Performing arts centers don't live and die by ticket sales. Many of the most successful PACs and nonprofit venues run on a 40/60 model: roughly 40% ticket revenue, 60% memberships, donations, and programming.
Join us for a live conversation with operators who've built diversified, year-round revenue models, and walk away with practical plays any venue can put into motion — whether you're running a 2,000-seat performing arts center or a 400-cap indie room.
Meet our Panelists:
- Jonathon Crider, Director of External Relations, Fox Tuscon Theatre
- Anne Pinckney Smith, Executive Director, Newberry Opera House
Moderated by: Alec Gaylord, Opendate.

A fireside chat with Opendate & ROSTR: why the agent knows an artist is breaking before the venue does, and how to get your offer in while the routing is still open.

Weddings, corporate events, a reading, a local orchestra, a touring show between stops — revenue that doesn't depend on how your season is selling.