From staff reports
The committee working on the Oil City Library’s theater restoration is kicking off its fundraising with three events to be held this summer in the theater.
The first will be at 3 p.m. Monday and will feature a performance by opera singer Jamie Bastello.
Then at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, the film “1968 Oil City” will be shown.
And on Aug. 26, during the library’s Festival of the Book, a silent auction will be held in the theater.
A campaign called “Raising the Curtain on Act II” has been launched to raise $800,000 in public donations and private/public grants to renovate and refurbish the theater.
“The theater is fully intact and functional,” said Sarah Margherio, chair of the theater restoration committee. “We believe a renovation project in the theater area will enhance the library’s presence in the community.”
