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“We were thrilled and honored to learn that we received this incredible grant from LHAT.
Call for 2024 ConferenCe eduCation SeSSion ProPoSalS We can’t wait to start working and can’t wait to share our project with the historic theater
community at the national conference in Milwaukee,” reports Julie Montross, Executive
Director for the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. “We are grateful to LHAT for
recognizing the story we want to share and giving us the resources that will invite our
The League of Historic American Theatres National Conference community to help tell it.”
-- the only national gathering of theatre professionals focusing Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, VA
on opportunities and challenges facing historic theatres – seeks Barb Mayfield, Board Vice President for the Opera House in Indiana says, “The Delphi
theatre managers, historic theatre board and staff leaders, service Opera House is thrilled to be one of three recipients of LHAT’s first DEIB grant. We
providers and other content experts to submit proposals for Tools are collaborating with our local Latino community to plan and implement two events: a
& Techniques sessions for the Conference to be held in Milwaukee, mental health fair in May and a Hispanic Day Celebration in September.”
WI, July 7-10, 2024 (Sun-Wed).
Delphi Opera House, Delphi, IN
In 2024, it’s once again about showcasing What Makes Really The LHAT Board of Directors gave a great deal of time and resources to this effort, making personal donations to match
Successful Historic Theatres Really Successful? but also grants from the owners of Estes Audiology and another anonymous donor. The process wasn’t about applications that
how historic theatres adapt to stand the test of time. Don’t forget, were bad, but rather about how impressive all the applications appeared to be. It was a bitter/sweet problem to have.
sometimes that means learning about what didn’t work.
Paramount and Delphi represent live performance venues, but the League wanted to make sure our film house members
We are seeking sessions focused on Facilities, Operations, Marketing, were represented as well.
Fundraising and Programming (including film-specific programming).
We are also very interested in meaningful sessions about Diversity, Samuel Scott at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute let us know, “We at BMFI are
Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) work. thrilled with the support we have received from LHAT for this important series on
Black cinema. The funding will allow us to raise even greater awareness of the
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: series, and it will also facilitate our ability to offer a portion of the tickets at no
Monday, March 12th at midnight Pacific time cost to members of our community.”
Please click HERE to learn more about this opportunity. Bryn Mawr Theatre, Bryn Mawr, PA
We look forward to hearing from our winners at the conference. Registration for the National Conference will open in May.

Call for Nominations

Board of Directors for the League of Historic

American Theatres

(Deadline for Submission: April 1, 2024)

The League is seeking nominations for Board Members to serve three-year terms
beginning January 1, 2025.
League Governance is vested in a national, volunteer Board of Directors, consisting
of voting members of the League who control the affairs and business of the nonprofit
corporation and plan its future. Board members serve a minimum of a three-year term
with the possibility of a second three-year term. Board members are elected by LHAT’s
membership during the Annual Membership Meeting at the National Conference in
July and start serving their terms in January of the following year. As part of board
orientation, newly elected board members are invited to attend the fall board meeting as
observers.
The League seeks board members with a passion for advancing the historic theatre
movement as well as expertise in law/legal, fundraising, marketing, telecommunications,
public relations, financial management, and association management / leadership.
Click here for a full list of board member expectations and for nomination submission
details.

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