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The Croswell Opera House has been a center for arts and culture in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio for 150 years. Read More

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  • Croswell looks ahead to 2021 reopening
  • Performances from local and far-flung friends to highlight Croswell’s virtual gala
  • Announcing changes to our Summer & Fall Schedule

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The Croswell's 2020 season is presented with generous support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, with the help of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Croswell looks ahead to 2021 reopening

March 3, 2021 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog, Press Releases

With an end to the COVID-19 pandemic hopefully in sight, the Croswell Opera House is planning to start producing shows again later this year. Artistic director Jere Righter said the Croswell is “cautiously optimistic” about the prospects for a 2021 season, although it will look a little different from the Croswell’s traditional May-through-December Broadway season. […]

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Performances from local and far-flung friends to highlight Croswell’s virtual gala

October 5, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog, Press Releases

For the past decade, the Croswell Opera House has raised money to support its operations and preserve its historic building through an early-summer fundraiser called The Great Big Night. The COVID-19 shutdown forced the postponement of the 10th annual celebration that had been scheduled for May, but now The Great Big Night is back — […]

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Announcing changes to our Summer & Fall Schedule

July 3, 2020 / The Croswell / Broadway Season, Croswell Blog, Press Releases

For the past several weeks, we’ve been watching the Coronavirus situation carefully, making plans for the Croswell’s eventual reopening, and trying to figure out how we can offer great entertainment to our community while keeping our guests and volunteers safe and healthy. Although we do not feel that we will be able to welcome guests […]

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Reflections on Juneteenth

June 19, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog

Dear friends, Today is Juneteenth, the nineteenth day of June. It marks the date, two months after the official end of the Civil War, when the last group of legally enslaved people in the United States received the news that they were free. For the Croswell, which opened nine months later to the day, it […]

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Croswell to “Color Downtown” in first of series of outdoor events

June 6, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog, Press Releases

Despite the necessity of social distancing and limited gatherings, the show must go on! The Croswell Opera House is committed to local art and live performance and will be bringing it to the streets of downtown Adrian. In the first of a planned “Croswell Out-of-Doors” series, the Croswell will present “Color Downtown” on sidewalks and […]

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“The Great Big Long Distance Croswell Show” shirts now on sale!

June 3, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog

Although it may be a different kind of show, as with any show, we’re offering show shirts and hoodies to our “cast” and “crew” — you, the Croswell community! Proceeds from the purchase of “The Great Big Long Distance Croswell Show” shirts and hoodies will go directly to the Croswell, and will help us during […]

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Put their name in lights!

May 27, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog

Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate a graduation, birthday or anniversary? Try saying it with our marquee! Many graduation ceremonies have been canceled or postponed, so as an alternate way to celebrate — and also a way to bring in a little extra money while we’re closed down! — we are offering […]

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Color the Croswell

May 1, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog

Feeling artistic? Looking to get creative while you’re staying home? We’ve created a couple of Croswell coloring pages for you to enjoy and share. Print out as many as you like … give them to your kids or do them yourself; you’re never too old for a little coloring! When you’re done, we invite you […]

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Croswell to livestream shows every Sunday on Facebook

April 16, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog, Press Releases

Plays, concerts and other productions have been shut down across the country and around the world for the past month, but the Croswell Opera House in Adrian is inviting local theater fans to enjoy selections from its archives via Facebook. The new offering, called Streaming Sundays, will take place at 7 p.m. every Sunday through […]

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Important message about the Croswell’s 2020 season

April 9, 2020 / The Croswell / Croswell Blog, Press Releases

First things first … we hope all of our friends are healthy and weathering this crisis! These are difficult times and our thoughts are with everyone in our Croswell family. We have been working hard on plans for when we are able to reopen, but we have also been forced to make some difficult decisions […]

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129 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, MI 49221
517-264-7469
office@croswell.org

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Due to the weather, Bingo with Bouvee will not take place tonight. As of now, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. is still on, and we will post about any other dates as soon as we have them!