( Photos Joe Markley )
By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for the new Munson Arts Education Building, 131 West 7th Street, will be held on Tuesday, March 19th at 4 p.m.
According to C.L. Hoover Opera House Co-Director Joe Markley, this project undertaken by Junction City Opera House Inc. carries a cost of just over $2.5 million. As of now all but approximately $200,000 to $300,000 has been raised.
Markley confirmed that Michelle Munson was one of the major contributors to the project and the building is named in honor of her parents, Chuck and Deanna Munson, and her grandparents Ralph and Bernice Munson.
The new facility is part of what is now a three-building complex including the Opera House at 135 W. 7th, the Rolfs Building 133 W. 7th and the Education Building at 131 W. 7th.
The Munson Arts Education Building includes two rehearsal rooms upstairs, offices downstairs for the Junction City Little Theater and Junction City Arts Council and a conference room with a table that was built by John York. He is currently building chairs for the table.
There are dressing rooms in back of the Education Building, a kitchen and green room in the Rolfs Building plus offices, the stage, two levels of seating, a rehearsal - multipurpose room and offices in the Opera House.
On March 19th there will be tours and refreshments from 10-11 a.m. and again following the ribbon cutting from 4-6 p.m.
The Education Building is intended to accommodate primarily youth education.
