The Howell Opera House will celebrate its 126th anniversary with a gala event from 8pm till midnight on December 29th. Actually a day early of the true anniversary of December 30th 1881, funds will be used to help with the second floor restoration.
Tickets are $85/person ($75 if you're a member) and Livingston Arts Council organizers expect a capacity crowd of 200. Dancing, a silent auction, hors d' oeuvres and tours of the second floor will be on the agenda.
The Opera House was closed by the Fire Marshall in 1924 and had been in use as a venue for entertainment, speeches by presidential candidates to high school graduations and even a short stint as Livingston County Circuit Court.
The long shuttered second floor (above Gill-Roy's Hardware Store) helped to preserve this gem of a structure. For reservations, call the Arts Council at 517-540-0065.
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