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>	grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission. The renovations will be
>	made possible by grants from the Mississippi Department of Archives
>	and History along with future fundraisers. The first fundraising
>	effort will be a Valentine's Day show produced with P'Zazz Restaurant
>	in Diamondhead. It will be an evening of singing performances by the
>	Bay St. Louis Little Theatre actors while the restaurant patrons are
>	enjoying fine dining. The first event on the theater's new site is
>	being planned for May of this year.
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>	John F. Holmes, for whom the theater is named, summed the new theater
>	endeavor, “We have our work cut out for us but we always knew it would
>	be worth it because it will allow the Bay St. Louis Little Theatre to
>	attract an entirely new generation to our wonderful theater and
>	continue its legacy.”
I'm sure you will agree this is a momentous event for our District and the community. The cultural renaissance of the Depot District is only beginning. And the hope of saving a historic building of this stature is finally realized.
*2 photos are well known and not included. The post Katrina photo, taken by me last March, is attached. We were truly inches and minutes away from losing this wonderful building. Thank you Little Theatre and welcome to the neighborhood.
Linda-Lou Nelson Music South Inc.
Events and Entertainment
1/30/2008