A full house watches a Christmas performance on stage, with a screen displaying "Merry Christmas" behind the band.

ColaJazz Foundation

LXCL:1 available · covers both nights- Title billing — "Eve of the Eve, presented by [Your Name]"- Your logo on billboards (1.2M impressions)- THE LIVING ROOM CONCERT — 90 minutes of the Mark Rapp Trio, live in your home. Not otherwise for sale. One sponsor gets it.- On screen above the band: title slide + all-night loop- Logo on all print and digital — poster, program, signage, web- Email feature + dedicated social post (25,500 subscribers)- Welcome from the stage, both nights- 8 VIP seats + lobby table, drinks, signed poster- Founding rate protected for 2027

FOUNDING/PRESENTING SPONSOR: FIRST CLASS AIRFARE

LXCL:2 available · one night each- On screen above the band: full slide + all-night loop- Logo on all print and digital — poster, program, signage, web- Email recognition + social post (25,500 subscribers)- Welcome from the stage, your night- 4 VIP seats + lobby table, drinks, signed poster- Founding rate protected for 2027

SINGLE NIGHT SPONSOR: GRAND TOUR

LXCL:4 available per night- On screen above the band: all-night loop- Logo on most print and digital- Email and social recognition (25,500 subscribers)- Verbal thanks from the stage- 2 VIP seats, drinks, signed poster- Founding rate protected for 2027

SUPPORTING SPONSOR: PASSPORT STAMP

LXCL:Unlimited- On screen above the band: all-night loop- Your name in the program- Email and social recognition (25,500 subscribers)- 2 tickets- Founding rate protected for 2027

FRIEND OF THE SHOW SPONSOR: POSTCARD

ColaJazz Foundation, 2123 College St., Columbia, SC 29205.  Please write Eve of the Eve Sponsorship in the memo line.

Sponsor Eve of the Eve: Santa&#39;s PassportDecember 22 &amp; 23, 2026 &middot; Koger Center for the Arts &middot; Two shows, audience seated on stage More than 250 people a night take their seats on the stage while the Mark Rapp Group follows Santa around the world &mdash; Brazil, New Orleans, Japan, Italy, Jamaica. Two nights before Christmas, a few feet from the band. It&#39;s a hard room to get into, and a warm one to be welcomed in. Who you&#39;re reaching<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">500&ndash;600 people in the room across two nights</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ages 52&ndash;68, established professionals, $100K&ndash;$200K+ households</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Culturally active &mdash; the people who already buy tickets</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">1.2M billboard impressions &middot; 200K paid social &middot; 25,500 email subscribers</li></ul>What you get<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Your logo on screen above the band, all night &mdash; in front of every seat</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Print, program, signage, and web placement</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Email and social recognition</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Premier tickets, drinks, and a signed poster</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A welcome from the stage (top two tiers)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Founding-rate protection for 2027</li></ul>Sponsorship levels $5,000&nbsp;Founding Presenting1 available &middot; both nights $2,500&nbsp;Night Sponsor2 available &middot; one night $1,250&nbsp;Supporting Sponsor4 per night $500&nbsp;Friend of the Show unlimited&nbsp; 🎁 The Living Room Concert &mdash; presenting sponsor onlyNinety minutes of the Mark Rapp Trio, live in your living room. Your holiday party, your best clients, your family &mdash; the same band that just played the Koger Center. It is not otherwise for sale. One sponsor gets it. Why it matters beyond the showEve of the Eve is one of the few nights of the year that can pay for itself. When a sponsor underwrites this concert, the ticket revenue and donated support that would have gone toward producing it is freed to fund the work we do the rest of the year &mdash; jazz education in schools, free community performances, and paying South Carolina musicians a fair wage. Your name goes on a great night in December, and the effect lands in classrooms in March. ⏰ Confirm by Monday, October 20Logos are due for the&nbsp;November 1 print deadline. Tiers are limited and go in the order they&#39;re confirmed. Something else in mind?&nbsp; We welcome in-kind support &mdash; hospitality, printing, lodging, beverage, media &mdash; credited at fair market value against any tier. Tell us what you want to accomplish and we&#39;ll build around it. Prefer a straight charitable gift with no benefits attached? We&#39;re glad to structure it that way. QUESTIONS?&nbsp; <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:Jack@ColaJazz.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Jack@ColaJazz.com</a><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1789056394/wysiwyg/vacuktgbuhlticwbgned.jpg" style="width: 634px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 634px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you. Your sponsorship of Eve of the Eve: Santa&#39;s Passport is confirmed, and we&#39;re glad to have you with us. On December 22 and 23, more than 250 people a night will take their seats on the Koger Center stage, and your name will be up there with the band all night. Support like yours is also what lets us keep the rest of the year going &mdash; the school programs, the free community shows, the musicians we pay fairly to play them. One thing we need from you (if applicable):&nbsp;a high-resolution logo (vector or PNG, transparent background if you have it) so it makes the November 1 print deadline. Just email <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:jack@colajazz.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">jack@colajazz.com</a> with the file and we&#39;ll take it from there. We&#39;ll be in touch closer to the show about your tickets. If anything changes or you have questions, reach out to Jack Boette directly: <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:jack@colajazz.com" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">jack@colajazz.com</a>&nbsp; With thanks,Mark RappFounder &amp; Executive Director, The ColaJazz FoundationSouth Carolina&#39;s Jazz Ambassador803-683-7150 &mdash;The ColaJazz Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 84-2847862. A written acknowledgment of your gift, including the fair market value of goods and services received, will follow separately. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1789057618/wysiwyg/mgqn15pklyqlql7zvk0i.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Sponsor Eve of the Eve: Santa's PassportDecember 22 &amp; 23, 2026 · Koger Center for the Arts · Two shows, audience seated on stage More than 250 people a night take their seats on the stage while the Mark Rapp Group follows Santa around the world — Brazil, New Orleans, Japan, Italy, Jamaica. Two nights before Christmas, a few feet from the band. It's a hard room to get into, and a warm one to be welcomed in. Who you're reaching<ul><li>500–600 people in the room across two nights</li><li>Ages 52–68, established professionals, $100K–$200K+ households</li><li>Culturally active — the people who already buy tickets</li><li>1.2M billboard impressions · 200K paid social · 25,500 email subscribers</li></ul>What you get<ul><li>Your logo on screen above the band, all night — in front of every seat</li><li>Print, program, signage, and web placement</li><li>Email and social recognition</li><li>Premier tickets, drinks, and a signed poster</li><li>A welcome from the stage (top two tiers)</li><li>Founding-rate protection for 2027</li></ul>Sponsorship levels $5,000 Founding Presenting1 available · both nights $2,500 Night Sponsor2 available · one night $1,250 Supporting Sponsor4 per night $500 Friend of the Show unlimited  🎁 The Living Room Concert — presenting sponsor onlyNinety minutes of the Mark Rapp Trio, live in your living room. Your holiday party, your best clients, your family — the same band that just played the Koger Center. It is not otherwise for sale. One sponsor gets it. Why it matters beyond the showEve of the Eve is one of the few nights of the year that can pay for itself. When a sponsor underwrites this concert, the ticket revenue and donated support that would have gone toward producing it is freed to fund the work we do the rest of the year — jazz education in schools, free community performances, and paying South Carolina musicians a fair wage. Your name goes on a great night in December, and the effect lands in classrooms in March. ⏰ Confirm by Monday, October 20Logos are due for the November 1 print deadline. Tiers are limited and go in the order they're confirmed. Something else in mind?  We welcome in-kind support — hospitality, printing, lodging, beverage, media — credited at fair market value against any tier. Tell us what you want to accomplish and we'll build around it. Prefer a straight charitable gift with no benefits attached? We're glad to structure it that way. QUESTIONS?  <a href="mailto:Jack@ColaJazz.com" target="_blank">Jack@ColaJazz.com</a><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1789056394/wysiwyg/vacuktgbuhlticwbgned.jpg" style="width:634px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

ColaJazz Foundation

Support Eve of the Eve

1051 Greene St

FOUNDING/PRESENTING SPONSOR: FIRST CLASS AIRFARE

$5,000

SINGLE NIGHT SPONSOR: GRAND TOUR

$2,500

SUPPORTING SPONSOR: PASSPORT STAMP

$1,250

FRIEND OF THE SHOW SPONSOR: POSTCARD

$500

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