November 2022 News & Updates

Get Ready for Yulefest: A Holiday Event!

Interested in being a vendor at Yulefest? Click here.

Fools' Comedy this Saturday at MSA

Join us in the MSA Theater on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 pm for a rollicking good time! "Fool's Comedy" is an evening of laughs, brought to you by Main Street Arts' in-house Commedia Dell'Arte troupe. What can you expect? In the words of the manager of the troupe, "It's Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets clowns."

Learn more and purchase tickets

Please make an end-of-year gift in support of MSA!

You may have noticed that MSA is doing a lot more this year.*

That means that our expenses are higher. To keep our tuitions and tickets affordable, we rely on the generosity of community members. Our budget for individual and business donations this year is $50,000. That’s a lot of a small community to come up with.

Our good news is that we’ve already secured half of our goal. An anonymous donor provided a $20,000 challenge. Then we challenged our board to pledge another $5,000—and they did! Now we are asking community members to match this with another $25,000.

Annual Fund GOAL = $50,000

Challenge Donations secured = $25,000

We need you to help us raise another $25,000

You can give online at mainstreetarts.org, or send a check to MSA, PO Box 100, Saxtons River, VT 05154. Every gift is deeply appreciated.

*Some of What MSA Does

K-4 Drama Classes

Teen Night Out

Ballroom Dance Classes

Painting Workshop

Gallery Exhibits

Hamlet

The Books of Alice

Fool’s Comedy

Liz Rogers w/Eugene Friesen

Trois Amis

Windborne

Arioso

Yulefest

and More!

Auditions for "Through Cern's Eyes" coming up

MSA resident company director Sean Rohberon encourages interested community members to come out and play a part in the production of his original play, "Through Cern's Eyes", based on his book of the same name. Auditions will be held on January 3 & 10, from 6:30-8:30 pm.

"Through Cern's Eyes" is a modern fairytale about a young girl named Erika who finds her way into a magical world and attempts to help a spirit called Cern battle a dark force called The Appetence. The production is for middle school and older youth and adults. The play can have a cast of 30+ and all who commit to the timeline will receive roles. The performances will be April 27, 28, 29 & 30. More about the production here.

In the MSA Gallery:

Material Memory

November 4- January 7

Sculptural and functional pieces by ceramicist

Jo Watko.

Learn more about the artist & show

Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday,

noon to 5 pm.

In Memory of Charles Norris-Brown

We are sad to announce the passing of our friend and former board member Charles Norris-Brown. Charles was a talented artist and had a deep passion for helping others to be creative. He was the host of life-drawing sessions, the curator of the gallery, and introduced countless people in the arts community to MSA and to each other. For a time he called himself the genius loci of MSA–and warmed the rooms, and opened the doors, and helped keep the spirit of the building alive through the many cold, distanced months of the pandemic. He had great hopes for MSA, and was often frustrated by it, which we recognize as his commitment to making the organization the best it can be. May his memory be a blessing.

Board Member Catherine Despont

MSA Calendar

Remember When? Main Street Arts Through the Years

MSA has a long, storied history of holiday presentations that featured warm, twinkling lights entwined in branches hung on the walls of the theater. This photo is from the 2011 production of, "Songs for a Winter's Eve."

Other Community Events

You are invited to the 44th annual Putney Craft Tour, November 25th, 26th, and 27th, 10am to 5pm. Visit painters, jewelers, potters, weavers, glassblowers, cheesemakers, a wood worker, an aromatherapist and even a winery! More on the tour here.

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