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Support Opera House Arts

Do you believe in the power of the performing arts to inspire, illuminate, and entertain? Your gift of any amount will help keep our lights burning bright all year long and this historic theater a vibrant part of Deer Isle’s unique cultural landscape.

Opera House Arts uses the performing arts to foster and promote excellence in all the ways we perform our lives. By joining the chorus of support, you will help deliver education, engagement, entertainment, and the magic of live performance throughout the year. Please help ensure the iconic Stonington Opera House continues to shine on this historic working waterfront in its second century.

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Would you like to mail us a check?

Donations can be mailed to:

Opera House Arts

PO Box 56
Stonington, ME 04681

Giving Societies

Opus Society | $1,000 - $2,499

  • A “Golden Popcorn Pass”

  • Advance invitation to the annually sold-out Summer Gala

  • Season’s End Cocktail Reception

1912 Circle of the Opus Society | $2,500- $4,999

  • A “Golden Popcorn Pass”

  • Advance invitation to the annually sold-out Summer Gala

  • Season’s End Cocktail Reception

  • Invitations to live theater productions and special events

1886 Circle of the Opus Society | $5,000- $9,999

  • A “Golden Popcorn Pass”

  • Advance invitation to the annually sold-out Summer Gala

  • Season’s End Cocktail Reception

  • Invitations to live theater productions and special events

  • Participate in Directors’ “Page One” conversations

The Next 10 Society | $10,000- $14,999

  • A “Golden Popcorn Pass”

  • Advance invitation to the annually sold-out Summer Gala

  • Season’s End Cocktail Reception

  • Invitations to live theater productions and special events

  • Participate in Directors’ “Page One” conversations

  • Two tickets to the OHA Summer Gala

Founder's Society | $15,000 +

  • A “Golden Popcorn Pass”

  • Advance invitation to the annually sold-out Summer Gala

  • Season’s End Cocktail Reception

  • Invitations to live theater productions and special events

  • Participate in Directors’ “Page One” conversations

  • Two tickets to the OHA Summer Gala

  • A private screening for you and your guests in the historic theater

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Our Mission

Opera House Arts employs the performing arts to foster and promote excellence in all the ways we perform our lives: Incite Art, Create Community.

Second Century Society

Make a Difference in the Lives that Follow

Your charitable gift in your will or trust to Opera House Arts will help to continue to transform lives through the arts in the community for the next generation and beyond. We hope you’ll include us in your will, trust, IRA, donor-advised fund, or life insurance designation and make a difference in the lives that follow.

Support the Future

When you include Opera House Arts in your estate plans, you legacy will continue to give to future generations of island residents and visitors. Help ensure that we have the resources to honor our commitment to incite art and create community with a simple bequest through your will or other planned gift option.

For more information, please contact us at 207-367-2788 or development@operahousearts.org.

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Did you know you can donate stock?

Transfers of securities may be made c/o Fidelity Investments:

PO Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277
Opera House Arts
X08-344451
DTC 0226

We Are Supported By

Opera House Arts is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organization and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Opera House Arts is committed to financial transparency. The link below provides annual audited financial statements, Form 990s as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and comprehensive Annual Reports.

Financial History

Annual Gala

2023 Gala Date Coming Soon!

Save the date for the Annual Gala, an evening to benefit Opera House Arts. This in-person event features cabaret-style performances, passed hors d’oeuvres, drinks, a live auction, and more. Tickets are limited.

2022 Gala

Special thanks to our 2022 Community Partners, who help us maintain the historic Stonington Opera House, present a wide range of year-round entertainment, and ensure live performances are always free to Hancock County students. Is your business interested in becoming a Community Partner? Email info@operahousearts.org to learn more.

List of Partners