Giving Tuesday is a national campaign to raise money for great causes. Participating for the first time, we aimed high. Although we did not raise quite enough to replace the roof over our office spaces, we did raise nearly $4000 from online giving and the thank you event we held at the theatre on Novemeber 27. Thanks everyone!
CHALKS FESTIVAL - Oct 12, 13, 14, 2018
#LOMPOCCHALKS CHALK FESTIVAL!
The brainchild of local Don Fletcher, organizer Barbara Satterfield and a dedicated team of over 20 volunteers spent a year planning and executing the first annual Lompoc Chalks Festival.
Friday night started at the Lompoc Theatre where the delicious food was catered by Central Coast Specialty Foods, the fine wine was poured by wineries Montemar, Hilliard Bruce, Temperance Cellars, Sweetzer Cellars, Lafond Winery and Fiddlehead. Sarah and Paul Barthel performed show tunes on the stage, the first time live music had been performed in the theatre in over a decade.
Following the meet and greet, the party moved to the Anderson Parks and Recreation center for cocktails, dinner by Valley Grill, and dancing to Benny Contreras and his band, Hard Times. A silent auction was held after dinner.
The event on Saturday and Sunday was held in downtown Lompoc, at the two public parking lots located at Cypress Avenue and I Streets, near "Art Alley" in the Old Town area. There were artisan vendors, food trucks, and entertainment onstage - also a beer and wine garden.
Open to the public with a suggested donation, the festival was well received on perhaps the most beautiful days of the year.
While many artists were local, these was also a community of chalk artists who traveled across the state and country to participate in our chalk festival, bringing their families and art teams. A featured event artist was hired by the organizer and paid to attend. All the other artists donate their time for the love of their art.
Many vendors were onsite and sold their beautiful handmade artisan items.
We predict substantial growth in future years as an annual event in the perfect town of Lompoc, the City of Arts and Flowers.
$15,000 GRANT from The Towbes Group! - 9/13/18
The Lompoc Theatre Project received a $15,000 grant from the Towbes Group of Santa Barbara. This group was instrumental in many large scale projects including the renovation of the historic Granada Theater in Santa Barbara. The money will used for repairs that will enable us to reopen the retail spaces facing H Street and bring monthly income to the building.
THEATRE TOURS
Several tours have been organized through the fall, with monthly tours in the works. Hundreds have toured the building, seeing first-hand the wonderful project in all its phases. Look for the red, two-sided sandwich board in front of the theatre on a Saturday and Sunday and come on in!
PAELLA AND VINO - AUG 25, 2018
An intimate event with twenty-five friends and supporters, the Paella and Vino party was hosted by Alvin Cabral. The event raised several thousand dollars for the project.
