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January 2009

This is a call to join the Friends of the Braumart!

Our goal is to encourage the arts to flourish in the Dickinson County area by promoting local fine artists and local performing arts groups, providing opportunities for education in the arts, as well as providing a venue for regional and national performances and exhibits.

The Braumart, currently the Performing Arts Center on B Street, has served Iron Mountain for more than 80 years. Restoring this historic theatre is a rare chance to do something special for our community. With your support, the Braumart Arts Center can provide us with a central location for arts and culture showcased in a beautiful historic building. Many communities have overlooked the importance of the local theatre to provide downtown vitality. Considering the Braumart Theatre as an economic as well as a cultural asset opens doors to new opportunities and new life for our downtown.

April, 2009 FRIENDS OF THE BRAUMART NEWS LETTER P O  Box 156 ;  Iron Mountain ,Mi 49801 www.localtheater.org

NEWS UPDATE Steering Committee:  Our membership is over 210 strong with members from SIX different States.

   The  Zonta Home Tour fund raiser for FOTB raised an additional $2,000.00plus. Many thanks to Zonta for their generous gift and hard work. 

Partnering has been done with Dickinson County Community Theatre; Dickinson Ballet Company; One Community Through The Arts; Iron Mountain-Kingsford Womens Club; and Iron Mountain-Kingsford Zonta Club.  Are you a member of a service group in our area? We want you to know that Board Members are available to speak to your group about this important community-wide project!

Election Ballots were counted by the steering committee and our new Board of Directors  are:

Jinx Brew; Shanna Champeau; Kathy Denny;  Sally Jacobs; Barbara J. Kramer; Duane Peck; Robin Tchokreff.  Please note the list consists of seven members rather than the original six. Because of a tie vote the steering committee included the two candidates. Members ballot cast count was 110. Board Officers elected Jinx Brew..President;  Duane Peck..Vice President; Barbara Kramer..Treasurer; Shanna Champeau..Secretary;  

Historian… to be selected at later date.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY  BOARD OF DIRECTORS  NEWS

Monthly meetings have been set as THIRD Tues of every month at 7:00 pm at the Braumart and are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  Members wishing to receive a hard copy of meeting minutes may send a stamped, self addressed envelope to the Board Secretary, Shanna Champeau, P.O. Box 156, Iron Mountain, MI, 49801. Minutes are also available online.  (www.localtheater.org)

Motion to pay dues to The League Historic American Theatres was approved. Their website is www.LHAT.org.

Motion to select First National Bank, Iron Mountain as our business bank was approved.

Membership dues for 2009 NOW DUE. Membership fee $10.00 Send Checks to: Friends of the Braumart   Attn: Barbara Kramer, Treasurer; P.O. Box 156 ; Iron Mountain, MI  49801 The Board is busy developing the constitution and articles of incorporation, along with a business plan, and finalizing  a financial plan to hire a restoration architect to conduct a feasibility study.  Constitution and bylaws will be ready for our May meeting, along with our Mission and Vision Statements. Historic preservation helps save dollars and promotes recycling by using existing buildings-sustainable development. THE BRAUMART WILL BE THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR DOWNTOWN. We need to SAVE AND UTILIZE this historic building!

The Directors are now working on the “Wish List” to present to the architects.  If you have something you would like to see become part of the building use please send to the secretary.  Remember, it’s from small acorns great Oak Trees grow.

We are seeking members to fill the  committees that are being developed by the Board to make this project successful.  Committees include Fundraising, Public Relations, Grant Writing, Building Acquisition, Maintenance.  If you wish to join this army of doers please send your name and address to us with the committee/committees you wish to work.  We all, the volunteers, will determine the success of this project. 

Do you have an idea for a LOGO? For our BRAUMART ART CENTRE… can be roughly drawn or described..send to Duane Peck, Vice President; P.O. Box 156, Iron Mountain, Mi  49801.

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Please write check to Dickinson County Community Theatre and send to: Friends of the Braumart c/o Dickinson County Community Theatre P.O. Box 2004 Kingsford, MI 49802
Any Questions? Call 906-774-8837

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