Cultural Center at the Opera House Invites the Community to its Second Anniversary Celebration (Havre de Grace, Maryland- July 22, 2018)- The Havre de Grace Arts Collective will celebrate the second anniversary of the Cultural Center at the Opera House (Opera House) on Sunday, August 18, 2019 with a day of events. Over 35,000 people have visited the Opera House since it opened in August 2017 enjoying a wide… Read more »
Havre de Grace Cultural Center at the Opera House Receives Prestigious Maryland Preservation Award. The City of Havre de Grace announced today the Havre de Grace Cultural Center at the Opera House received a Maryland Preservation Award for Project Excellence: Community Impact from the Maryland Historical Trust at the 43rd Maryland Preservation Awards ceremony held in Annapolis. According to the Maryland Historical Trust, the Preservation Awards “are the… Read more »
April 26, 2017 Opera House Update Work continues, in earnest, on the Havre de Grace Opera House, a community cultural arts center. During the next few weeks, construction crews will complete steel erection, framing, electrical and plumbing rough-in on the addition as well as the roof will be constructed, concrete floors will be poured, and the elevator will begin to be… Read more »
Opera House Update: Construction and Renovations are progressing as scheduled. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2017 The interior framing is 80% complete, and the duct work is 75% finished as is also the plumbing. Structural steel has been set in the existing facility. The masonry portion of the addition continues in earnest. Most of the interior fit-out color pallet has been decided, and the contractor… Read more »
Q&A: Opera House – Referendum Question B 1. Will my taxes go up if Referendum B passes? No. No tax increases are proposed at all and a loan costs less than the $250,000 per year lowering carrying costs to the City. 2. Is the city going into the theater business? No. The City will request proposals from management companies to operate the… Read more »