Blixt Original Children's Theatre and Art Auction

Blixt Original Children's Theatre and Art Auction

6pm @Red Cloud Opera House Auditorium
July 1, 2022

From the Willa Cather Foundation: 


Join us for an evening celebration of local children's creativity that's got it all! We will begin with a very special theater performance in collaboration with Blixt Locally Grown and the Valley Child Development Center. Children will spend the week of June 27–July 1 working with theater artists from Blixt, and they will share what they learned with the community at the Red Cloud Opera House on Friday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m. during a special performance. This summer camp is ideal for children in kindergarten through 5th grade, and parents can enroll their child(ren) in the summer camp by contacting TVCDC director Meggan Messersmith at (402) 746-5110 or thevalleychild@gmail.com. Meggan can also answer questions about the cost of the week's camp, as well as scholarships available to eligible families.


The Friday evening performance is free to the public, but a suggested donation of $10 is appreciated. Donations can be made in person at the event, or attendees can make a one-time donation online before the show.
Following the performance, guests are invited to an art auction! Art professor Christopher Strickland will offer a printmaking workshop at the Valley Child Development Center on Wednesday, June 22nd, as part of an art-focused summer camp. The artwork children make during this workshop will be framed and on exhibit prior to bidding. Local auctioneer Roy Montgomery has agreed to donate his time and talent to this special auction! Proceeds from the auction will support children's arts and education programming at the Red Cloud Opera House. 


Thank you to our sponsors, Dennis and Sally Hansen, and Robert Olsen, for supporting this unique program! We are also grateful to the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment for their continued support.