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2009 tapestry arts festival sponsors |
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Labor Day Weekend |
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Saturday, SEPTEMBER 5 |
10 AM to 6 PM |
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Sunday, SEPTEMBER 6 |
10 AM to 6 PM |
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Monday,
September 7 |
10 AM to 5 PM |
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festival
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CORPORATE SPONSORS |
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Chiropractic Health Center |
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Official Soft Drink |
Official Festival Beer |
Official Festival Beer |
Official Festival Beer
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Official Festival Wine |
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HOTEL PARTNERS |
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
SPONSORS
2008 SPONSORS
2007 SPONSORS
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Sponsorship Coordinator
Roger
Watson
(520)
648-3047
office / fax
(408)
353-3926
cell
tapsponsors@hotmail.com |
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Festival Facts |
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Festival Dates: |
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Labor Day Weekend |
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Saturday, SEPTEMBER 5 |
10 AM to 6 PM |
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Sunday, SEPTEMBER 6 |
10 AM to 6 PM |
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Monday,
September 7 |
10 AM to 5 PM |
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Location: |
Downtown San
Jose, CA
Park Avenue,
Almaden Boulevard, San Fernando Street |
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Estimated Attendance: |
150,000 |
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Admission: |
Free admission |
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Location Description: |
San Jose is
the largest city in Northern California and 10th largest in
the nation. It is the “epicenter of information
technology with about 1,500 of the nation’s 2,500 largest
electronics firms” (Fortune Magazine) and is known as the
Capital of Silicon Valley. San Jose is the most affluent
market on the West Coast and 3rd nationally in effective
household buying income. Tapestry Arts Festival is held
on the streets of downtown San Jose. |
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Event Description: |
Tapestry is a
public benefit arts organization founded in 1976 that provides
opportunities for the community to interact with the arts.
Each Labor Day weekend Tapestry produces San Jose’s oldest and
largest community event, Tapestry Arts Festival. The
festival, which is recognized as one of the premier events of
its kind in the country (ranked #2 on the West Coast), is a
three-day celebration of the visual and performing arts held
in downtown San Jose. Crowds estimated at over 150,000
view the works of 150 artists from around the country, enjoy
non-stop entertainment from four stages and sample food from
over 30 food booths. Festival features: the
Creativity Zone where local artists assist children and their
parents at no charge in creating their own art and the
indoor Design for Living Home & Garden Show. |
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Demographics |
(Primary
composition is young families with school-aged children)
Age:
10% are under the age of 19
10% are between the ages of 19 - 25
25% are between the ages of 26 - 40
40% are between the ages of 40 - 55
15% are over 55
Income: 50% have income of over $60,000 per year
Education: 54% have college and/or post graduate degrees
Ethnicity: 56% Caucasian, 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African
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Beneficiary |
Proceeds from
the festival are used throughout the year to fund arts
education programs in local schools and arts outreach to the
community. Tapestry’s programs include partnerships between
Tapestry artists, educators, schools, community centers,
alternative learning sites and shelters. Examples of
programs include:
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World Moves
- Multicultural dance residencies in local elementary
schools. Students learn dance, music and culture of
different ethnicities
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Sacred Heart
Community Center - Academic summer camp and after school
program
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San Jose
Migrant Education - Artists teach visual art, poetry, dance
and music in a summer program to promote literacy for
children of low-income families
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festival opportunities |
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Sponsorship Opportunities: |
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Festival
Presenting Sponsor
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Corporate
Sponsor
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Creativity
Zone Sponsor (The "Zone" is a FREE hands-on art activities
area for
children & their families)
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Design for
Living Home Show Sponsor (Indoor home & garden show)
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Stage
Sponsorships (4 stages) - jazz, country, rock, blues,
classical music, dance and theatre
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Sponsorship Benefits: |
The sponsorship level you choose will determine
which benefits you will receive. Tapestry Arts
offers various sponsor perks such as: event booth location,
logo ID, website link, acknowledgment in festival program,
parking passes & access to the VIP Center. |
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