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The Lutcher Theater invites individuals interested in getting involved with the arts to attend their annual Service Guild Membership Drive on Tuesday,
October 4, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater 3rd Floor Lobby, located at 707 Main Ave. in Orange, Texas. The drive is open to the public and all are invited. Information about committees and membership responsibilities will be presented.

The Lutcher Theater Service Guild is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to support the Lutcher Theater’s performing arts series. Annually the theater provides entertainment to approximately 30,000 adults and children, and the Service Guild helps facilitate Lutcher events in a variety of ways. Additionally, the Service Guild offers an opportunity for fun and engaging social interaction while affording volunteers choices of working when their schedules allow.

“Our volunteers are the true stars of the Lutcher Theater,” said Lynae Sanford, executive director. “We couldn’t bring the caliber of entertainment to this area without their help. The Lutcher Theater has become known in the industry for their hospitality and professionalism that the Service Guild helps provide.”

Persons interested in volunteering can choose to be involved with one or more committees that represent the different aspects of the theater’s needs. Volunteer committee opportunities include:

• Patron Services: includes ushering, scanning, counting tickets, attending concessions and coatroom, and assisting with hearing devices and binocular rentals.
• Hospitality: includes catering and providing “home town” hospitality for national and international touring company members and technical crews.
• Sets, Lights, and Props: includes assisting backstage with the technical aspects of a show, such as loading in, lighting, sound, props and wardrobe for most daytime children’s shows.
• Administration: includes mailing material relating to board meetings, general membership meetings, and invitations to special events such as the Guild’s Christmas Dinner and Officer Installation Dinner.
• Audience Development: includes distributing materials such as posters and flyers throughout Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana promoting the theater events to the public.
• Membership: includes organizing and conducting the annual membership drive, collecting dues and maintaining a current membership roster for the Guild.

Annual dues for Service Guild members are $15 and are used to support Guild activities.

For more information about the Lutcher Theater, the Service Guild, or to RSVP for the Service Guild Membership Drive, please call 409-886-5535 or visit them online.

The Stark Museum of Art is pleased to announce its first annual College Juried Art Exhibition.

The exhibition will feature original works of art from college and university students in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. The exhibition will be on view from October 8, 2022 – January 8, 2023, in the Community Art Gallery at the Stark Museum of Art.

Awards are provided by Blick Art Materials and include Best of Show ($300 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate) and two Honorable Mentions ($100 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate).

All students currently enrolled in a college or university located in Orange County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, or Calcasieu Parish, LA are eligible to participate.

For complete Guidelines for Submission and Registration Form, please visit their website.

Join the Stark Museum of Art on the second Friday of the month from 10:00-11:00 a.m. beginning Friday, September 9, 2022, for art-inspired play and art-making designed just for children 5 and under and their grown-ups.

Each month features a new story and activity to help children and grown-ups engage with a work of art at the Stark Museum of Art while making new friends in our art studio.

Playdates are scheduled on the second Friday of the month September 2022 through May 2023. Free admission. For more information, visit https://starkmuseum.org/family-children-programs/.

The 2022-23 school year brings the biggest selection ever of offerings for school programs at the Stark Museum of Art.

Teachers will find information about onsite field trips, virtual field trips, student exhibitions, outreach programs, and teacher workshops. Thanks to the generous funding of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, all of the school programs offered at the Stark Museum of Art are FREE for public, private, and homeschools in Region 5, Texas, and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

The Stark Museum of Art continues to make student and teacher safety a priority in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This catalog includes guidelines the museum has put in place to help provide the safest experience possible for schools and for our staff.

A calendar is available at the back of the catalog for available dates and important deadlines. Teachers in Region 5, TX, and Calcasieu Parish, LA may register for 2022-2023 school programs starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

The catalog can be downloaded online here.

Individual program info can be found as follows:

For questions or assistance, contact Jennifer Dickinson at (409) 886-2787.