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FRIENDS OF CARNEGIE HALL

The mission of Friends is to promote interest in Carnegie Hall and to provide financial and volunteer support.

Meetings are held at 5 PM on the second Tuesdays of the following months:  September, October, November, December, February, March, April, May, June.

Yearly membership dues are $20 for active members and $40 for patrons.

Friend’s annual contributions include:

• Purchasing recorders for students in Greenbrier and neighboring counties for the yearly Link-Up music education program.  It also provides financial assistance in bringing a symphony orchestra to Carnegie Hall to execute the program.

• Assisting with the Creative Youth Art Exhibit each March at Carnegie Hall

• Preparing meals for Main Stage performers

• Serving Christmas dinner for Carnegie Hall staff members and their families

• Providing volunteers to assist with Kids’ College, T.O.O.T., performances and behind the scenes and with the public

• Sponsoring 1 – 2 fundraising events each year in order to provide for the purchase of special items needed for the Hall.

 

Friends, since its formation in 2007, has raised over $80,000 to purchase the following items and more:

• The historical marker in front of the Hall

• Elegant and versatile Board Room tables and 18 chairs

• A new floor for the Board Room

• Large planters for the Ivy Terrace

• Hearing-assistance devices and a new light board for the auditorium

• Efficient window blinds for the Hall

• Kitchen equipment

• Acoustic ceiling tiles for the Old Stone and Board Rooms

• Ceiling light fixtures for the Old Stone and Board Rooms

• The replacement of hammers for the Hall’s Steinway grand piano

 

For more information, please contact Liz Wickline, Friends of Carnegie Hall President, at lizwsells@gmail.com