Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council Annual Meeting

COLDWATER – Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council, Inc. will hold its annual meeting Thursday, January 25 at 5:30 pm at the opera house.

The meeting for Branch County’s center for arts and culture includes a review of the 2016-17 fiscal year, a financial report of the theatre and highlights for the year ahead.

The community and members of the Tibbits Foundation are invited to join the board of directors for a reception in the lobby beginning at 5:30 pm followed by the annual meeting.  The meeting will include an update from board president J.R. Colbeck and recognition of outgoing board member Brian Hodson. The annual board election will include renewal of board terms for Polly Locke, Rick Merrill and Chris Donbrock as well as election of new board members.

The meeting is held each year according to Tibbits’ Articles of Incorporation. As a nonprofit which serves and receives funding from the community Colbeck says, “We want to make sure the community has a chance to be a part of the process.”

Following the annual meeting the board will hold its annual organizational meeting at which they will elect officers for 2018. Copies of the theatre’s annual report will be available in the office after January 25 and on the website in February. Tibbits Opera House is located at 14 South Hanchett Street, Coldwater. For more information call 517-278-6029.