Arts Collinwood Open House this Saturday!

Did you miss "Assemblage"? If you did, shame on you since you were not one of the first people to see the amazing new community center at the Arts Collinwood Building. Assemblage was one heck of shindig and YOU missed it! Shame, shame, shame!

We can forgive you! We understand! It was a busy weekend with the whole Euclid Beach event also occurring in the neighborhood. But, we expect you to make amends!

Come this Saturday, October 4th to the FREE open house of the new community center located at the corner of Waterloo Road and East 156th Street. It's free and open to all ages, with great activities, entertainment, free food!!!

The event is so big! It has its own press release:

Arts Collinwood will open its new arts center to the community with a free public open house from 4-6pm on October 4, 2008. Art exhibits, Capoeira demonstrations and samples of programs to be offered in the center this fall will provide a full plate of entertainment, along with activities for families and children and free refreshments. It is free to all ages. Anyone interested in finding out more about Arts Collinwood and its offerings should drop in.

This celebration marks the culmination of a 4-year renovation process. “We’ve worked for many years to reach this point,”: says Steve Manka, Chair of the Arts Collinwood Board. “This is the final phase of a major effort to restore a blighted building to a center of art in the community. We’re very proud of what our members and volunteers have done in helping to make this a reality.”

Thousands of volunteer hours and considerable contributions from the community and donors have furthered a project that began with a partially abandoned building and now houses a multi-use arts center. The first space opened was the Arts Collinwood Gallery, followed by a café and studios. The community arts center is the final piece of a long-range plan that has made this historic building an anchor of the emerging Waterloo arts district.

Arts Collinwood acknowledges support from Funders including the Thomas White Foundation, the Abington Foundation, the Krieger Foundation, the Northeast Shores Development Corporation’s Capital Improvements Grant and the George Gund Foundation for support that has helped to make this project possible.

See you Saturday on Waterloo!