Be a Big Top Stakeholder !
It takes hundreds of tent stakes and thousands of stakeholders to raise and hold Big Top Chautauqua ’ s tent theater up each year . Your continued support of music , the memories , and community created under canvas through your ticket purchases and generous donations is how Big Top Chautauqua continues to present excellent touring artists and original musicals on the Tent stage each summer .
WHAT IS BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA ?
Big Top Chautauqua is a non-profit canvas tent theater , perched on the base of a ski hill just south of Bayfield , Wisconsin and in operation since 1986 , Big Top presents educational and entertaining performances and events to audiences each summer in a one-of-a-kind canvas tent . Our original productions combine storytelling , music , images , and poetry to tell the tales of the environment , history , and culture of our region . We also present renowned touring artists of diverse musical genres on the Tent stage each summer . Our house band , The Blue Canvas Orchestra , performs our original shows in community theaters throughout the upper Midwest and we produce Tent Show Radio , a weekly radio program of the best summer shows at the Tent available to listeners online and broadcast on public radio stations across 10 states .
WHY IS BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA IMPORTANT ?
We provide arts and cultural entertainment and educational programs to the visitors and residents of Northern Wisconsin and the Bayfield Peninsula . Big Top Chautauqua enriches the lives of those who live here by providing opportunities to experience and participate in the performing arts . At the Tent and on tour we supplement learning experiences for students by providing a creative and fun way to learn and connect to history . Through Tent Show Radio we bring the best performances from the Tent and humorous stories of small town Wisconsin life to listeners across the country . Big Top Chautauqua has a
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major economic impact on area artists and businesses and draws tourism to our area .
THE MAGIC
Summer evenings at the Tent are touched by a special feeling of camaraderie and community . Our original shows remind us of our common humanity , the importance of our shared history , and the stewardship of our shared resources . They are a deep and meaningful , yet fun and entertaining experience . This feeling of connectedness , joy , and inspiration is The Magic of Big Top .
OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Big Top is supported by a large family of stakeholders . Your ticket purchases , contributions , and sponsorships play a critical role in our continued success . Because of our size , our mission , and our goal to keep ticket prices as reasonable as possible , only 64 % of our annual revenue comes from ticket sales . That leaves 36 % needed to bridge the gap , most of that comes from gifts , large and small , from our donors .
Gifts of all sizes are needed and sincerely appreciated . To give go to www . bigtop . org , mail your tax-deductible gift to P . O . Box 455 , Washburn , WI 54891 or call 715-373-5552 to authorize an automatic monthly donation .
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