Concert Sponsorships

Close Encounters chamber music concerts

Heights Arts offers sponsorships for Close Encounters concerts, open rehearsals, or ARTbar concerts.

Close Encounters sponsors can also choose to arrange special after-concert opportunities to join the musicians, hosts, and other guests for lively conversation catered at an off-site venue.

Says one concert attendee and Continuing Conversations guest, “The opportunity to see world-class musicians play in a beautiful home just a few feet away was incredible – and even better was the time spent getting to know them in a small setting after the concert. Brilliant artists plus great people excited to get to know each other made for a fun dinner! I absolutely loved every minute of it and it definitely increased my appreciation for the talent we are so lucky to have in Cleveland.”

Want to sponsor a Concert or Continuing Conversation event?
Email programs@heightsarts.org

Close Encounters

Full Year

(4 or 5 concerts, September through August) $5000
4 concert season ($4520 tax-deductible*) | 5 concert season ($4,400 tax-deductible*)

Single Concert

($1500 / $1380 tax-deductible*) | with Continuing Conversations ($1700 / $1380 tax-deductible*)

Individuals or organizations have the option to sponsor a specific concert, with the following benefits:

  • two concert tickets with reserved seating to sponsored performance
  • acknowledgement as concert sponsor
    • in the program**
    • on the music card mailing**
    • on event card mailing for the sponsored concert**
    • online as the concert sponsor on the event and promotions
    • announced at the live event
  • Continuing Conversations option (Close Encounters only – see below)

*Tickets (2 @ $60) are not tax-deductible. If paid through a donor advised fund, tickets cannot be included by law, but may be purchased separately.

** if prior to print deadline of August 1

ARTbar Sponsorship

Full Year

(3 or 4 concerts – September through August) $2,000
3 concert season ($1748 tax-deductible*) | 4 concert season ($1664 tax-deductible*)

Single Concert

($600 / $516 tax-deductible)*

  • two concert tickets with reserved seating to sponsored performance
  • two free cocktails
  • acknowledgement as concert sponsor
    • in the program**
    • on the music card mailing**
    • on event card mailing for the sponsored concert*
    • online as the concert sponsor on the event and promotions
    • announced at the live event

*Tickets (2 @ $30) and complimentary drinks (2@$12.00) are not tax-deductible. If paid through a donor advised fund, tickets cannot be included by law, but may be purchased separately.

Continuing Conversations*

Heights Arts has partnered with local restaurants and caterers to facilitate its “Continuing Conversation” opportunity for Close Encounters sponsors. A Continuing Conversation event takes place directly after the concert. It can be catered at the Host home (with the host’s permission) or held at nearby restaurant in which one or more musicians would join the Sponsor, Host(s), the director and guest for dinner and any other guests the Sponsor would like to invite.

Heights Arts Will:

  • Coordinate musician availability and communicate that availability to concert sponsors who are interested in hosting a Continuing Conversations event, and determine (if the sponsor is not also the host of a concert in a private residence) whether the host is open to holding the event in their home.**
  • Provide a list of catering options, including both in-home and restaurant-based options, to the sponsors. These options may come with a discount provided through Heights Arts. (See below; “Continuing Conversations Catering Options.”)
  • Provide the email addresses of each of the participating musicians to the sponsors for communication purposes.

The Sponsor Will:

  • Coordinate the venue for the Continuing Conversations event.***
  • If the event is held in a private residence, set up for the dinner event.
  • Coordinate the menu options for the guests with the restaurant.
  • Send event information to musicians via email.
  • Remain present for the duration of the Continuing Conversations event.

*Continuing Conversations may not be available for every concert. It will depend upon the availability of musicians to participate

**Catering is not an option for events held outside of residences.

*** While Heights Arts provides a list of restaurants offering certain discounts, the Sponsor may choose to book the event with any restaurant of their choice, provided it is within a reasonable distance from the performance location.

CLICK HERE for Continuing Conversations Catering Options