A Luncheon with Donna Walker-Kuhn
Saturday, December 3, 2005 @ 3:00 PM

Saturday, December 3, 2005
3:00 pm
A Luncheon with DONNA WALKER-KUHN
Discussion and Book Signing for her new book,
"Invitation to the Party - Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community!"
(sponsored by the Hip-Hop Ministry of Christ Community United Church)

The United Palace
4140 Broadway at 175th St.

Donation: $20
Call: (212) 568 - 6700 ext. 10/Gwen Bowen

Donna Walker-Kuhne
Invitation to the Party:
Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community!

Donna Walker-Kuhne is acknowledged by the Arts & Business Council as the nation's foremost expert on audience development involving America's growing multicultural population. This is the first book of its kind, outlining Walker-Kuhne's methods of engaging diverse communities as participants in the arts and culture, including her strategies for collaboration and Ten Tools for Building Audiences.

"Through her work in audience development at The Public Theater, and with Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on tour, Donna Walker-Kuhne has single handedly transformed how theaters think about audience development," says George C. Wolfe, former producer at The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival. "She is a treasure of American theater."
"A much-needed book for organizations struggling with the challenge of building a diverse audience in the 21st century. Donna Walker-Kuhne has captured the necessity for audience development and conveys with passion, wisdom and clarity how to successfully move through the ten tools for building audiences."
-Laura Walker, WNYC New York Public Radio
"No one is more in touch with ways to cultivate the new theatergoer, and now every theatre professional is 'invited to party' to benefit from Donna's experience."
-Ed Sandler, The League of American Theatres & Producers

Donna Walker-Kuhne has spent the last 20 years developing and refining her marketing principles with such successes as the Broadway and national touring productions of Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. As the former Director of Marketing and Audience Development at New York's Public Theater, she transformed the demographics of The Public's audience and originated a range of audience development activities for children, students and adults throughout New York City. Before that, she was the Marketing Director at the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Currently, as President of Walker International Communications Group, she consults and applies her wide range of experience to productions on Broadway and Off-Broadway.