COLDWATER – With an underlying theme of gratitude, Tibbits Opera Foundation & Arts Council, Inc. held its annual meeting as a combined virtual and in-person event at the historic opera house last night.
Theatre is Strong Despite Challenges of 2020
Annual Meeting to Combine Virtual and In-person Options
COLDWATER – Tibbits Opera Foundation & Arts Council, Inc. will hold its annual meeting as a combined virtual and in-person event at the historic opera house at 5:30 pm Thursday, January 28, 2021.
As a nonprofit organization and according to its bylaws, Tibbits must hold a general meeting of its membership in January. The...
Tibbits receives MCACA grant awards
COLDWATER –The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) announced its grant awards for 2020-2021 and they included two for the Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council, Inc. – an Operational Support Grant and a Capital Improvement Grant.
Tibbits has received an Operation Support grant each year since the MCACA implemented the program in...
Tibbits Opera Board Launches Fundraising Match Challenge
COLDWATER— The Board of Directors of the Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council, Inc. has launched a fundraising matching challenge campaign in an effort to raise $15,000, approximately one month’s expenses for the historic theatre.
Tibbits’ leadership have agreed to match all new donations to Tibbits in September and October, dollar for dollar, up...
Scene Shop Receives Excavation Improvement
COLDWATER, MI — The scene shop for Tibbits Opera House received a much-needed excavation improvement this past week as Parrish Excavation of Quincy completed installation of a leach basin and a new gravel driveway.
Peter Riopelle Named New Tibbits Artistic Director
COLDWATER – Tibbits Opera House proudly announces Peter Riopelle will join the staff to become the new Artistic Director for Tibbits Summer Theatre when Charles Burr retires at the close of the 2020 season. Burr has held the position for 30 years.
Riopelle brings a wealth of experience to the position and...
Charles Burr Retires as the Face of Tibbits Summer Theatre After 30 Years
COLDWATER – For the past 30 years, Charles Burr has been the Artistic Director of Tibbits’ professional summer stock theatre program, but this year when the curtain falls, he will pass the clipboard to a new artistic director.
Theatre Alive at Tibbits; Summer Theatre on Its Way
COLDWATER – Like many...
Tibbits Begins Electric Upgrade
COLDWATER – Tibbits Opera House this month began a much-needed upgrade to its electric service thanks in part to a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and support from donors to the theatre’s ongoing restoration effort.
Tibbits Opera House was built in 1882 and was originally lit by gas...
Andrew French Joins Tibbits Staff
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