Sada ReedThe #StevensPointGazette gave me permission to post a 2017 article I wrote about the #Amherst #OperaHouse on my personal blog. At the time of writing, this opera house, built in 1902 in #Wisconsin, had been shuttered for four decades. Then, later in 2017, the #AOHCo.Guild formed and purchased the building, opening its doors to the public once again. (And fundraising to continue renovations.) https://www.sadareed.com/single-post/amherst-hopeful-for-opera-house-s-future #history #AbrahamLincoln #WPA #OperaHouses #Chicago #Bartola #pipeorgan #arts
Amherst hopeful for opera house's future
This article was published in the March 17, 2017, edition of The Stevens Point Gazette. Reprinted with permission. It’s been awhile since the Amherst Opera House has bustled with activity. It has been closed to the public for so long, a 2009 Wisconsin Historical Society Press book about Wisconsin opera houses misstated that the building had already been bulldozed. The opera house, located at 207 North Main Street in Amherst, has not yet met a wrecking ball. In fact, 2017 is a milestone year for