The restoration of the Lompoc Theatre acquired a pleasant shot within the arm this week when the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Basis introduced a $150,000 matching-grant dedication to the mission, which is able to restore town’s almost 100-year-old venue.
With an goal to reopen the theater to convey films, live shows, and different reside performances again to the venue, Government Director Mark Herrier and his 13-member board of administrators have been working arduous since 2012 to boost the $10 million wanted to convey the mission again to life. It has been dormant since 1991, however the nonprofit group behind the restoration mission has a fundraising marketing campaign going and a plan to reopen across the theater’s one hundredth birthday in 2027. The infusion of a dollar-for-dollar matchup from the Chumash ought to assist significantly.
“This theater was the satisfaction and pleasure of this city. I get emotional,” stated Herrier in a press release in regards to the donation. “Individuals had been so happy with it. Slowly however absolutely, it has come to signify a Lompoc that has fallen on arduous occasions. The hard-working individuals who reside right here do a lot of the heavy lifting that advantages your entire county, however they don’t have a single leisure middle of their very own. This empty theater has been a logo of the decline — now it can change into the engine for its renaissance.”
“We’re proud to assist efforts that foster neighborhood enrichment by the humanities and have the potential to convey collectively folks from numerous backgrounds,” stated Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chair for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
The theater mission is now within the second of three phases, with a aim of ending section two in June 2025 when it reaches a $3 million fundraising milestone, which is able to permit the group to host a 99-person viewers.
“Our first 12 months of fundraising, we made $4,000,” Herrier stated. “The place we at the moment are with this grant from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is game-changing.”
To be taught extra about this mission and make a donation, e mail information@lompoctheatre.org or go to lompoctheatre.org.
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The Lompoc Theatre Undertaking is a piece in progress | Credit score: Courtesy -
A classic jukebox on the Lompoc Theatre Undertaking | Credit score: Courtesy
