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Response 1: <br />Project/Event <br />Description* <br />The Ellensburg DoVvntoVvn Association (EDA) is dedicated to the revitalization and <br />preservation of our historic doVvntoVvn district through design, economic vitality , <br />organization, promotion, and events. The EDA's events draw a local and regional <br />crov.d to our economic center, supporting our business and our toVvn as a whole. <br />To ensure we are operating efficiently , the EDA evaluates events regularly to <br />determine if the time and funds spent are worthwhile to everyone involved. Buskers <br />in the Burg is a successful event on its oVvn, however, as our community grows and <br />evolves, our events must also continue to offer fresh and new experiences. <br />Buskers Comedy Kickoff will be in its second year in 2019, the first event being <br />September 28, 2018. The purpose of this event is to put more of an emphasis on <br />the Friday evening before Saturday's festival. Following our regular Busker Preview <br />Night, Buskers Comedy Kickoff will transform a doVvntoVvn venue into a comedy <br />club. Comedians are brought in from outside of Ellensburg, increasing the chances <br />of their audiences seeing the event being promoted and coming over as well. This <br />event also features a beer and wine cash bar that helps us to cover costs. By <br />creating more hype on the Friday before our festival, we encourage attendees to <br />stay the night rather than travel for just the day. <br />We are adding more than just comedy. There is a special luminary show featuring <br />the giant puppets from Saturday's Arts Parade, adding to the experience of <br />attending Buskers Comedy Kickoff and promoting the next day's festival. <br />Goals of ours for 2019 would be to expand on ticket sales and hire comedians that <br />have a larger following, bringing more people year after year to this event. Based <br />on the 2018 tickets sales, that at this time are not complete and will not be <br />complete until after this application is submitted, and considering the possibility of <br />bringing in a larger comedian, we hope to sell 200 tickets in 2019. <br />Target audiences for this event include heritage tourism, empty nesters or families <br />looking for a weekend getaway , music enthusiast, art enthusiasts, and families of <br />CWU students. Lodging Tax money oould be used to promote the event via social <br />media, online advertising, print advertising, radio, hire top-notch entertainment, <br />venue fees , and necessary event rentals such as tables, chairs, sound, etc . <br />2500 character lirrit <br />List of Intended Use of Funds* <br />Entertainment <br />Social Media Advertising <br />Online Advertising <br />Print Advertising <br />Radio Advertising <br />Venue Fees <br />Rentals necessary for event (i.e. tables, chairs, <br />sound equipment, etc .) <br />21 Projections of Increased Tourism <br />Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in the number of people <br />traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />1. Away from their place of res id e nce or bus iness and staying overnight in pa id accommodations ; <br />2 . To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of re sidence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3 . or from another country or state outside of the ir place of residence or business . <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections.