Happy New Year to all Seattle Opera Guild members! We are halfway through our 67th fiscal year. Thanks to your generosity, we continue to support local performers by giving them opportunities to perform in front of a live audience.
We held a successful Alcina opera preview in October, again in a private home. Watch for your invitation to “Sunset Song,” scheduled for February 16th at the Columbia Tower Club. This event will sell out! The event features music from African American composers, highlighting Florence Price. Come watch a beautiful Seattle sunset, enjoy delicious southern cuisine, beverages, and also learn highlights about Seattle Opera’s production of The Life and Times of Malcolm X, composed by Anthony Davis.
Your Executive Board held a daylong strategy retreat in September looking at: “Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going.” The top four prioritized action items decided on are:
- Increase membership, aiming at a specific goal, by streamlining the recruiting process (including implementing a QR code on written materials)
- Improve our communication and relationship with Seattle Opera
- Based on the above, ask Seattle Opera for dress rehearsal tickets for SOG raffles
- Set a goal for reserves in both operating and capital accounts; one way of accomplishing this is to create an endowment
The SOG Board of Directors accepted a balanced SOG July 2023–June 2024 Financial Budget at its December 3 board meeting.
The Seattle Opera Guild has a vision and a plan to accomplish it. Let’s celebrate our good work at the Columbia Tower Club!
—Marilyn Leck