Category: Arts & Culture
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Regal Theatre Completes Multi-Year Restoration Project
The Regal Theatre reopened this weekend after a three-year, $8.2 million restoration that uncovered structural rot far beyond what organizers expected, restoring its original 640-seat capacity and welcoming Foundry Stage Company back to its home stage.
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Foundry Stage Company Premieres Locally Written Play About the Mill Closures
“Last Shift,” the Foundry Stage Company’s commissioned play about Bellwater’s factory closures, opened to a sold-out house at The Regal Theatre, drawing former plant workers who say the script hit uncomfortably close to home.
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Foundry Stage Company Announces Season Built Around Bellwater Stories
The Foundry Stage Company will forgo touring productions for an entire season built around Bellwater’s own history, including a commissioned play about the city’s factory closures, artistic director Marisol Fennimore announced Thursday.
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Museum Expands Docent Program Ahead of Mural Tour Season
The Bellwater Museum of Art has more than doubled its volunteer docent corps, from 12 to 25, after last season’s riverfront mural tours along the Kestrel River Greenway routinely sold out and left visitors waitlisted.
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Bellwater Museum of Art Opens New Wing Devoted to Industrial History
The Bellwater Museum of Art has opened a permanent gallery devoted to the city’s manufacturing past, funded partly by a $2.5 million gift from biotech firm Kestrel Biologics, drawing both praise and pointed questions from City Hall.
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Bellwater Museum of Art Launches Free Admission Days for Lowertown Residents
The Bellwater Museum of Art will waive its $15 admission fee for Lowertown residents on the first Sunday of each month, a one-year pilot aimed at a neighborhood that makes up a small share of its visitors despite its proximity.
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Vale Avenue Merchants Launch Monthly Gallery Night
A dozen Vale Avenue businesses launched a monthly gallery night this week, an effort organizers say was inspired by the strong sales at muralist Ines Carrizo’s recent solo show, though some merchants remain skeptical it will draw repeat crowds.
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Riverlight Festival Vendor Selection Draws Complaints of Favoritism
Rejected vendors say Riverlight Festival’s selection process favors a familiar group of returning businesses over newcomers, a complaint organizers dispute even as they consider new transparency measures ahead of next year’s application cycle.