8 WAYS TO SAVE THE GUSMAN

1.       LEARN THE FACTS. The City of Miami has threatened to stop funding the city-owned Gusman Center, a cultural and historic landmark critical to the vitality of downtown. Visit the Advocacy and Press pages at Friends of Gusman website at www.friendsofgusmancenter.org to understand why and what you can do.

2.       DONATE. Help Friends of Gusman save the theater by making a tax-deductible donation online at the Friends of Gusman website at www.friendsofgusmancenter.org.

3.       CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ATTEND THE CITY OF MIAMI BUDGET HEARINGS. Support Friends of Gusman’s efforts to restore the necessary funding in the city budget. Tell your officials that the Gusman is critical to revitalizing downtown Miami. Sign the online petition, and send your officials a letter directly from our site http://www.friendsofgusmancenter.org/advocacy.html.

4.       CONTACT THE MEDIA. Send your 150-word letter to HeraldEd@MiamiHerald.com; Fax: 305-376-8950; or The Readers’ Forum, Miami Herald, One Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Include your name, address and a daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for grammar, brevity and clarity. All letters submitted become the property of The Miami Herald.

5.       TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Tell your friends about Friends of Gusman and give send them the link to our page: www.friendsofgusmancenter.org.

6.       VISIT THE THEATER. Visit the theater’s online calendar at www.gusmancenter.org/events for a complete list of upcoming shows and community events.

7.       RENT THE THEATER. Contact Theater Director Margaret Lake at 305-374-2444 or mlake@gusmancenter.org to discuss renting the Gusman for your performance, social function or corporate event.

8.       STAY IN TOUCH. Ask questions and share your ideas on the Gusman Center's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/gusmancenter, and sign up to receive the theater's monthly e-newsletter at the official Gusman Center website www.gusmancenter.org.