A Little About
Super Saturday

Super Saturday is produced annually by the Children's Theater Festival, an all-volunteer organization in Tryon, NC, with the purpose of enriching the lives of children and their families by introducing, promoting, and encouraging the lively arts in the communities centered in and around Polk County, NC. Super Saturday is presented every March and includes the best in children's theater and entertainment. World-class acts perform in indoor venues, with entertainment continuing all day on the street, as well as the Community Stage. The mid-day parade is an event not to be missed by children of any age!

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Sponsorship Tiers

Ernest Hemingway Platinum Sponsor

2 Slots Available

An American journalist, novelist, short-story writer and sportsman. Hemingway traveled to Tryon several times during his life, often staying at the Pine Crest Inn.

$5,000

Benefits Include:

Recognition as Ernest Hemingway Platinum Sponsor:

  • On all Festival collateral materials including programs, signage and website

  • In news releases and print advertising

  • As a stage sponsor at Tryon Fine Arts Center

  • From the stage prior to each performance at Tryon Fine Arts Center main stage

Also:

  • Prominent placement of company/organization banner(s) at Tryon Fine Arts Center stage

  • Invitation to use the Festival logo and event information in your advertising

  • 6 VIP room passes to the Tryon Fine Arts Center for snacks and refreshments

  • Each VIP room pass can pre-order 4 complimentary tickets lo various performances and purchase additional tickets

  • 4 tickets to attend the volunteer and sponsor recognition dinner Friday before the Festival

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  • William Hooker Gillette Silver Sponsor

    Ten Slots Available

    $1,000

    An American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Following a visit to Tryon in 1891, Gillette built a vacation home in the community, which later became the Thousand Pine Inn.

    Benefits Include:

    Recognition as William Hooker Gillette Sponsor:
    In the Festival program and website

    As the stage or venue sponsor at one of the following, if available: First Baptist Church Tryon, Congregational Church, Food Court (potentially 3 available), VIP Lounge

    Also:
    Prominent placement of company/organization banner(s) at selected venue

    Invitation to use the Festival logo and event information in your advertising

    2 VIP room passes to the Tryon Fine Arts Center for snacks and refreshments

    Each VIP room pass can pre-order 4 complimentary tickets to various performances and purchase additional tickets

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  • F. Scott Fitzgerald Gold Sponsor

    Four Slots Available

    $2,000

    An American fiction writer whose works helped to illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald was a frequent visitor to the area, particularly during the 1930's. He once wrote a poem about the ice cream he loved from Misseldine’s Pharmacy on Trade Street.

    Benefits Include:

    Recognition as F. Scott Fitzgerald Gold Sponsor:

    On all Festival collateral materials including programs, signage, and website

    In news releases and print advertising

    As the stage sponsor at the Tryon Movie Theater, Holy Cross Church, or Tryon Fine Arts Center small stage, if available

    Also:

    Prominent placement of company/organization banner(s) at the sponsored venue

    Invitation to use the Festival logo and event information in your advertising

    4 VIP room passes to the Tryon Fine Arts Center for snacks and refreshments

    Each VIP room pass can pre-order 4 complimentary tickets to various performances and purchase additional tickets

    2 tickets to attend the volunteer and sponsor recognition dinner Friday before the Festival

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Margaret Culkin Banning School Sponsor

$750

A best-selling American author of 36 novels and an early advocate of women’s rights. She purchased the Friendly Hills estate near Tryon in 1936 and enjoyed the property seasonally for the remainder of her life.

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Benefits Include:

Recognition as a Margaret Culkin Banning School Sponsor:

  • In the Festival program and website

  • At ALL school performances

  • From the stage prior to ALL school performances

Also:

  • The opportunity to pre-order 6 complimentary tickets to various performances and purchase additional tickets

Theater Festival Producer

$500

Benefits include:

  • Recognition as a Theater Festival Producer in the Festival program and website

  • The opportunity to pre-order 4 complimentary tickets to various performances

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Theater Festival Patron

$250

Benefits include:

  • Recognition as a Theater Festival Patron in the Festival program and website

  • The opportunity to pre-order 2 complimentary tickets to various performances

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Planned Giving

It is only with your gifts to Super Saturday that we can offer this special day to the children in our community. You can help ensure that the arts remain an integral part of our children's live for years to come by remembering Children's Theater Festival in your estate planning. For more information on giving, please contact us in one of the ways listed below. Thank you!