Support
At App State, we believe in the power of the arts to shape lives. By making a gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival, you can help us continue to impact our community through the performing arts. Whether your passion is in supporting artists and performers, accessibility of the arts for all ages and audiences, or creating new avenues for engagement with the arts, your support makes an important difference.
Our rewards are measured in impact. Your generosity empowers our commitment to:
- Affordable ticket prices and free events, ensuring arts access for all
- Seeing the arts grow and flourish while building the next generation of arts lovers
- Programming that emphasizes education and enrichment as well as entertainment
- Artistic excellence that celebrates both established and emerging artists
- Events that foster conversation, bridge communities, and strengthen social ties.
We are extraordinarily appreciative to our community for embracing the arts so passionately, and for festival donors and sponsors who choose to support An Appalachian Summer Festival so generously. This loyal annual support is the critical element in sustaining the artistic quality of the festival, enabling it to thrive for over three decades.
Become a Seat Namer
Grab your seat and watch the arts come to life!
For $2,500, place your name, that of a loved one, or your business on one or more of the theatre seats in the Schaefer Center. An elegantly engraved brass plaque with your specified copy will be prominently displayed on the back of the seat(s) you select.
This gift is tax-deductible and considered a charitable donation to the Schaefer Center Presents series, granting early ticket buying privileges for your lifetime. Seat naming allows the donor first right of refusal to tickets for their named seats for events in the Schaefer Center that are part of both the Schaefer Center Presents series and An Appalachian Summer Festival.
Seat naming is a great way to:
- Pay tribute to your years of enjoyment at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
- Give a unique gift
- Honor a loved one
- Commemorate a special occasion
- Celebrate the arrival of a child or grandchild
For more information, please contact Maura McKenzie, Director of Audience Services, at mckenziemc1@appstate.edu or 828-262-2248.
