Richard Baron Leadership Circle
COCA invites you to share the vision.As a maturing institution, COCA must balance innovation with the nurturing of existing programs, its commitment to outreach, the preservation of its historic facility, and the building of reserves that will enable the institution to insure its future.
We invite you to join the Richard Baron Leadership Circle at COCA. Named for COCA’s founder whose foresight and perseverance created a unique cultural resource in St. Louis, the Richard Baron Leadership Circle at COCA grows out of a need to maintain COCA’s signature programs, while increasing COCA’s impact in a variety of new areas. For supporters who share the passion for COCA’s mission and the vision for its long-term impact on St. Louis, this new giving circle provides a sound investment and the key to COCA’s sustainability.
Your participation in the Richard Baron Leadership Circle provides you with a front row seat for all the exciting programs and initiatives that are happening now at COCA. Leadership giving at all levels ($1,500-$50,000 and above) provides you with tiered benefits. You will be invited to a variety of COCA performances and openings and have access to speakers and artists in residence, and will be recognized in COCA materials and signage. Richard Baron Leadership Circle – as a “thank you” for your patronage.
For information about this new annual giving program, please contact Pam Mandelker, Director of Development, at (314) 725-6555, ext. 109
Save the Date!
Second Annual FLAME to be held Saturday, November 10, 2012.
This year, FLAME° celebrates COCA's 25th Anniversary, while setting the stage for the organization’s future.
8:00pm Pre-Performance Cocktails and Live Music
8:30pm Celebratory Performance, Awards and Recognition
9:45pm Finale: Dessert, Delights and Dancing to The Fabulous Motown Revue
Cocktail attire / Valet Parking
25th Anniversary Performance
FLAME welcomes COCA alumni, students and special guests in a specially commissioned dance and musical theatre performance.
Featuring COCA alumni:
-Brandon Bieber, Broadway performer
-Antonio Douthit of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
-Lesley Garrison of the Mark Morris Dance Group
-Leah Morrison of the Trisha Brown Dance Company
-Jessica Taylor, founder, artistic director and choreographer of DAMAGEDANCE
… and special guest Kirven J. Boyd of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
FLAME Honors:
Cheryl Holman
Jennifer and Tom Hillman
For their recent generous gifts in support of COCA’s highest priorities for a sustainable future.
Peabody Energy
For its initial gift to the COCA 25th Anniversary Impact Fund that seeded an organization-changing capitalization effort.
Emerson
Recipient of the COCA Ferring Award for Philanthropy
Karen Kotner
Recipient of The Newell S. “Jim” Knight Service Award at COCA
FLAME Sponsors
McCormack Baron Salazar
Weissman Designs For Dance
COCA 25th Anniversary Leadership
Greg and Lisa Boyce
Jesse and Linda Hunter
Eric and Sandra Moore
Michelle Trulaske and Toby Martin
COCA is grateful to the following individuals who have pledged their generous support as members of the Richard Baron Leadership Circle at COCA.
To R.S.V.P contact Gina Wake at (314) 561-4873.
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Spring to Dance Master Class with Eddie Madril
May 25, 2013
For dancers of all ages and skill levels.
