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KIRK ADAMS
BOARD CHAIR
am proud to present this Annual Report from the Reif Arts Council for the period
from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. I hope this helps you understand how
this organization is being managed and the impact it has on OUR community. We
haven’t produced an annual report in the past, so we would be very interested to hear
from you in regard to suggestions for future Annual Reports.
Overall, it has been a successful year. We are clearly addressing our mission of
“...stimulating arts in northern Minnesota.” We are very proud of our exceptional
performances on the Reif stage and the fine work being done through the Reif Dance
Program. Our work with students (Children’s Performing Arts Series, dance scholarships
and residencies by artists in area schools) is very important. We were disappointed that
our expenses for the year were greater than our revenues by $26,546. This represents
about 2.7 percent of our total budget, and we will have to make up that difference in
future years. This deficit is not the result of a single shortfall, but rather a combination
of factors, including unpredictable ticket sales for the past year along with some
unanticipated expenses. The board has already adopted an operating budget to address
these concerns going forward.
Please take a look at the attached report. While much of this Annual Report is “by the
numbers,” you will also see that lives are being changed.
Kirk Adams
Reif center board chair
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mission
Stimulating Arts in northern Minnesota. We do this by offering a diverse
mix of performing and visual arts to be experienced, exhibited and taught. This mission
is supported in the following values statements the Reif board of directors has adopted:
 We will pursue artistic excellence 
 Quality arts experiences should be accessible to all 
 The arts are integral to quality education 
 We will maintain a well-managed arts organization and facility 
 We gain strength through collaboration and partnerships 
 The arts enrich our lives and are catalysts for a healthy community 
2010-2011 Reif Board
Kirk Adams, Chair
Scott Larson, Vice Chair
Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak, Secretary
Gene Baker, Treasurer
Cliff Schroeder, ISD 318 Rep.
Mary Ives
Mary Jo Jess
Louise Koglin-Fideldy
Dan Margo
Sue Mattson
Barb McDonald
Laurie Passard
John Schroeder
Cathy Shields
Reif Staff
David Marty, President
Katie Benes, Marketing
Jeremy Dewey, Development
Patti Hadersbeck, Box Office Manager
Pat Hoff, Bookkeeper
John Miller, Technical Director
Reif Dance Staff
Daniel Blake, Ballet Director
Katie Smith, Jazz & Tap Director
Christina Andersen, Dance Instructor
Julie Blake, Dance Instructor
Raeanne Meininger, Dance Instructor
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By the Numbers
the Reif Center
At the Reif Arts Council, we spent approximately $958,200 in fiscal year 2010-2011. Our research,
using conservative estimates, indicates that this translated into an economic impact of $1,664,700
for our community. That means that without the Reif Center here, the community would be poorer by
nearly $1.7 million this past fiscal year. Our Economic Prosperity Calculator indicates that there are
the equivalent of over 45 full-time jobs in our community that are supported — directly or indirectly
— by the expenditures of the Reif Center and the audiences we generate. This economic impact also
translated into $57,789 in local government revenue and $69,185 in additional revenue to the State
of Minnesota.
This past fiscal year the Reif Arts Council sold a total of 24,823 PAID seats for performances, and we
collected a total of $363,927 in ticket money. This means that the average seat for all performances
cost just $14.66! Affordable ticket prices are one of the primary reasons patrons continue to visit the
Reif Center and spend money in our community versus traveling to see shows at our metro counterparts.
Our audiences are now traveling further than ever, too. We are proud that we are able to draw NEW
people to experience our community. A review of our Reif database shows that 40 percent of our
ticket buyers travel more than 25 miles one-way to attend performances. Those people come from
Hibbing, Virginia, Aitkin, Bemidji, International Falls and beyond.
While we appreciate this influx of persons from outside our community, we also work extensively
with the people living right here, and a big portion of these people are local children. This past year
we had 167 students attend regular dance classes taught all year long by five professional dance
instructors. In addition, we had 6,887 students attend daytime performances by some of the most
respected professional touring children’s theater companies in the world. Our students paid a minimal
fee — usually $5 (sometimes free) — to see the same performances that children elsewhere spend
$15 or more to attend.
We also partnered with the Second Harvest North Central Food Bank to offer 10 free tickets to all
performances in 2010-2011. Due to this partnership, hundreds of people were able to see productions
this year they simply would not be able to afford otherwise. We also offered 27 Super 8 $8 seats to
every Reif event last season, regardless of regular ticket cost, and we offered $5 Student Rush tickets
for each show so our students could see world class performances at a price they can afford.
All of these ideas, these action plans, are just part of a larger circle that brings us back to where we
started — great performances. In 2010-2011we presented 41 world-class touring performances on
the Reif stage. While that is an impressive number, the most impressive number is One. That’s you. You
are a part of Stimulating Arts in Northern Minnesota. You pave the way for the community to excel, to
grow, to prosper. That’s because our successes — both yours and ours — are tied together and we
truly value that partnership. [NOTE: This information is based on a presentation made to the Grand
Rapids Chamber, February 7, 2011, for calendar year 2010.]
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revenue
2010-2011
Playbill Advert.
$27,129
Annual Fund
$61,411
Grants
$240,344
Underwriting
$69,800
Playbill Adverti
Dance
$116,530
Annual Fund
Underwriting
Playbill Advertisi
Dance
Misc. Revenue
$152,520
Ticket Sales
$299,456
Annual Fund Miscellaneous UnderwritingGrants
Dance
Ticket Sales
Miscellaneous Re
Total Revenue
Grants
$967,190
Ticket Sales
expenses
2010-2011
Production
Cost of Goods Sold $23,637 Artist Hospitality
$19,593
$30,003 Technical Staff
$59,259
Dance Staff
Artist Fees
$86,829
$329,251
Marketing
$111,074
Admin & Marketing
Staff $190,738
Miscellaneous
$143,352
Total Expenses
$993,736
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schedule of
functional expenses
Expense
Total
Artist/Professional Fees ............................................................................ $ 329,251
Personnel Expenses ................................................................................... 280,484
Payroll Taxes & Benefits .............................................................................. 56,342
Marketing .............................................................................................................. 111,074
Artist Expense (Hospitality) ................................................................................... 30,003
Production Expense ..................................................................................... 23,637
Supplies .......................................................................................................... 16,945
Repairs & Maintenance ............................................................................... 20,993
Postage .......................................................................................................... 23,351
Travel .............................................................................................................. 12,234
Bank Charges ......................................................................................................... 8,443
Meeting/Workshop Expense ............................................................................... 9,501
Ticketing Fee Expense............................................................................................ 14,081
Telephone ................................................................................................................ 5,426
Dues & Subscriptions ........................................................................................... 4,688
Miscellaneous Expense..........................................................................................1,058
Equipment Lease............................................................................................. 10,522
Liability Insurance.....................................................................................................2,136
Bad Debt......................................................................................................4,172
Depreciation ............................................................................................................9,802
Total
$974,143
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activities
statement of
revenue & support
Total
Ticket Sales .................................................................................................$ 299,456
Grants & Underwriting* ................................................................................. 310,144
Tuition ...................................................................................................................104,519
Donations ..............................................................................................................61,411
Contributed Services (Trade) .........................................................................55,327
Performance Fees (CPAS payments) ..........................................................28,802
Playbill Advertising .............................................................................................27,129
Rent
................................................................................................................18,879
Costume Fees
................................................................................................12,011
Fees (Ticketing and administrative) ...........................................................29,507
Merchandise Sales
...............................................................................7,065
Food & Beverage Sales (Reif Café) .............................................................6,914
Interest Income .................................................................................................6,014
Miscellaneous Income
......................................................................................12
Special Event Net of Cost ........................................................................................-Net Assets Released from Restrictions ......................................................................-Total Revenue & Support
$ 967,190
Expenses
Program Services .......................................................................................$ 751,731
Management & General ..........................................................................145,736
Fundraising
...............................................................................................76,676
total functional expenses .......................................................974,143
Cost of Goods Sold .........................................................................................19,593
Total Expenses
$ 993,736
Excess of Revenue & Support
Over (Under) Expenses ...............................................................................($26,546)
*In May of 2010, Blandin Foundation released $155,000 operating grant which board earmarked
as operating grant for 2011-2012 fiscal year. That money is not shown here.
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ticket sales $299,456
Attendance
Avg. Tix
Price
$ 6,306
10,813
5,693
10,973
4,982
7,946
7,701
Total $54,414
404
594
404
627
331
458
442
3,260
$15.61
18.20
14.09
17.50
15.05
17.35
17.42
$16.69
$ 8,257
11,009
15,156
2,216
11,943
Total $48,581
461
537
601
193
511
2,303
$17.91
20.50
25.22
11.48
23.37
$21.09
$ 1,756
1,930
3,414
1,642
2,407
4,885
Total $16,034
281
303
467
238
351
558
2,198
$6.25
6.37
7.31
6.90
6.86
8.75
$7.29
Sale
Signature Series
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Vienna Choir Boys
Houston Ballet II
Rhythmic Circus
Tiempo Libre
Cherryholmes
Satisfaction: Rolling Stones Tribute
THEATER SERIES
S’Wonderful
FDR: Featuring Ed Asner
All Shook Up
Enemy of the People
Music Man
FAMILY EVENTS
Mad Science: CSI Live!
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Ferdinand the Bull
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Beauty and the Beast
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ticket sales
continued
ARTIST SERIES
Lise de la Salle
Stringfever
Eric Himy: Gershwin in Paris
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
Attendance
Avg. Tix
Price
$ 1,500
2,647
1,618
3,220
$8,985
187
247
178
277
889
$8.02
10.72
9.09
11.62
$10.11
$ 1,775
2,800
11,060
2,634
6,982
6,611
-—
4,778
6,250
194
228
602
273
383
376
$9.15
12.28
18.37
9.65
18.23
17.58
297
420
16.09
14.88
2,034
316
6.44
10,293
13,426
1,499
519
545
147
19.83
24.63
10.20
507
18.75
296
179
613
156
227
363
1,271
7,912
18.59
14.00
20.60
10.86
11.44
15.11
21.30
$17.33
Sale
Total
BONUS EVENTS
Reif Talent Search
Ragamala
Taste of Home Cooking Show
Tim Kliphuis & Clearwater Hot Club
Wailin’ Jennys [mpr members $2 discount]
Tartan Terrors
Richie Havens CANCELLED
Dark Star Orchestra
Dr. Etta May [Bambi on the Hood X]
The Mushroom Picker
[veterans free: reif box office only]
John Berry
Gary Puckett
Let’s Get Away From it All
From My Backyard
[Monroe & Brandenburg]
Janie Fricke
Reif Center’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
ABBA-Mania
Frank Vignola Quartet
Switchback
Michael Johnson
Church Basement Ladies: Second Helping
Total
9,505
5,503
2,506
12,628
1,691
2,596
5,485
27,071
$137,127
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ticket sales
continued
Sale
Attendance
Avg. Tix
Price
Children’s Performing Arts Series [daytime performances for students]
Ragamala
$
-—
357
2,364
459
5.15
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Mad Science: CSI
2,184
395
5.53
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3,132
549
5.70
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
4,296
915
4.70
The Nutcracker: Reif Dance
-—
632
Rhythmic Circus
-—
580
Ferdinand the Bull
5,830
829
7.03
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
4,213
732
5.76
An Enemy of the People
200
Beauty and the Beast
6,342
1,133
5.60
Total $28,361
6,049
$4.69
Grand Total
$299,456 26,438 $11.33
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The Summer of 2010 marked the Reif Center’s third year of partnership
with the Grand Rapids Area Library on the Tuesday Night Indie Film Series.
Attendance at the weekly films averaged 38 per film, with just over 450
people attending overall.
grants $240,344
Ticket revenue, patron donations, and dance tuition are a few of the key ways the Reif
Center generates revenue and keeps our doors open, but we rely on grant funding
for the rest of our operational costs.
Blandin Foundation $157,800
Operating Support: $155,000 Kennedy Center Workshop: $2,800
By far our largest contributor, the Blandin Foundation is as critical to our existence
today as they were in 1981, when they helped fund our building costs. One of our
organizational goals is to reduce the amount of dependence we have on outside
funding, and we have reduced our need for Blandin funding from 33 percent in years
past to about 18% currently, but we still rely heavily on the generous support of the
Blandin Foundation for day-to-day expenses.
Minnesota State Arts Board $80,544
Operating Support: $54,144 Arts Tour Grant: $26,400
In November 2008, Minnesota voters passed the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy
Amendment that guaranteed a portion of tax revenue for the arts. Because of this
historic legislation, we now receive additional operating support from the MSAB
and have more opportunities to apply for project grants that allow us to work with
great artists from Minnesota and beyond. For the 2010-2011 season, that included
Ragamala, Rhythmic Circus, An Enemy of the People, DSSO, The Mushroom Picker,
and Let’s Get Away from it All.
Arts Midwest $2,000
Houston Ballet II Support: $2,000
Each year, Arts Midwest helps support up to 20 percent of the artist fee for one
premiere artist we present. In 2010-2011, that performance was Houston Ballet II.
Arts Midwest’s continued support goes a long way to ensure that we can bring world
class performances to our area at a greatly reduced fee.
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dance $116,530
enrollment
Ballet: 65 Tap: 47
Modern: 21Fundamentals: 34
Jazz: 60
Overall: 167
Dance Scholarships
The Reif Center awarded $14,281 in need-based scholarships during the 2010-2011
year to 27 students.
tuition
2010-2011 Tuition $113,638
2010 Summer Intensive Tuition $4,525
72 students attended our 2010 Summer Dance Intensive. Guests artists from James
Sewell taught classes.
PERFORMANCES
Sales
The Nutcracker
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Av. Tix $
$ 12,962
1,369
5,433
525
10.35
11,350
1,201
9.45
TOTAL $ 29,745
3,095
$ 9.76
Company Show & Dancing With Our Stars
Spring Dance Show
Attendance
$
9.47
Sophomore Reif dancer, Madeline Graupmann [pictured left] was one of 1,000
dancers from around the world that auditioned for Houston’s 2010 Summer Program,
and was one 200 accepted. Of the 200, she was one of 20 invited to study at the
Houston Ballet Academy for the 2010-2011 school year, following in the footsteps of
instructors Daniel and Julie Blake.
Sophomore Reif dancer Mallory McCartney [pictured right] attended an elite
summer program at the Boston Ballet in 2010.
underwriting $69,800
These businesses have provided underwriting support during the 2010--2011 season.
Their support of the Reif Center reduces ticket costs by an average of 30 percent.
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annual fund $61,411
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Kirk & Roni Adams
Patrick J. Adams
Elizabeth Adkins
Betty Akre
Ralph & Mavis Alberty
Phoebe Alden
Mary Jo Alexander
Cliff & Lois Allen
Paul & Carolyn Andersen
Brad & Barb Anderson
Debbie Anderson
Jackie Anderson
Phil & Pat Anderson
Rick & Patti Anderson
Maria Annoni
Jon & Kristine Arntson
Will & Bernie Backes
Robert & Malissa Bahr
Larry & Jan Baldwin
Dale & Marian Barcus
Leona Barten
Judy Bass
Judy Beckers
Angie Bender
Craig & Cindy Bender
Mary Blickenderfer
Ellen Bogardus-Szymaniak
Boggs Family
Alan Bohme
Mary Boltuck
Timothy & Joan Bonner
Steve & Kristi Booth
Roland & Virginia Borchert
Lisa S. Borelli
Dave & Marilyn Braaten
Dennis & Carol Brandon
Wayne & Rosemary Brenden
David Broberg & Jacquelyn Tofte
Leonard & Phyllis Brown
Tom & Pamela Brown
Steve & Lynette Bryant
Bob Buescher
Mike & Denise Burich
Leo T. & Corinne M. Burley
David & Deb Buxengard
Darlene Calgaro
Raymond Callaway
Jan Carey
A. Wesley Carlson
Jay & Ann Carlson
Kenneth & Karen Carlson
Dale & Misty Christy
Dorothy Church
Ann Clark
David & Kathryn Clusiau
Wayne Cole
Laurentia Colhoff
Kenny & Cheryl Collinge
Robert J. Conzemius
Martin & Joan Coyer
Larry & Lorraine Curtiss
Granville & Mary W. Custer
Lynn Cutsforth
Connie Daigle
Diana Daigle
Mary Jane Damjanovich
Richard & Barbara Darland
Lisa Davies
Robert & Diane Davis
Mayfred K. Denny
Alan & Amy Dettmer
Jeremy Dewey
Mike & Marsha Dewitt
John & Sherri Dick
Jim & Tina Diede
Dave & Anne Dimich
Tom & Judy Dimich
Dennis & Shannon Benolken
Neil & Donna Berglund
Diane Bibich & Julie Mutchler
Alice Bishop
Dave & Peggy Bishop
Dave & Georgia Bjerk
Scott & Kathleen Blanc
UPM Blandin
Rodney & Meredith Bleifuss
Robert E. & Susan Carlson
Anna Chamberlain
Robert & Gayle Chesness
Dan & Ann Chisholm
Robert & Donna Chopp
Marty & Janet Christensen
James & Judith Christenson
Edie Christiansen
Jim & Katie Christmas
Clifford & Charlotte Dobie
Tom & Amanda Dosen-Windorski
Pat & Holly Downing
Steve Downing & Kathy Dodge
Charles & Cynthia Driscoll
Denny & Joan Dvergsten
William & Jill Eckblad
Gerry & Miriam Eisele
Nick & Nancy Eltgroth
14
Daryl & Audrey Erdman
Kay Erickson
Norman & Martha Erickson
Roger J. Erickson
Vern & Carole Erickson
Thomas & Karen Erson
Steve Ewens & Becky Loomis
John & Julie Fedje-Johnston
Barry & Patty Feld
Kris Ferraro
James & Louise Fideldy
Ralph & Amy Fideldy
William & Alice Filipiak
Marn & Marie Flicker
Irving & Rhoda Flinck
Timothy & Patricia Flood
Cricket Guyer
Scott & Frieda Hall
Dr. Erick & Mrs. Tara Hallie
Herb & Jean Halverson
Corky Hanson
Doug Hanson
Richard & Vicky Harding
Fred & Margaret Harris
Gerald & Ingrid Hass
John & Regina Hawkinson
Susan Hawkinson
Barbara Hayes
Len Hedman & Carol Rasmussen
David Hehl
Douglas & Mary Heiken
Duane & Peggy Heikkinen
Jeff & Alexia Janecek
Dennis Jerome
Lee & Mary Jo Jess
Andrea Johnson
Bill & Kristen Johnson
David & Judy Johnson
Doug & Shirley Johnson
Jim Johnson
Lorrayne Johnson
Scott & Julie Johnson
Terry & Ardythe Johnson
K.C. & Juliet Jones
Stanley Jones
John & Judy Jourdan
Jerry Kaczor & Jody Anderson
Hans Kaldahl
Lenore Foss
Glen Foust
Jeff & Deb Frazier
Darlene Freeman
Jo Ann Frick
Peter & Chris Friedlieb
Carmen & Shirley Fumia
Peder & Maren Gaalaas
Diane Gallagher
Scott & Susan Gerling
Allen & Karen Gilbertson
Jim & Audrey Gilbertson
Stan Gilmer
Mark & Mary Glasnapp
Lyle & Darlene Gleesing
Gary & Lorraine Glomstad
Garry & Diana Goemann
George & Kathy Goodwin
Lee & Bev Goplin
Donald & Phyllis Gornowich
Greg Granholm
John & Elaine Greene
Lori Greniger
Tom & Eileen Grosland
Ron Gustafson & Linda Castagneri
Beverly Gustason
David & Barb Heinzen
Sue Helmbrecht
Dick Helvig & Sherry Harapat
Robert Helvig
Mike & Mary Jo Hendricks
Pauline Hess
Gary & Janet Hill
Jan Hill
Don & Cindy Hilligoss
Dave & Pat Hoff
David & Vicki Holmstrom
Robert & Patricia Holycross
Jim & Kathy Hoolihan
Kevin & Susan Hoolihan
Troy House
Dave & Mary Huckelberry
Adina Hudak
Dan Hull & Susan Clandon
Dennis & Jane Humphreys
Marva Jean Hutchens
Joan Isaacs
Mike & Mary Ives
Cory Jackson & Anne Tofte
Armas & Carol Jacobson
Dennis & Janet Jacobson
Don & Shirley Jacobson
Christine Ann Kamben
Charles Kampen & Pam Rajala
Lefty Kane
Tom & Tina Karges
Karen Karls
Jim & Peggy Karstens
Frances Kiefer
William & Mary King
Warren Kirsch
Kent & Darla Kirwin
Fran & Barb Klabough
Daniel & Judith Klement
Jerry & Mary Kleven
Richard & Dorothy Klinger
Kathryn Kloster
Shirley Kmett
Arlo & Martha Knoll
Norm Knuttila
Steve & Barbara Kohorst
Melvin & Nancy Kooda
Gerhard & Anne Kopke
Heidi Korstad
Marvin & Irene C. Koski
Alan & Constance Kotula
Robert & Sandee Krough
Ann Krouse
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Jerry & Joan Kujala
Howard & Charity Kuusisto
Gerald Laird
Ron & Debbi L’Amie
Agnes Lander
Brent Lane & Sara Swanson
Lois Lang
Neal Lano
Lloyd & Beverly LaPlant
Jeff Larson
Timothy G. Laske
Dave & Susan Latvala
David & Katherine Laursen
Alberta Lehn
Rod & Patricia Leistikow
Kathleen Leitner
Patricia Lenoch
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Paul Liane
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Clinton & Marilyn Lilyquist
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Robert & Alice Loscheider
John & Kathy Lothrop
Diane Loudon
Todd & Karen Lucachick
Louise Lundorff
Kent & Judy MacAlpine
Debbie & Edward Mackey
Jerry & Rosalie Mackey
Tim & Paula Mackey
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Bruce & Diane Mangseth
Dan & Cynthia Margo
James F. Marshall
Jim & Shirley Marshall
William J. & Betty Marshall
William M. & Peg Marshall
Ben Marty
David & Sharon Marty
David & Linda Maschwitz
Jim & Teresa Matetich
Edward & Judy Matonich
Glenn Matson
Terry & Margaret Matteson
Ed & PJ Matthews
Sue Mattson
Dale & Becky Maunu
Peter & Charlotte McDermott
Bill & Marge McDonald
David & Barbara McDonald
Charity Mcneil
Penny J. Meier
Jerry Meininger
John & Bets Merboth
Larry & Carol Mercier
Arthur Merrill & Margaret Morris
Michael Miklovich
Ken & Jan Miland
Rob Milinkovich
Gary & Shirley Miller
Kenneth & Harriet Miller
Russell & Maxine Miller
Matthew & Loree Miltich
Doug & Joellen Miner
Jerry & Shirley Miner
Sherry Miner
Peter & Mike Miskovich
Donald Modrow
Susan Mogan
James & Mary Ann Monge
John Mooty
Tim & Lynn Moratzka
Greg Moritko & Connie Vincent
Roger & Carol Morrill
Rev. Lloyd Mudrak
Jack & Janice Muhar
Frank & Shirley Mustar
Patrick & Joni Namyst
Cliff & Ardis Nelson
Nickoli & Darlene Nelson
Suzann Nelson
Clyde & Glenice Newton
Michael & Holly Newton
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Kenneth & Carol Nordli
Jon & Mindy Nuhring
Maurice & Marianne Nyhous
Robert & Sandra Nyvall
Bill & Norma Odegard
Bruce & Karen Ogle
Dorothy Olds
Jaye Olson
Paul N. Olson
Thomas & Anita Ophoven
David Parmeter
Larry & Barbara Paskvan
Laurie Passard
Rosemary Patterson
Margaret Pecha
Lial & Bonnie Pederson
Ray & Mary Helen Pelton
Dennis & Deb Perreault
Rick & Carol Perrott
Dan & Lori Petermeier
Timothy & Sharon Peters
Robert Peterson & Sandra Morgan
Brenda Peterson
John Peterson & Sandy Benzie
Lane & Sherry Peterson
Reed & Nancy Peterson
Carter & Doris Pettersen
Terrance & Jacqueline Phipps
Lowell & Judy Pittack
Margaret Pitts
Rudy Prazak
Pam Prenevost
Louis & Patricia Price
David & Roberta Radaich
Gene & Pat Radecki
Gerald & Joyce Rahne
Nancy Raymond
Nancy Reed
Evelyn Reese
Darcy Reich
William Reif & Mary Nell
John Reif
Joan Richardson
Janet Riley
Patrick Riley & Natalie Roholt
Stanley & Laura Ringold
Scott & Margie Ritter
George & Pat Ritzinger
Carole & Richard Roberts
Tom & Mary Robertson
Bruce Robinson
John & Joan Roessler
H B & Ina T. Roholt
Betty Roskos
Lyle & Holly Rossing
Alice Rothstein
Fran Rowe
Byron & Luann Rowell
Bill & Sara Roy
Dennis & Wendy Roy
Ronald & Carolyn Rude
Dwight & Lisa Rudquist
Joe Rust
Bill & Diane Rutherford
Marie Ruthgeerts
Stephen & Carolyn Ryan
L.W.(Bud) & Mary Lou Sage
Alice Sarkela
Tom & Nancy Saxhaug
Paul & Penny Schierenbeck
Bud & Therese Schneider
Clifford Schroeder
John Schroeder
Clayton & Alyce Schrupp
Bernie & Kathy Schumacher
Gerald & Wanda Schuster
Jeff & Nancy Scrivner
Katherine Sedore
Keith & Carol Seward
Darren Sheldon
Dr. Charles & Judy Sherman
Mary Shideler
George & Cathy Shields
Truman & Mary Shoaff
David & Beverly Sigfrinius
Dr. Dean J. & Mary Singsank
Larry & Catherine Sjostrand
Deena Skaja
Rolf Smeby
Michael & Ann Smith
Jim & Melissa Smokrovich
Jerry & Mary Jo Snustad
Florence Soderberg
Loren & Joan Solberg
Darryl & Kathy Solem
Scott & Julie Sorensen
Norton & Ellsa Sorenson
Joyce Spawn
Thomas & Barbara Spencer
Suzanne Spicer
Joe & Carol Spooner
Tom & Geri Staley
John & Roz Staniger
Helen Steffes
Charles & Jan Stenson
Michael & Linda Jo Sterk
Keith & Carolyn Stolen
Tom & Mary Jo Sullivan
Doug & Mary Jo Swanson
Glen Swenson
Greg & Carla Taylor
Jeff & Staci Taylor
Ellen Teigland
Joel Teigland
Allen Thiry
Lloyd & Ingrid Thyen
Marcia Tilden
Jerry & Cherry Tinquist
Floyd & Jean Tuominen
Paul & Betty Tveite
Sheryl Tverberg
Rick & Shirley Twaddle
Donna Vennie
Brian & Debbie Vergin
Mary B. Vergin
Kenneth Wagner & Mary Linnihan
Greg & Karen Walker
Jeff & Joni Wartchow
Edwin & Mary Jean Waters
Don & Jeanette Weber
Terry & Diane Weber
Jim & Trace Weseloh
Raymond & Leah White
Mark & Michelle White
Bob & Ginny Wickman
Jim & Joan Wieczorek
Clair & Ginny Wilcox
Steve & Vicki Wilcox
Norman & Ruth Will
Jim & Vicki Willford
Mark Willoughby
Curtis & Judy Wilson
Jane Winans
Bruce & Donna Winder
Dean Winkels
Scott & Jean Winter
Faith Wopata
Stephen & Julie Wright
Richard & Gretchen Wunderlich
Arnold & Elsie Yuhala
John & Emilie Zasada
Joe & Wendy Zeleznikar
Clare Zupetz
Ronald & Nancy Zwonitzer
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Reif Center
playbill ads $27,129
The following businesses purchased advertising in our 2010-2011 playbills. We
print approximately 25,000 playbills each season.
Abstract Service Company
American Bank
American Family Insurance
AmericInn Motel
Anderson, Ophoven & Stauffer Law
Arrow Embroidery
David J Broberg, CPA
CDI
Center
Central Square Mall
Coldwell Banker
Dale’s Auto Body
Edward Jones (Kristina Gaalaas)
Evergreen Terrace
Fireplace Lifestyles
Frame-Up
Globe Drug
Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital
Grand Rapids Area
Community Foundation
Grand Rapids Dental Care
Grand Rapids State Bank
Grand Rapids Veterinary Clinic
Grand Village
ICC Foundation
Itasca Reliable Insurance
Itasca Surgical Clinic
Itasca Veteran’s Services
Dr. Lee Jess
Lake Country Power
LaSalle Street Securities
Lifesong Professional Coaching
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Discovery Center
Morning Glory B & B
Northern Lakes Dental
Northview Bank
Paul Bunyan Communications
Pleasant Seasons
RE/MAX Thousand Lakes
Rivers Italian
Rural Route Bookstore
Saiger’s Steam Clean
Salmela Jewelers
Swanson Law Office
Timberlake Lodge
Travel Leaders
Woodland Bank
Reif Center
endowment $66,712
The Reif Center Endowment is a permanent fund maintained at the Grand Rapids Area
Community Foundation that exists to “support and further the mission of the Reif Arts
Council” and to provide financial security for the future of the Reif Center. Our endowment
is not a replacement for our Annual Fund which is an important part of our annual financial
plan. Rather, the Reif Center Endowment is a long-term fund that is intended to secure the
future of the Reif Center.
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t
MIKE IAIZZO
he Reif Center lost a good friend and dynamic leader last year, and we mourn
his passing. Michael Anthony Iaizzo lost his battle with cancer at age 57, on
October 25, 2010.
Mike was first elected to the Reif Arts Council Board of Directors in 2005.
He became the Board Secretary in 2006, and served as the Vice-Chair from 2007
until 2009, when he became the Chairman of the Board of the Reif Arts Council. Mike
delighted in his service to the Reif Arts Council. While he pushed for bigger and more
popular performances on the Reif stage, he was equally dedicated to fiscal accountability.
He was proud to report that while he was Chair, the Reif Arts Council enjoyed net revenue
of over $65,000, and able to pay off some accumulated obligations.
Mike had a hand in inviting many bands to perform for audiences at the Reif Center,
including Winter Dance Party, America, BJ Thomas, The Trashmen, Air Supply and The
Pink Floyd Experience. Mike collected a series of “signed guitars” by many of these artists.
Whenever a suggestion for a band would come up, Mike quickly grabbed his reference
book to report on how many Top 10 hits the artist had (along with the year), which original
artists were still performing with the band, and what the current “word on the street” was
about musicianship. He was a great advisor.
In addition to owning and operating KOZY/KMFY Radio, Mike was very active in the
community. He was proud (and humbled, he said) to be the ONLY person ever named
Volunteer of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce twice. He performed often with
his band The Curbfeelers, regularly playing free performances for community events. He
used his news and advertising resources at KOZY and KMFY to support many worthwhile
community causes including, quite notably, the Reif Center.
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Myles Reif performing arts center
720 NW Conifer Drive
Grand Rapids MN 55744
218.327.5780 | www.reifcenter.org