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2023 Conference Schedule

Join us for three days full of sessions spanning from professional development webinars centering around Covid reopening protocols, contracts and booking, accessibility and technology, and team building to artist information exchange panels in a variety of genres. Learn about the process of crafting equity statements, join break-out discussion groups on department-specific topics, and end your day relaxing with colleagues!

Schedule subject to change.
Wednesday, May 31

8:30 am                           Registration / Information Open                                                                                                                                    LOBBY
                                         Complimentary breakfast offered to hotel guests.

9:00 - 10:00 am             New Colleagues Session                                                                                                                            Grand Ballroom
                                         New to the conference? Been a few years? Join us!
                                                MELANIE WEIR | President, California Presenters | Associate Director of
                                                Education & Community Engagement, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
                                                ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN | CP Vice President & Treasurer | Executive Director, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts


10:00 - 11:00 am            Professional Development Breakout Sessions                                                                                
                                          A. Keeping your Board Healthy and Fit:  Board Engagement and Development                       Grand Ballroom
                                              Getting the right people on the bus; The role of the governance committee; Board self-assessments;
                                                     Term limits: pros and cons

                                                      MICHAEL SIMKINS, ED.D. | Executive Director/CEO, Spokes Resources for Nonprofits   

                                          B. Technically Speaking:                                                                                                 Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                                 Contracts and Tech Riders for Non-Tech People                                                      
                                                       Decipher contracts and tech riders as a programmer, without annoying your production staff.
                                                       ED EDSTRADA | Board Member, California Presenters | Vice President, Operations, McCallum Theatre

11:00 - 12:00 am            Roundtable Discussions  
                                          Discussions centering on a specific and timely topic.
      
                                          A. Equity Initiatives                                                                                                                                           Grand Ballroom
                                               Facilitator: MARIE-REINE VELEZ | Board Member, California Presenters |
                                                      Assistant Director, USC Visions and Voices


                                          B. Collaborating with Orchestras and/or Pops Programming                          Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                               Facilitator: ELENA GRACE SMITH | CP leadership Mentee | Assistant Dir.  La Jolla Music Society

12:00 - 1:00 pm              Luncheon - RIO CITY CAFE, 1110 Front St, Sacramento, CA 95814

1:15 - 1:30 pm                 Welcome & Opening Remarks                                                                                                                Grand Ballroom
                                          MELANIE WEIR | President, California Presenters | Associate Director of
                                          Education & Community Engagement, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

1:30 - 2:15 pm                Keynote Address with Brandon Gryde                                                                                                       Grand Ballroom                                                 Direct from the National Endowment for the Arts leadership, a unique opportunity to share
                                               ​your thoughts on upcoming funding guidelines and current programs for performing arts.
                                             

                                         ​BRANDON GRYDE | Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities Director
                                               and Acting Senior Director for Multidisciplinary Arts and Equity, NEA


                                               Followed by a moderated Q&A with
                                               ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN | Vice President & Treasurer, California Presenters |
                                               Executive Director, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

2:15 - 3:15 pm               Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  DANCE                                                                 Grand Ballroom
                                          Moderator: ILAAN EGELAND MAZZINI | Director of Programs & Activations, BroadStage
                                              Panelists: REBECCA CARSON| Managing Director, Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University
                                              MICHAEL SAKAMOTO | Performing Arts Curator, Asian & American Arts & Culture Program Director, UMass Fine Arts Center


3:15 - 3:30 pm              Break                                                                                                                                                                                          LOBBY

3:30 - 4:30pm               Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  CLASSICAL MUSIC                                           Grand Ballroom

                                              Moderator: CHAD HILLIGUS | CEO, Gallo Center
                                              Panelist:      LAURA SCHMIEDER | Director,  iPalpiti Artists International
                                                                      

4:30 - 5:30 pm              Affinity Group Forums
                                         Casual gatherings meant to foster connections among attendees with similar interests.

                                         A. Arts Education & Youth Program Staff                                                                                                     Grand Ballroom
                                              Facilitator: RUTH ROSENBERG | Director of Arts Education and Artist Engagement,
                                                    Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

                                         B. Marketing & Patron Services Professionals                                                            Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                              
Facilitator: BRIAN PEEBLES KAMEOKA | Director of Marketing, Carpenter Performing Arts Center

4:30 - 5:30 pm             Leadership Program Orientation                                                                                       Stagecoach Conference Room
                                         For select mentor and mentee participants. By invitation only.
                                         ​      CHAD HILLIGUS | Board Member, California Presenters | CEO, Gallo Center for the Arts
                                                ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN | Vice President & Treasurer, California Presenters |

                                                    Executive Director, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

6:00 - 8:30 pm            Reception - Embassy Suites Hotel                                                                                       Tower Bridge Room A & Patio

Thursday, June 1, 2023

8:30 am                              Guided Meditation                                                                                                           Stagecoach
Conference Room
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8:30 am                              Registration / Information Open                                                                                                                                 LOBBY
                                           Complimentary breakfast offered to hotel guests. 

9:00 - 10:00 am                Affinity Group Forums
                                              Casual gatherings meant to foster connections among attendees with similar interests.

                                               A. Development Professionals                                                                                                                   Grand Ballroom
                                                    Facilitator: CHAD HIILIGUS | CP Board Member | CEO, Gallo Center for the Arts

                                               B. Outdoor/Festival Programmers                                                                           Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                                    Panelists: AMBER JO MANUEL | CP Board Member| Executive Director, The Center for the Arts
                                                                             and California WorldFest
                                                                             BRUCE LABADIE |
Artistic and Festival Director, San Jose Jazz

10:00 - 11:00 am              Roundtable Discussions  
                                            Discussions centering on a specific and timely topic.
      
                                            A. Operating Models for Community Organizations: Non- Profit vs. Government                   Grand Ballroom
                                                    Facilitators: CAROLYN MERINO MULLIN | Executive Director, Oxnard Performing Arts Center
                                                                               RANDALL VOGEL, CFE | Assistant Director, Theaters & Operations, Mesa Arts Center

                                            B. Programming/Marketing Intersection and Your Audience                         Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                                         Facilitator: ALLY HAYNES-HAMBLEN | Vice President & Treasurer, California Presenters |
                                                    Executive Director, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts

11:00 am - 12:00 pm       Professional Development Breakout Sessions       
      

                                            A. Going Digital: Trends in Performing Arts Management                                 Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                                        Learn more about your colleagues’ contracting and scheduling practice—within
                                                        
CP and nationally—and embracing digital.
                                                        Hosted by OPENDATE

                                               B. There Oughta Be a Law: Unfair Ticketing Practices                                                                     Grand Ballroom
                                                 Understanding upcoming legislation and your role in advocating against unfair ticketing practices.
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                                                 Facilitated by CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS:
                                                       
JEAN JOHNSTONE | CAA Contracts Policy Analyst + Lecturer, Arts & Cultural Policy,
                                                                                             Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley

                                                 PRISCILLA QUIROZ | Lobbyist with Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmlzer & Lange (CAA's Lobbying Firm)
                                                 KARA Q. SITH, CFTA | CAA Programs Manager


12:00 - 12:45 pm               Annual Business Meeting                                                                                                                            Grand Ballroom

1:00 - 2:00 pm                   Luncheon - Embassy Suites Hotel                                                                                                                     TERRACE 1           
2:30 - 3:30 pm                   Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  JAZZ /  BLUES                                             Grand Ballroom

                                                      Moderator & Panelist: ERIC BLOOM | Director of Artistic Planning, BroadStage
                                                   Panelist: LILLY SCHWARTZ |  Director of Programming, SFJAZZ


3:30 - 3:45 pm                   Break                                                                                                                                                                                     LOBBY

3:45 - 4:45pm                    Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  COMMERCIAL ARTISTS                             Grand Ballroom

                                                    Moderator: ED ESTRADA | Vice President of Operations, The McCallum Theatre
                                             Panelists: CHRISSY HALL | Director of Concerts, Ryman Auditorium
                                                                      JONATHAN SERRET | City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Affairs Director, Bank of America PAC
       

4:45 - 5:45 pm                   Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  COMEDY / CABARET                                 Grand Ballroom
                                                    Moderator: TIINA MITTLER | Director, Haugh Performing Arts Center, Citrus College
                                             Panelists: ANITA WIGLESWORTH | Vice President of Programs & Marketing, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
                                                                      MEGAN KLINE CROCKETT | Executive Director, The Carpenter Center


6:00 - 8:00 pm                  Reception - The Mondavi Center for the Arts
                                              
Buses will leave from the front of the Hotel at 6:00 pm & 6:15 pm
                                            Buses will return from Mondavi Center at 7:30 pm & 8:05 pm

Friday, June 2, 2023

8:30 am                               Registration / Information Open                                                                                                                                LOBBY
                                            Complimentary breakfast offered to hotel guests. 

9:00 - 10:00 am                Professional Development Breakout Sessions

                                            A. Investments, Endowments, Reserves, Oh My!                                                                                 Grand Ballroom
                                                 You mean I have to book shows, sell them, manage staff, and understand money?!  Help! 
                                                 Never get lost in your finance committee again.
                                                 DAREN BLONSKY, CFP, CDAA, AIF | President & CEO Sonoma Wealth Advisors
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                                            B. Accessibility is About More Than Wheelchair Ramps                                   Schoolhouse Conference Room
                                                 Examine presumptions about accessibility and how to evolve with your community. 
                                                 BETTY SIEGEL | Director, Office of Accessibility and VSA | The Kennedy Center

10:00 - 11:00 am               Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion -  SPEAKERS                                                      Grand Ballroom
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                                                    Moderator: SHARLENE O'KEEFE | Executive Director, Poway Onstage
                                             Panelists: MARIE-REINE VELEZ | Assistant Director, USC Visions & Voices
                                                                      GINNY HAYWARD | Director of Programming/Board Liaison, Irvine Barclay Theatre


11:00 - 11:15 am                Break                                                                                                                                                                                    LOBBY

11:15 - 12:15 pm                Artist Information Exchange Panel & Discussion  -  GLOBAL ROOTS                                           Grand Ballroom

                                                    Moderator: ANNA CROSS | City of Tracy Cultural Arts Manager, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts
                                             Panelists: NEAL COPPERMAN | Executive Director, AMP Concerts
                                                                      FARRELL HIRSCH | CEO, Muckenthaler Cultural Arts Center "The Muck"


12:15 pm                             Close of Conference / Drawing                                                                                                                 Grand Ballroom
                                              
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Thank you to our generous 2023 Conference sponsors! 

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Conference Sponsor: OPENDATE
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Banner photo credits: Photo 1: Tien Hsieh, classical pianist; Patricia Segoviano de Pier and Dave Pier, Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College; Phil Esparza, CSU Monterey Bay World Theater, Seaside; Randy Vogel, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ  Photo 2: Amber Jo Manuel, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley speaking to California Presenters members at The Strand Theater-American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco  Photo 3: Simone Eccleston, John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington D.C.; Meena Malik, New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, MA
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      • Chad Hilligus
      • Amber Jo Manuel
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