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Four Star Sponsors

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irwin seating Company, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, is the world’s largest manufacturer
of new and restored seating for historic theatres, movie theatres, auditoriums, arenas, stadiums,
and performing arts centers. Irwin offers a formidable product line to meet and enhance
any entertainment venue. Recent historic projects include the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn,
Shubert Jacobs Theatre, NY, San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, Orpheum Theatre in
Minneapolis, Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT, Shreveport Memorial Auditorium, LA, BAM Harvey
Theatre, Brooklyn. Whether you are interested in new or restored seating, Irwin Seating provides
the capabilities and expertise to create the optimal seating solution for your facility! www.irwinseating.com

sChuler shook offers theatre design and specification services including: feasibility and
programming studies, sightline studies, theatrical lighting systems, stage rigging and lift systems,
orchestra shells and architectural lighting design. Projects: Cincinnati Music Hall (Cincinnati,
OH); Kings Theatre (Brooklyn, NY); David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center (New York, NY);
Croswell Opera House (Adrian, MI); Saenger Theatre (New Orleans, LA); Colonial Theatre and
Boston Opera House (Boston, MA); Pantages, Orpheum and State Theatres (Minneapolis,
MN); The Cowles Center For Dance & The Performing Arts (Minneapolis, MN); Stifel Theatre (St.
Louis, MO); Sarasota Opera House (Sarasota, FL); McKinney Performing Arts Center (McKinney, TX); Empire and
Majestic Theatres (San Antonio, TX); Robinson Theatre (Little Rock, AR); Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield, MA).
Offices: Chicago (Todd Hensley, thensley@schulershook.com), Minneapolis (Michael DiBlasi, mdiblasi@
schulershook.com), Dallas (Jack Hagler, dallas@schulershook.com) and San Francisco Bay (Heather McAvoy
hmcavoy@schulershook.com).
Three Star Sponsors

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Bakerhostetler, one of the nation’s largest law firms, has represented both for-profit and not-
for-profit clients in various tax credit transactions for many years. These transactions include
utilizing federal and state historic tax credits, sometimes combined with new markets tax credits,
along with other financing sources to significantly defray the net cost of historic rehabilitation
projects. With our 14 offices located throughout the country and from Coast to Coast, including
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Washington DC, our lawyers are relied upon
for effective, practical judgment as well as technical advice in structuring tax credit deals.
We have had extensive involvement with many tax credit transactions involving the rehabilitation of historic
theatres and other significant properties helping to ensure that these important projects can obtain and
efficiently utilize the creative financing needed to enable them to succeed. www.bakerlaw.com

BloomsBurg Carpet inDustries is the last family owned carpet weaving manufacturer in
America. Nestled in the picturesque Susquehanna River Valley of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg
Carpet is the industry leader in American made woven carpet construction and styling.
Distinctly committed to the time-honored technique of carpet weaving, Bloomsburg Carpet’s
velvet, Wilton and Axminster carpet products are quality made, environmentally preferred,
and crafted by American carpet weavers. Bloomsburg Carpet is the product of choice
and historically appropriate for the restoration of America’s historic theatres. http://www.
bloomsburgcarpet.com; www.stuartjacksonllc.com

Since 1980, gala systems, a stage equipment company, is creating compact and versatile
theatre stage lifting devices. We specialize in orchestra lifts, theatre stage lifts, scenery lifts and
piano lifts for theatres, auditoriums, concert halls, casinos and multipurpose venues. In addition,
our products include seating risers, table lifts for multi-purpose configurations and self-guided
stage risers or orchestra podiums and chorus risers for concert stages. Gala lifts are often used
to renovate existing theatres that have no current orchestra pit lift or have an old lift that no
longer functions. We have replaced numerous hydraulic, screw jack and chain lifts. GALA’s
products and services have a proven quality that spans our nearly 40 years of experience using the Spiralift with
more than 1,700 projects completed in 65 countries and all over the United States. www.galasystems.com
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