Contributors

THE PREMIER PATRONS SOCIETY

Recognizing our most distinguished Annual Giving Donors
Listing below is for contributions of $10,000 or more made between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016

$100,000 AND ABOVE

  • Roger and Sarah Chrisman
  • David and Deidre Cronenbold
  • Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz
  • Sara Miller McCune
  • Santa Barbara Foundation

$50,000 AND ABOVE

  • The Cusack Family
  • The Ann Jackson Family Foundation / Susan and Palmer Jackson
  • Montecito Bank & Trust
  • The Walter J. & Holly O. Thomson Foundation
  • Anne and Michael Towbes

$25,000 AND ABOVE

  • Michael and Tracy Bollag
  • Dan and Meg Burnham
  • Brooks and Kate Firestone
  • Audrey and Tim Fisher
  • Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation
  • Daniel and Mandy Hochman
  • Hutton Parker Foundation
  • The Lehrer Family Foundation
  • Sharol and Wayne Siemens

$10,000 AND ABOVE

  • David and Lyn Anderson / Hollis Norris Fund
  • Eve Bernstein
  • Ella and Scott Brittingham
  • Ed and Nori Brown
  • Tim and Louise Casey
  • Connie Frank and Evan Thompson
  • Frederick W. and Linda J. Gluck
  • George H. Griffiths and Olive J. Griffiths Charitable Foundation
  • Gary and Susan Miles Gulbransen
  • Nora McNeely Hurley and Michael Hurley
  • Susan and Palmer Jackson
  • Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation / Preston and Maurine Hotchkis
  • Robert Johnson and Lisa A. Reich
  • Blake and Emily Jones
  • The Lancashire Family
  • Kath Lavidge and Ed McKinley
  • Gretchen and Robert Lieff
  • Susan and Craig McCaw
  • Phyllis and Angelo R. Mozilo
  • The O’Connor Family
  • Alex Pananides and Jan Dunbar
  • Eric and Nina Phillips
  • The Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation, Inc.
  • Barbara and Gerry Rubin
  • Joan and Geoffrey Rutkowski
  • Ronald and Vicki Simms
  • Herb and Bui Simon
  • James and Stephanie Sokolove
  • Prudence and Robert Sternin
  • Jim and Denise Taylor
  • Theater League / Theater ROcKs
  • Dody Waugh and Eric Small
  • Dana White
  • Carol Wilburn and Charles McClintock
  • Patricia Yzurdiaga

THE LUMINARIOS SOCIETY

Recognizing our outstanding Annual Giving Donors
Listing below is for contributions of $1,000 or more made between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016

LA SIERRA CIRCLE:  $5,000 AND ABOVE

  • Bitsy and Denny Bacon
  • Annette and Dr. Richard Caleel
  • Roberta L. Griffin
  • Melissa and Ralph Iannelli
  • William H. Kearns Foundation
  • Herbert and Elaine Kendall
  • Dale Marquis
  • Barbara Mathews and Michael Zirolli
  • Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp
  • Judith R. Piper
  • Carole and Michael Ridding
  • Leanne Schlinger
  • Craig and Kirsten Springer
  • George and Judy Writer

LA CUMBRE CIRCLE: $2,500 AND ABOVE

  • Linda Brown
  • Hal Conklin
  • Ronald Denner
  • Mary Tonetti Dorra
  • Christopher and Pamela Haskell and The Haskell Family Foundation
  • Judith Hopkinson
  • Shari and George Isaac III
  • Donald and Diane Jackson
  • KDB / Classical KUSC
  • Joel A. and Sheila Mendelsohn
  • Kevin and Courtney Mokarow
  • Bob and Val Montgomery
  • Brett Matthews and Ginger Salazar
  • Henry and Dundie Schulte / Rudi Schulte Family Foundation
  • Mary H. Shambra
  • Jack and Anitra Sheen
  • Diane and Selby Sullivan
  • Christopher J. Toomey
  • Robert R. and Sandra L. Urquhart, in honor of Roger and Sarah Chrisman
  • Nicholas and Patricia Weber
  • Zegar Family Foundation
  • Anonymous

LA LOMA CIRCLE: $1,000 AND ABOVE

  • Howard Racker Adamson
  • Margaret Arvey
  • Helene and Jerry Beaver
  • Barrie Bergman
  • Jack and Karen Byers, in honor of Roger and Sarah Chrisman
  • Larry and Shelley Coldren
  • Lawrence Dam and Betsy Jones Zwick
  • Kevyn Deregt
  • Chad and Ginni Dreier
  • Roger and Margi Drue
  • Dennis and Patty Forster
  • The GE Foundation
  • Mike and Dianne Harrell
  • Robert C. Hecht
  • Jackie Inskeep
  • Jon Kechejian and Sandy Schoolfield
  • Lester and Janet Knispel
  • Steve and Cindy Lyons
  • Matthew and Ann Marquis
  • Robert and Siri Marshall
  • Brian and Gisele McDermott
  • Bruce McRoy
  • Hank and Mari Mitchel
  • Doug and Nancy Norberg
  • Fred Fucci and Carol Peterson
  • John and Ellen Pillsbury
  • Caren Rager and Jim Lichtman
  • Charity Romero
  • Maryan Schall
  • Chuck and Missy Sheldon
  • Maya V. Smidt
  • Terri Trevillian
  • Pam and Terry Valeski
  • Dr. and Mrs. Willes H. Weber
  • George and Beth Wood
  • Anonymous

THE GRANADA THEATRE ANNUAL FUND

Recognizing contributors who have made an unrestricted gift to The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016

$500 AND ABOVE

  • Roger Bower, Crown Point Vineyards
  • Peter Brown and Suzanne Tomlinson Brown
  • Barbara Burger and Paul Munch
  • Ed and Janet Dewey
  • Doug and Carol Fell
  • Richard Hecht and Laurie Harris
  • Karen M. Kahn
  • Cheri and Gordon McKay
  • Lorraine Nelson
  • Cliff and Phyllis Ruddle
  • Sheryl and Barry K. Schwartz
  • Carrie Towbes and John Lewis
  • Paula von Simson
  • Mort and Judy Weisman
  • Ray Winn and Peter Kavoian
  • Carolyn and Philip Wyatt
  • Carey Zimmerman
  • Anonymous

$250 AND ABOVE

  • Diane Baskin and Jim Freeman
  • Roger and Polly Bookwalter
  • Ron and Gale Busch
  • James Chrismen
  • Patricia Coppejans
  • Aris Demetrios and Ilene Nagel
  • Howard Jay Smith and Patricia Bivans Dixon
  • Beverlye Hyman
  • Hayley Firestone Jessup
  • Dr. Gary and Linda Levinson
  • Michael R. Lewellen
  • Patrick and Esther McKinley
  • Steven and Marnie Pinsker
  • Nanci Robertson
  • Charles and Gayle Rosenberg
  • Marilyn Ryan
  • Richard and Rosemary Sanders
  • Les and Maureen Shapiro
  • Trudy Smith
  • Mark Svenningsen and M. Thies
  • Gary P. Yencich
  • Anonymous

$100 AND ABOVE

  • Mara Abboud
  • Peter and Becky Adams
  • Jerome and Dinah Baumgartner
  • Dave and Yvonne Bazinet
  • Michael and Ingrid Brown
  • Robert Burke
  • Patricia Carver
  • Vikki Cavaletto
  • Alexia Chahine
  • Dr. and Mrs. David Chernof
  • Laura Chersky
  • Miss Mary Blackwood Collier
  • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dent
  • Cole Dexter
  • Judy Edner
  • James Ferguson
  • Greg Gerlich
  • Anne and David Gersh
  • Sally H. Giloth
  • David and Pam Grossman
  • Pam Hamashita
  • Richard Handin and Claudia Whitman
  • Don and Mary Ann Harrill
  • Daniel and Donna Hone
  • Joan E. Jacobs
  • Richard and Carole Keller
  • Fred Klein
  • Dorothy Largay and Wayne Rosing
  • Bill and Marge Livingstone
  • Doug Lorch
  • Mehle and Jim McKittrick
  • Michael G. McSpadden
  • Richard Messmore
  • David and Cathy Quenzer
  • Elizabeth Reiter
  • Irene and Mel Sahyun
  • John and Cynthia Sanger
  • Albert and Anne Santorelli
  • Marijo Schleis
  • Justus Schlichting
  • Gary Simpson and Betsy Stivers
  • Michael S. Stotsky, MD
  • Sydney and Peter Tredick
  • Scott Johnson and Patti Verdugo Johnson
  • Anonymous

THE ALHAMBRA SOCIETY

Recognizing contributors who have chosen to include The Granada Theatre in their estate plans.

  • Estate of Julia R. Bates
  • Linda Brown
  • Dan and Meg Burnham
  • Annette and Dr. Richard Caleel
  • Roger and Sarah Chrisman
  • Hal Conklin
  • The Cusack Family
  • Mary Tonetti Dorra
  • Estate of Peter M. Dearden
  • Patricia Gregory
  • Roberta L. Griffin
  • Estate of Ardis O. Higgins
  • David K. and Linda K. Hughes
  • Robert Johnson and Lisa A. Reich
  • The Lancashire Family
  • Philip and Lee Marking
  • Sara Miller McCune
  • Estate of Harriet Miller
  • Kristi Newton and Joseph Beban
  • The O’Connor Family
  • Eric and Nina Phillips
  • Marla McNally Phillips
  • Adele Rosen
  • Joan and Geoffrey Rutkowski
  • Sharol and Wayne Siemens
  • Craig and Kirsten Springer
  • Robert and Prudence Sternin
  • Anne and Michael Towbes
  • Dr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Vandever
  • Carol Wilburn and Charles McClintock

THE VISIONARIOS SOCIETY

Recognizing our generous lifetime leadership donors.

$5,000,000 AND ABOVE

  • Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz
  • Jon and Lillian Lovelace
  • The Wendy P. McCaw Foundation
  • Sara Miller McCune
  • City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency
  • Anne and Michael Towbes

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE

  • Roger and Sarah Chrisman
  • Léni Fé Bland
  • The Ann Jackson Family Foundation
  • In Memory of Doris B. Mithun
  • SAGE Publications
  • Anonymous

$200,000 AND ABOVE

  • David and Lyn Anderson / Hollis Norris Fund
  • Victor K. Atkins, Jr.
  • Ed and Nori Brown
  • William and Kathryn Calise
  • The Cusack Family
  • Audrey and Tim Fisher
  • Carla and Stephen Hahn
  • David K. and Linda K. Hughes
  • Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation / Preston and Maurine Hotchkis
  • Luci and Rich Janssen
  • Herbert and Elaine Kendall
  • Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation
  • Harriet Evelyn Miller Trust
  • Montecito Bank & Trust
  • Parker and Carolina Montgomery
  • The Outhwaite Foundation
  • The Raintree Foundation
  • Joan and Geoffrey Rutkowski
  • Sharol and Wayne Siemens
  • Betty J. Stephens
  • Dr. and Mrs. H. Wallace Vandever
  • Volentine Family Foundation
  • Wallis Foundation

$100,000 AND ABOVE

  • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Adams
  • Barry Berkus and Family
  • James S. Bower Foundation
  • Linda Brown
  • Annette and Dr. Richard Caleel
  • Carsey Family Foundation
  • Tim and Louise Casey
  • David and Deidre Cronenbold
  • Damitz, Brooks, Nightingale, Turner and Morrisset
  • Christine and Reece Duca
  • Robert and Christine Emmons
  • Robert and Margo Cohen Feinberg
  • Brooks and Kate Firestone
  • Paul F. Glenn
  • Frederick W. and Linda J. Gluck
  • Gary and Susan Miles Gulbransen
  • Perri Harcourt
  • Estate of Ardis O. Higgins
  • The Girsh and Hochman Families
  • Judith Hopkinson in Memory of Horace and Dorothy Hopkinson
  • Nora McNeely Hurley and Michael Hurley
  • Melissa and Ralph Iannelli
  • Jerry and Jackie Inskeep
  • L. Robert Johnson and Lisa A. Reich
  • The Lancashire Family
  • The Marquis Family
  • Mark and Heather Melchiori
  • Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp
  • John and Kathleen Moseley
  • The Phyllis and Angelo R. Mozilo Family
  • Alex Pananides and Jan Dunbar
  • Ashley Parker Snider, Eli Parker and the Fess Parker Family
  • Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation
  • Eric and Nina Phillips
  • Lee Phillips and Marla McNally Phillips
  • Diana and Simon Raab
  • Ivan and Genevieve Reitman
  • Rhonda and Larry Sheakley
  • Jack and Anitra Sheen
  • Harold Simmons Foundation
  • Hal Conklin / Southern California Edison
  • Prudence and Robert Sternin
  • The Walter J. & Holly O. Thomson Foundation
  • Walter J. and Mary Jean Thomson
  • The Towbes Group Team
  • Terri Trevillian
  • Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation
  • Elizabeth Firth Wade Endowment Fund
  • Marsha and Bill Wayne
  • Carol Wilburn and Charles McClintock
  • Alice Willfong

$50,000 AND ABOVE

  • Bonnie Sparberg Baas
  • Bitsy and Denny Bacon
  • Ms. Lynn Ballantyne
  • Helene and Jerry Beaver
  • Susie and Riley Bechtel
  • Gary and Mary Becker
  • Arlene and Barrie Bergman
  • Marlyn Bernard Bernstein
  • Leslie and Philip Bernstein
  • Deborah and Peter Bertling
  • Gay Browne
  • Virginia Castagnola-Hunter
  • Childress Family
  • Carnzu A. Clark
  • Lawrence W. Dam
  • Mary Tonetti Dorra
  • Estate of Peter M. Dearden
  • Gary and Peggy Finefrock
  • Julianna Friedman
  • Christine Garvey and George Gelles
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jamie W. Constance / Godric Foundation
  • Roberta L. Griffin
  • Mary and Douglas Hampson
  • Stanley and Jean Harfenist
  • Mike and Dianne Harrell
  • Lorraine O. and Allan L. Kaplan
  • Judith Little
  • Eli and Leatrice Luria
  • Stuart and Lore Mabon
  • Philip and Lee Marking
  • William and Jocelyne Meeker
  • Kendall A. and Mary Lloyd Mills
  • Maryanne Mott and Herman Warsh
  • The O’Connor Family
  • Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation, Inc.
  • Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
  • Richard and Maryan Schall
  • Henry Schimberg and Marjorie Layden
  • Jean and Barry Schuyler
  • Patty DeDominic and Gene Sinser
  • Clifford W. and Juliette Sponsel
  • Kay and Theodore Stern
  • Selby and Diane Sullivan
  • Jo Pender-Sweeney and Dr. Donal Sweeney
  • Tenet Healthcare Foundation
  • Susanne and Gary Tobey Family Foundation
  • United States Department of Education
  • Nicholas and Patricia Weber
  • Maureen and Bernard White
  • George and Judy Writer
  • Jim and Beverly Zaleski

TRIBUTES

Recognizing honorary or memorial contributions made between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016

  • In Memory of Elmer Bernstein
    Eve Bernstein
  • In Memory of Gail Berkus
    Dana White
  • In Honor of Sarah and Roger Chrisman
    Jack and Karen Byers
    Robert R. and Sandra L. Urquhart
  • In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Collier III
    Miss Mary Blackwood Collier
  • In Memory of John Coppejans
    Patricia Coppejans
  • In Memory of Jane Ferguson
    James Ferguson
  • In Honor of Irma and Morrie Jurkowitz
    Diane Baskin and Jim Freeman
    Beverlye Hyman
  • In Honor of Michael and Anne Towbes
    Carrie Towbes and John Lewis