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TPAC director tells Topeka council the venue needs stronger fundraising and fewer promoter-dependent bets
Summary
Daniel Case, executive director of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, told the council TPAC ended the fiscal year with a deficit, plans to increase fundraising to $100,000 annually, pursue naming-rights revenue by 2027 and rely less on outside promoters; he said an upcoming Alice Cooper concert needs 1,300 tickets to break even.
Daniel Case, executive director of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, told the Topeka governing body on Feb. 10 that the venue closed the fiscal year in a deficit and needs a more diversified revenue strategy to be sustainable. He said TPAC will press harder on fundraising, sponsorships and direct community engagement while balancing promoter-dependent bookings.
"We actually did even worse, unfortunately," Case said of the recent financial results, and described a plan to grow annual fundraising from the current net toward a $100,000 goal. He credited recent…
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