with the college's momentum toward
environmental sustainability, we here at the center are refocusing our daily
operations, using supplies that are more earth-friendly, and engaging in
practices that help to reduce the impact on the planet. One of our environmental
focuses expands our e-mail marketing, which will eventually reduces the number
of print brochures, flyers and postcards we mail each year. Please consider
joining our e-mail marketing list by visiting the FPAC homepage and clicking the
mailing list icon. You also can receive frequent electronic updates by joining
our Facebook fan page. Internet
marketing patrons are often the first to know about updates, changes and
breaking news . . . so don’t miss out!
We invite you to become part of these exciting
transformations at our Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Join us for the 2009-10 season and continue to
make the center your destination for world-class entertainment! If you have any
questions or comments, feel free to contact me at
henselT2@morainevalley.edu or
(708) 974-5500. I welcome your input. Thank you again for your support of
the arts right here in the southwest suburbs.
Tommy Hensel
Managing Director
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