Bring Back the Magic!
"It is an important piece of history and a special piece of family history for me since my father built the State Theatre back in 1926."
- Henry Carlson (Henry Carlson Construction Co.)
The new State Theatre will combine an unbelievable movie experience with affordable concessions, first-run movies, classic films, community arts and educational events.
In short, it will provide downtown Sioux Falls with a daily affordable venue to draw new patrons, dramatically improve the quality of life for downtown's residents while at the same time provide an attractive and exciting destination for tourists and the many people that visit the downtown area every year.
We need cash donations from large to small. Everything helps! No contribution too small or too large. A large check takes a tremendous bit out of that $500,000 figure but it is also amazing how quickly smaller checks add up. Anyone who raises or donates $1000 or more will be prominently and permanently acknowledged in the
State Theatre lobby.
The State is nearing the end of its $200,000 matching grant program through the “Save America’s Treasures Program”. If you make an on-line contribution today it will be matched 1 for 1 by this extremely prestigious program. Please help out our project financially! We need to make this happen!
State Theatre Restoration
Lobby Construction Set for Fall
In late July, the State Theatre Board sent a Request for Proposal for a Construction Manager to the city’s leading general contracting firms. The current plan is for construction to begin after Labor Day with completion of the lobby to be done around year-end.
State Theatre President Stacy Newcomb visits about the project with Gunnar Schmidt of the restorative construction/remodeling firm Conrad Schmidt Studios.
Meet the Press
2010 has been the year of the news story for the State Theatre. After a successful press conference in February that saw all three TV stations, the Argus Leader and Public Radio, the good press has continued for the State Theatre.
Our June 30th Fundraising/Public Relations event was another great chance to tell our story. We received solid coverage from the Argus, the Sioux Falls Business Journal and a few weeks later, an exclusive piece on “Eye on KELO-land”.
In late July, the State Theatre Board sent a Request for Proposal for a Construction Manager to the city’s leading general contracting firms. The current plan is for construction to begin after Labor Day with completion of the lobby to be done around year-end. State Theatre Fundraiser
Nearly 200 people had a great time raising money and learning more about the history and the future of the State Theatre.
Southern Anchor of “Phillips to the Falls”
