What does all-in pricing mean to me?

by John Fraser
John Fraser is the Director of Ticketing at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts as well as a frequent performer with its various Resident Companies.

Yes, it is true. CenterTix is now using all-in pricing. What is that? Well, it’s just a fancy way of saying that all the ticket prices on our website already include all applicable fees. No more choosing a seat at one price and then watching the price go up as fees drop into your shopping cart. Now, with all-in pricing, from start to finish, you see the total cost of a ticket. A ticket which is listed as $50.00 at the start of your transaction will cost exactly $50.00 when you purchase it. You might even discover that you qualify for a discount and pay less.

Does this mean that ticket prices went up? It may look that way. Now that the price includes the fees that used to be added later, it may appear that ticket prices have increased even when they haven’t. But you can shop at ease knowing that the price you are seeing is the price that you will pay. And we believe that an informed shopper is a happy shopper.

So why did we make this change? The answer is simple. We want to make it easier to buy tickets. Decisions that you make about which tickets you want to buy should include the total cost of the ticket, not just the cost before fees are added. Now, you can shop CenterTix and know that what you see is what you pay so you can focus on which seat is right for you.

Tickets can be purchased at www.CenterTix.net. 

See you soon!

SR Bales Construction: Like Family at the PAC

by Jayna Combs

Director of Development and Marketing

The SR Bales crew is in the house! Or, I should say, on the Atwood Concert Hall stage. They just completed their portion of the Acoustic Project as our general contractor. SR Bales donated all of their labor in-kind. We are extremely grateful to them for their work on this important project for the Center, musicians, singers and patrons alike. SR Bales has worked on many projects here at the Center, including the new pit lift for the Atwood stage, the construction of the Voth Hall and, now, the Acoustic Project. 

Steve Bales said, “We love working on projects here at the PAC; we know that our work is helping to bring performing arts to Anchorage, and we get to benefit from it, too, by seeing great shows here with our families.”

Thank you to SR Bales and all of the generous donors who are helping
to make the Acoustic Project a reality!

L to R: Peyton, Tyler, Steve and Dylan Bales

Carlile trucks will roll onto the loading dock tonight with delivery of the new Atwood acoustic shell. The crews will use the next two months to rig, assemble, commission and tune not only the Atwood shell, but, also, the newly retrofitted Discovery Theatre shell that has been used on the Atwood stage for the last 25 years. On September 27th, everyone’s hard work will be rewarded! The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, featuring preeminent Russian pianist Olga Kern, will unveil the new Atwood acoustic shell. The retrofitted Discovery shell will be unveiled at the December Alaska Youth Orchestras concert. We hope you will join us in celebrating this new gift to the performing arts community this fall!

To learn more and donate to this important Acoustic Project visit www.MyAlaskaCenter.com/25/acoustic_project.php.