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Cultural, Sports & Recreation Indicators Performing Arts ...............................................................194 Anchorage Museum ........................................................197 Municipal Libraries .........................................................200 Sullivan Arena .................................................................203 Sports ...............................................................................204 Parks Trails & Recreation Facilities...............................206 Cross-Country Skiing .....................................................210 Downhill Skiing ...............................................................214 Snow Machines ...............................................................218 Golf Courses....................................................................219 194 Performing Arts Facility Seats Anchorage - 1997 Other UAA 562 3% 1,688 10% West High 2,000 12% ACPA 3,295 20% Sullivan Arena 9,000 54% Total Seats: 16,545 Sources: Survey of facilities. Note: ACPA = Alaska Center for the Performing Arts which has three theaters. UAA = University of Alaska Anchorage which has 5 theaters and recital halls. 97qual #12 Performing Arts Center Event Attendance Anchorage - 1989 to 1996 350,000 301,137 300,000 272,359 250,000 233,210 214,700 216,250 212,800 214,323 200,000 183,500 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts which is owned by the Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 8/1/97) 97qual #4 195 Anchorage Concert Association Number of Tickets Sold - 1991-1997 151,106 150,000 100,000 87,894 83,689 70,579 68,594 62,046 50,000 0 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Phantom of the Opera 0 0 0 56,982 0 0 Other 8,675 10,129 4,413 6,433 11,169 13,934 Dance 21,449 27,311 20,694 18,299 18,071 20,131 Concerts 22,664 24,606 11,435 26,355 11,294 8,366 Musicals 17,791 0 32,052 43,037 47,360 41,258 Anchorage Concert Association. 97qual #3 Anchorage Opera Number of Tickets Sold - 1992-97 Paid Tickets Comp Tickets 7,910 8,000 7,025 6,355 6,000 6,000 5,125 4,000 2,000 0 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 Comp Tickets 325 615 1,648 407 670 Paid Tickets 4,800 5,385 4,707 6,618 7,240 Source: Anchorage Opera. (Revised 5/21/97) 97qual #34 196 Anchorage Symphony Tickets by Series 1996-97 Main Series 13,267 72% Youth/Family Perform. 4,854 26% Ensemble Performances 334 2% Total Tickets: 18,455 Source: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. 97qual #35 Anchorage Symphony Ticket Sales By Season - 1993-94 to 1996-97 20,000 18,455 16,917 14,766 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1993-94 1994-95* 1995-96 1996-97 Source: Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. *Not Available. (Revised 7/31/97) 97qual #36 197 Arts Events Attendance Anchorage - 1993 No Events No Events 35% 36% 1-2 Events 28% 1-2 Events 7 or More 7 or More 32% 12% 9% 5-6 Events 5-6 Events 3-4 Events 3-4 Events 7% 15% 10% 17% Performing Arts Event Visual Arts Event Note: Performing arts events include live entertainment. Visual arts events include visual arts exhibits or visits to a museum. Source: Interview survey of 346 persons conducted by Hebert Research of Bellevue, WA for AMS Planning & Research, Petaluma, CA. which was included in "Municipality of Anchorage Community Cultural Plan, Community Profile, April 1993." 97qual #1 Anchorage Museum Revenues 1988 to 1996 600,000 561,744 540,253 553,282 515,517 518,539 500,000 467,231 397,259 400,000 296,536 300,000 207,339 200,000 100,000 0 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Bldg. Rental 33,962 50,803 41,010 38,220 31,910 39,567 36,217 50,435 42,676 Garage Fees 50,131 70,065 68,633 71,397 64,621 62,049 62,196 61,187 61,794 Admit. Fees 123,246 175,668 287,616 357,614 418,986 416,923 441,840 450,122 448,812 Source: Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Museum of History & Art. (4/23/97) 97tour #18 198 Anchorage Museum Visitors 1985 to 1997, By Month 55,000 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 12345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678910111212345678 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Source: Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Municipality of Anchorage. (Revised 9/10/97) 97tour #14 Anchorage Museum of History & Art Visitors Number of Visitors Mo. 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Jan 7,561 6,987 7,873 9,475 6,234 7,816 11,947 6,850 6,914 7,283 8,491 7,038 6,785 Feb 8,584 7,733 11,719 10,427 8,108 7,824 13,575 9,389 8,308 10,074 10,166 8,606 8,876 Mar 13,441 12,280 18,080 14,396 12,452 15,437 12,255 12,549 9,531 15,161 12,816 10,643 9,471 Apr 14,120 14,150 11,539 13,064 11,138 12,902 18,143 12,299 13,404 23,330 13,588 11,347 11,829 May 10,648 15,710 10,537 12,452 12,173 16,205 18,569 17,233 19,371 20,602 21,347 21,862 20,157 Jun 16,094 23,102 21,914 25,718 27,594 33,172 34,368 35,504 35,481 38,673 40,923 38,745 39,408 Jul 26,997 35,190 29,233 34,033 40,036 41,015 49,475 46,107 48,588 50,367 52,237 48,325 49,434 Aug 26,236 36,931 26,928 34,077 35,804 40,372 46,647 43,970 42,192 43,486 44,004 45,103 43,927 Sep 13,979 15,572 14,826 13,728 16,667 20,091 17,304 19,299 20,520 22,963 24,763 23,635 Oct 9,018 12,775 11,139 43,358 10,229 11,031 31,581 12,737 9,544 11,434 9,144 12,974 Nov 7,079 10,432 7,520 30,350 7,946 11,113 38,831 10,092 13,991 12,900 13,654 10,878 Dec 9,231 8,303 11,453 9,226 13,066 12,564 19,531 9,005 9,646 10,850 10,112 10,103 Total 162,988 199,165 182,761 250,304 201,447 229,542 312,226 235,034 237,490 267,123 261,245 249,259 N/A Avg. 13,582 16,597 15,230 20,859 16,787 19,129 26,019 19,586 19,791 22,260 21,770 20,772 N/A Source: Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Municipality of Anchorage. 199 Patron Visits (1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1989 to 1996 1,001 1,000 909 916 924 930 885 841 800 687 600 400 200 0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993* 1994 1995 1996 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Low total for this year is related to problems with the patron counting equipment. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #46 New Cards Issued Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1992 to 1996 24,868 25,000 23,992 22,097 21,409 19,920 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #47 200 Total Materials Circulated (1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1990 to 1996 1,400 1,339 1,323 1,319 1,311 1,305 1,212 1,207 1,200 1,100 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996* Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Decrease in 1996 is related to increased us of on-line electronic access. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #42 Reference Transactions Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1990 to 1996 250,000 232,076 214,132 216,684 202,658 200,000 188,656 179,192 156,942 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #41 201 Budget for New Materials* ($1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1983 to 1996 $1,187 $1,200 $1,017 $1,000 $973 $906 $789 $787 $800 $772 $752 $751 $776 $701 $663 $594 $600 $546 $400 $200 $0 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Purchase of books, periodicals, videos, tapes, compact discs, films, arts prints and CD-ROMs and other electronic information sources. 97qual #43 Total Library Material Holdings* (in 1,000s) Anchorage Municipal Libraries - 1985 to 1996 600 536 523 526 521 519 506 500 492 462 458 461 435 431 400 300 200 100 0 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Includes books, records, tapes, compact discs, periodicals, art prints, films and video cassettes. Does not include information on microfilm and microfiche (back issues of newspapers and magazines), manuscripts, governments documents and sheet music. Note: a major reason for the decline in holdings between 1993-95 was purging of most LP recordings. 97qual #48 202 Library Materials by Type Anchorage Municipal Libraries -1996 Video Tapes 18% Other* 4% Books Other Records/tapes 94% 6% 55% Periodicals 5% Compact Disks 18% Total Holdings: 518, 516 Source: Anchorage Municipal Libraries. *Includes 859 films, 226 art prints and 33 CD-ROMs. Note: does not include microforms, manuscripts, government documents and sheet music. (Revised 10/27/97) 97qual #50 Library Materials by Branch Anchorage Municipal Libraries -1996 Mountain View 3% Gerrish 8% Samson 24% Loussac Other Muldoon 25% 64% 36% Chugiak-E.R.