The Lapeer Center for the Arts told the DDA that May was a busy month with strong class enrollment, arts events and fundraising, and that repair parts for a fire‑damaged HVAC unit have arrived.

Jill, representing the Center for the Arts, reported that the Lapeer Art Association spring show runs through June 14 and that the Center’s community show (“Simply the Best”) opens June 17 with a reception June 20. She said class enrollment is strong — pottery and basket-weaving classes were already sold out for June — and that the venue hosted five shows in May with a combined 1,097 patrons and one rental that drew 95 attendees.

The Center’s annual fundraiser for the youth theater program brought in $4,545, the board was told. Jill said May performance months were better than earlier in the year and that the Center expects to “come out okay” for the year after rough months earlier. She did not provide line-item financial statements during the meeting but offered to answer questions.

Jill also reported that replacement doors for an HVAC unit that had been damaged in a fire have arrived and will be installed; she said she has sought contractor estimates and contacted the Department of Public Works for review of replacement-doors estimates.

The Center has three more school field trips scheduled (one session with 77 students mentioned) and additional rental prospects; exact revenue and long-term operating projections were not presented at the meeting.