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Community groups urge Marathon County to preserve Veninga Theater, propose uses for UW–Stevens Point at Wausau campus
Summary
Scores of local arts and civic leaders urged Marathon County officials on Nov. 7 to preserve the Veninga Theater and keep community access to spaces on the UW–Stevens Point at Wausau campus as the university prepares to transition out of the property.
Scores of local arts and civic leaders urged Marathon County officials on Nov. 7 to preserve the Veninga Theater and keep community access to spaces on the UW–Stevens Point at Wausau campus as the university prepares to transition out of the property.
Sarah Rudolph, who ran the UWMC theater program for three decades, described the Veninga as “turnkey ready” and said the building and its programs sustain community connection: “The facility is turnkey ready.” Paul Radke, president of the Wausau Community Theater, said the theater draws participants and audiences from around the region and underlined the groups’ dependence on the…
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