Donate to TFA by 12/31 to claim your 2011 tax deduction
“I arrived at 5:30 am on Saturday and drove around the empty streets of Wichita waiting for the city to come to life. One can't form an opinion of a place until you meet it's people. Yesterday I discovered the openness and generosity of the locals and the Tallgrass Film Festival. I got invited to dinner with some locals, and had a great new lesson in music appreciation. Thank you for letting us share our film and story here and teaching me that warm people make warm cities.” – Grant Baldwin (Filmmaker, THE CLEAN BIN PROJECT)
Tallgrass Film Festival sponsor KMUW employees Denise Irwin, Mark McCain and Natalie Olmsted at the Tallgrass Film Festival's Celebrity Music Tasting with Elliott Gould, October 21, 2011.
Dear Friends:
We hope everyone is enjoying a happy and healthy holiday season. At TFA, we’re busily preparing for our 10th anniversary year, which includes more than 30 events — including Third Thursday screening series, Special Screenings, Cinema Alfresco, Tallgrass Filmmaker Labs, Tallgrass Road Show — and the 10th annual Tallgrass Film Festival in October.
Like many 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organizations, ticket sales cover only a small portion of our operating costs throughout the year. In addition to our generous sponsors, grantors, and more than 150 volunteers, we also rely on our individual donors to help the Tallgrass grow.
As we approach the end of the year, your tax deductable gift helps TFA to foster and enhance the appreciation and expression of the cinematic arts in the heartland region.
Please consider taking a moment today to renew your membership, become a new member of TFA (only $25 for a $50 value through December 31), purchase a Third Thursday or festival TALLPass or make a tax-deductible donation to help make this cultural programming possible. Other ways you can help: like, share & follow us on facebook and twitter, tell a friend about Tallgrass and bring them to 2012’s first Third Thursday film, Wener Herzog’s critcally-acclaimed INTO THE ABYSS, 7 p.m., Jan. 19-22 at the Murdock Theater.
Stubbornly & Independently Yours,
Lela Meadow-Conner, Executive Director, Tallgrass Film Association
lela@tallgrassfilmfest.com
Top 5 Things We Wish for in 2012
5. Johnny Depp comes to 10th annual Tallgrass Film Fest
4. The Wrecking Crew gets a nationwide theatrical release
3. The Return of the Kansas Arts Commission
2. Kansas-born Annette Bening accepts Ad Astra Award
1. Growing (and happy!) indie film audience in Wichita, KS
