Membership and Benefits
The following benefits are offered with deep appreciation. Each contribution is an endorsement of our efforts and is leveraged to provide arts experiences for students, a remarkable venue for community programs and performances, and as commissioners of new works, an essential step to elevate the quality and breadth of performing arts in our culture.
Please join the growing number of individuals, businesses and foundations as they support our community by making the arts a priority. Simply add a donation to your ticket order or contact Patti Sanford at 562.985.8580 or psanford@csulb.edu to become a Carpenter Center donor.
For annual gifts up to $99:
- Priority notification of Carpenter Center performances
- Priority invitations to all Carpenter Center special events
$100 to $999 annual gift:
- All benefits above plus listing in the Carpenter Center program
$1,000 to $2,499 annual gift:
- All benefits above plus Director's Circle Membership
Director’s Circle members enjoy the following benefits when attending Carpenter Center presented events:
- Complimentary parking
- Complimentary refreshments in the private VIP Lounge before and during intermission for each event (excluding cabarets)
- Backstage receptions with specially selected artists
- Invitations to VIP events and receptions
- Name listing on donor wall in Carpenter Center lobby
$2,500 to $9,999 annual gift:
- All benefits above plus Premier Director's Circle Membership
Premier Director's Circle members enjoy all Director's Circle benefits plus:
- an elegant dinner with Executive Director Michele Roberge and an artist from our current season (chosen by Executive Director)
- a pair of complimentary VIP tickets to that performance
- support acknowledgment on event program title page.
$10,000 and above annual gift
- All benefits above plus Maestro Circle Membership
Maestro Circle Members enjoy all Premier Director's Circle benefits plus:
- Designation as Honorary Performance Sponsor for a CPAC event (chosen by member)
- four complimentary VIP tickets to sponsored performance and opportunity to meet the artist backstage