Sponsor an Event
Thank you for your support!
The top-quality performances and programs we provide in our intimate space are accessible to a broad audience in large part because of our sponsors. As you head out to dine, shop, or do business in the area, we encourage you to express your appreciation to those who support The Colonial Theatre!
Our 2026 Sponsors
LIVE! @ The Colonial Sponsors
Thank you to our Season Sponsors Margo & Greg Connors and Tami Nason
Elise Drake, Carrie & Jim Hamblin
A Live Music Lover, Mascoma Bank, MLK and Company, North Country Climbing Center, On the Fly Electric, Polly’s Pancake Parlor, Barbra & Eliot Weisman, Julie & Doug Weisman
Les Apple & Debra Saunders, Badger Peabody & Smith Realty, Forest Society North at the Rocks, Lucy Goodhart & Gordon Bennett, Passumpsic Bank, Persimmon Consulting, Gail Robinson & Martin Kessel, Michel Adler
Feature Film Sponsors
May films sponsored by Priscilla and Mike Didio, in honor of Love Yarn Shop
June films sponsored in honor of Xiaohui Li 李晓惠,
July films sponsored by Les Apple & Debra Saunders
August and September films sponsored by Bill Pikounis & Nicole Sakowitz
October films sponsored in honor of Avi’s 6th and Maya’s 4th Birthdays
November films sponsored by South Farm
December films sponsored by Mascoma Bank
Film Series Sponsors
The Science on Screen Series is sponsored by Kerberos LLC & Hacker.Nexus
The Reel Outdoors Series is co-sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club, Carlson’s Lodge, The Lawton Company, North Country Climbing Center, and Trout Unlimited Ammonoosuc Chapter 554
The Anniversary Classics Series is co-sponsored by Les Apple & Debra Saunders, Teri Bordenave & Eric Van Leuven and North Country Chamber Players
The New Leaf Series is co-sponsored by Forest Society North at The Rocks, Liquid Death, and Tall Provisions
The free Saturday Morning Cartoons & More series is sponsored by Cheryl & Chris Jensen, Claire & Zak Mei, and the Nancy F. Vaughan Fund of NHCF; co-sponsored by Lori & Eric Raichle and Barbra & Eliot Weisman
KIDS! @ The Colonial Sponsors
Season sponsored by the Nancy F. Vaughan Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Individual events sponsored by Gale River Cooperative Preschool, Bill Pikounis & Nicole Sakowitz, Lori & Eric Raichle, and Barbra & Eliot Weisman
White Mountain Cinema Camp Sponsors
Sponsored by William Oppenheimer, Nancy & Julian Czarny, Rek’-lis Brewing Company, Barbra & Eliot Weisman, and a grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s North Country Youth Arts and Culture Fund.
EBT/SNAP Film Ticket Program Support
Media Sponsors
Promotional Partner
Hospitality Sponsors
with additional support from
Neil and Louise Tillotson, Melinda Richmond, and Nancy F. Vaughan Funds of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust
Show your support for the arts
You can make an impact in your community by sponsoring an event at The Colonial! Our sponsors make it possible to bring Grammy Award winning musicians, the best of independent film, and high-quality family programming to the White Mountains region. From early May through December, The Colonial hosts over 10,000 guests at over 200 events, including nightly films and Live! @ The Colonial concerts with full houses and sold-out shows. Join our enthusiastic base of music lovers for a series chock-full of memorable moments!
If you are a local business looking to connect with art-lovers in your community, or an individual looking to help bring world class performances to the North Country, a range of customizable sponsorships are available. The Colonial’s events are shared with thousands in our communities via digital and print marketing, direct mail, local and statewide news listings, and social media.
For more information, please call Brenna Nicely, Executive Director, at 603-869-5603 or email bnicely@bethlehemcolonial.org.
The Colonial by the numbers:
10,000+ People attend Colonial events each season | 2,000 Season Programs | 1,000 Monthly Event Calendars
4,000+ Facebook fans | 2,500+ Instagram followers | 4,600+ email subscribers
The Live! @ The Colonial series brings award-winning musicians from all over the world to share with our audiences every year. We offer four different tiers of support for our flagship series.
Platinum Season Co-Sponsorship: $5,000
Four available per season ($20k for sole sponsorship), sponsorship of all Live! @ The Colonial Season events
- Co-sponsorship of our entire Live! Season
- $500 worth of complimentary tickets to use across the Live! Season (maximum 4 per event, maximum 16 total)
- Acknowledgement from the stage at all Live! events
- Printed recognition in the theatre lobby
- Premium placement ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program (if confirmed by March 15; virtual alternatives available for later confirmations)
- Logo and link to your website on all digital references to the Live! series
- “Season Sponsor” acknowledgement & logo on direct mail, press releases, digital marketing, and posters for all Live! events
Gold Event Sponsorship: $2,500
Exclusive event sponsorship
- Exclusive, sole event sponsorship
- $250 worth of complimentary event tickets (maximum 8)
- Acknowledgement from the stage
- 2/3 page ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program (if sponsorship confirmed before March 15)
- Logo and link to your website on all digital references to your event
- Sole “Sponsored by” acknowledgement & logo on direct mail, press releases, digital marketing, and posters for your event
Silver Event Co-Sponsorship: $1,250
Maximum 2 available per event
- $125 worth of complimentary event tickets (maximum 6)
- Acknowledgement from the stage
- ½ Page ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program (if sponsorship confirmed before March 15)
- Link to your website on all digital references of your event
- “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in direct mail, press releases, digital marketing, and posters for your event
Bronze Event Co-Sponsorship: $625
Maximum 4 available per event
- $62 worth of complimentary event tickets (maximum 4)
- Acknowledgement from the stage
- ¼ Page ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program (if sponsorship confirmed before March 15)
- Link to your website on all digital references of your event
- “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in direct mail, press releases, digital marketing, and posters for your event
The Colonial is a home for independent and international feature films in the North Country, at one of the oldest continuously operating movie theatres in the country. Join us by sponsoring a whole month of feature films, or a film series that plays through the whole season! Each series—Reel Outdoors, Science on Screen, New Leaf, and Anniversary Classics—has its own flavor and focus and reaches hundreds of community members throughout the season.
Feature Film Sponsorship: $500
Sponsorship for one month of feature films
- Sponsorship of an entire month of feature films, averaging 5 screenings per week, 20 showings total.
- 4 complimentary feature film tickets
- Custom thank you slide built into previews for all feature films showings that include previews.
- ¼ Page ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program
- “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in Live! @ The Colonial Season Program, monthly event calendar, direct mail, press releases, print ads, and digital marketing for feature films.
- Link to your website or social media handle on event websites and social media posts for feature films showing during the month.
Film Series Co-Sponsorship: $250
Limit 5 per series: Reel Outdoors, Science on Screen, New Leaf, Anniversary Classics
- Co-sponsorship of all films in the series, averaging at least 3 films per season.
- 2 Complimentary tickets to your film of choice in the series
- Shout out at the movies.
- Tabling opportunities at series film showings alongside community partners.
- “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in Live! @ The Colonial Season Program, monthly event calendars, direct mail, press releases, print ads, and digital marketing for your series.
- Link to your website on all digital references to the series.
Saturday Morning Cartoons & More Sponsorships
$1000 series sponsorship, $500 co-sponsorship (max $5,000 total)
- Headline season sponsorship or Co-sponsorship of all films in the series, averaging 6 films per season.
- Directly support free community tickets for every film in the series
- Shout out at the movies
- Tabling opportunities at series film showings alongside community partners.
- “Sponsored by” or “Co-sponsored by” acknowledgement in all print and digital publications mentioning the series and its events.
- Weblink and social tag on digital references to the series
- ¼ page season program ad (if sponsorship confirmed before March 15)
You can make an impact in your community and connect with local families and youth organizations by sponsoring Kids! @ The Colonial. Every Wednesday morning in July and August, artists light up The Colonial stage with anything from live theatre, music, puppetry, magic, juggling, including a partnership with the Weathervane Theatre’s Patchwork Players!
Kids! @ The Colonial Season Sponsorship: $3,000
One available
- Exclusive season-long sponsorship of Kids! @ The Colonial programming
- 2 Complimentary tickets to each Kids! @ The Colonial performance
- ½ page ad in the Live! @ The Colonial Season Program
- Premium “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in Live! @ The Colonial Season Program, monthly event calendar, direct mail, press releases, print ads, digital marketing, and posters for the series.
- Link to your website and logo on all digital references to the series.
Kids! @ The Colonial Event Co-Sponsorship: $250
7 Available
- 2 Complimentary tickets to the event
- “Sponsored by” acknowledgement in Live! @ The Colonial Season Program, monthly event calendars, direct mail, press releases, print ads, digital marketing, and posters for the event.
- Link to your website on all digital references to the series.