LATE ADOPTED - OCTOBER 12, 1999

  Agenda Item No. 32

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING THE RIVERWALK THEATRE ON

ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY

RESOLUTION #99-262

WHEREAS, The Riverwalk Theatre of Lansing had its first public performance of a theatrical presentation on October 22, 1989 with a production of the musical Dames at Sea; and

WHEREAS, in 1958, the Community Circle Players began its existence as a volunteer-based community theatre organization in North Lansing; and

WHEREAS, the group survived start-up difficulties and renewed itself in 1964 as the Okemos Barn Theatre; in 1986, the Okemos Barn Theatre was razed and the group began a three-year fundraising drive as it sought to establish a new home in the Greater Lansing Community; and

WHEREAS, the group leased and renovated a warehouse within the Impression 5 Museum complex on the banks of the Grand River, becoming a key element in the revitalization of our capital city's downtown area as a prime destination for entertainment and sports-related business activities; and

WHEREAS, over the past ten years the volunteer-based organization has produced or hosted over 100 theatrical presentations, including a dozen world premieres or original works by local writers and composers, all of which have been made possible through the dedicated efforts of well over a thousand performers and technical workers who have contributed their time and talent for the good of our community and the advancement of artistic achievement in mid-Michigan.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honor the Riverwalk Theatre on the event of its tenth anniversary and extends its sincere appreciation to the hundreds of volunteers who dedicate their time and talent to the Riverwalk Theatre and the community.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board wishes the Riverwalk Theatre continued success in the years to come.

SS\ Bernero, Czarnecki, Grebner, Juall, Lynch, McDonald, Minter, Pratt, Schafer, Schmidt, Severino, Smiley, Stid