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Arts of Southern Kentucky’s Elm Street Society held an event Saturday, April 17th, at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC) for its members. The event was a “Spring Fling Soiree” exclusive to Elm Street Society members. Hosted by Rita and Jim Scott, the party included cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, awards, and a tour of SKyPAC with a viewing of available naming opportunities within the building. The Scotts hosted the event as an opportunity for fellowship among the members…

Congratulations to Rob Hankins, our Annual Fund & Grants Director who’s now the 100th member of the Elm Street Society (ESS)! Rob pledged to become the 100th member back in November, and we’ve now exceeded that goal. Many thanks to Rita Scott, Chair of the ESS Committee, who’s hard work over the last few years has led the Elm Street Society to blossom. The Elm Street Society is an organization consisting of donors who have made multi-year pledges to support…

More big news: On 4/6, we announced $75,000 worth of gifts to our organization from Sherry and Jeff Reed and an anonymous donor. The $50,000 Reed gift will be split evenly between operating expenses and the establishment of the Sherry and Jeff Reed Endowment. A star dressing room at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center will bear their names. The $25,000 anonymous gift was given in honor of Finance Director Shea Mahoney and will be evenly split between the support…

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: On 4/1, Arts of Southern Kentucky (ASK) announced that the primary performance space in SKyPAC will be named the Rita & Jim Scott Concert Hall as the result of the couple’s $1M gift to the organization. The donation will be split evenly between the support of operating expenses and the establishment of the Rita & Jim Scott Endowment. The gift represents the largest single investment ever made to an arts organization in Southern Kentucky. Thank you, Rita &…