Halloween - Creative Scarecrows in Emery Park (in front of the Depot)
Sat., Oct. 30!
Scarecrow by Veronica Wharton & Judith Cooper
Hundreds Attend 2d Annual Lexington Open Studios
See the Lexington Open Studios website for more information.
Chamber of Commerce Honors MCA
From left: MCA Executive Director Christian Herold; MCA/LACS artist & instructor Emily Passman; LACS Executive Director Jean Hart. Andrea Joliat Photo
Jan 26 - Lexington's Chamber of Commerce presented an award to Munroe Center for the Arts (and the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society/LACS) "In recognition of the ambitious and highly successful debut of the Lexington Open Studios are event. A new local tradition has been established!."
Town Meeting Tables Munroe Attempt to Purchase Building
Proposal Available Here
(large PDF)
While all of us in the MCA community are disappointed by Town Meeting's vote, we are immensely gratified by the strong and widespread support for our programs and our contributions to the Lexington community. We believe that, in the end, MCA will thrive in a permanent home here.
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Munroe Center for the Arts seeks to purchase the 1904 Munroe School Building which artists and Munroe performing arts schools have used since 1984. "We are thrilled to think that this great old building will be available forever for the arts for Lexington," said Executive Director Christian Herold. Herold delivered the Proposal to the Town of Lexington on October 9.
View letters of recommendaton appended to the Proposal from Marge Battin, Mary Jo Bohart, Fred Johnson, and Elsa Sullivan and a letter of recommendation from Marian Cohen. View the 2007 Benchmark Study, referenced in the Proposal.
The Town of Lexington issued a request for proposals (RFP) August 26 that gives preference to an arts education center.
Munroe Signs License Agreement with Lexington
Munroe Center for the Arts in the early summer signed a license agreement with the Town of Lexington retroactive to October 2008. As of October, 2008 Munroe is paying Lexington $2,000 a month for the use of the buidling.
Looking for New Board Members
We're looking for new board members. The ideal board member is a Lexingtonian committed to fundraising with an expertise in: fundraising, financial management, and/or architecture and contracting. Please email: Christian@MunroeCenter.org.
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Munroe Video on Youtube
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Munroe's Annual Open House - Saturday, September 11, 12-4
Open Studios - Demonstrations - Free Children's Workshops
Free Workshops all day:
ART: Ceramics, pottery, stained glass, and watercolor; ArtSpan faculty show;
TAE KWON DO: Board-breaking, 2 PM. Free class & demos.
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Munroe Marches in Patriot's Day Parade
Happy Munroe staff, clients, and supporters celebrate the birth of the nation.
Flag side of art carried by Munroe artists, designed by Lotus Lien, Nancy Mimno, Emily Passman, and Gillian Ross, and decorated by ArtSpan workshop participants. Children ran around the trio carrying stars and stripes on sticks and shouted "America, the Beautiful!"
Van Gogh side of art (Starry Night). When this part of the project faced forwards, children chanted "Go, Go, Van Gogh!"
Munroe Holds Holiday Benefit Show
 Julian Miller, chair of MCA's board, collects tickets. Accompanying him are "Candy Canes" from Lexington School of Ballet's Nutcracker Suite (visible from the left are Esme Goldfinger and Kelley Harding). Katherine Herold photo.
Munroe schools celebrated their first-ever group performance at Lexington High School December 5 with nearly 200 dancers from the Dance Inn and Lexington School of Ballet. Lexington Music School students and staff performed, including internationally-celebrated baritone Robert Honeysucker. Lexington Players Director Sal Jones emceed, Children's Arts Corner held a sing-along, and MCA artists along with ArtSpan students showed art in the foyer.
Click Here for the Program!
School News
What is the Building Restoration Fee?
Munroe last year instituted a modest fee required for all students taking classes at any school at Munroe to address the less capital-intensive parts of building restoration. This $25 fee for each student--with a $60 maximum per family--will be assessed each school year, beginning with fall registrations. Please remember that this fee is due only once a year. The fee demonstrates our collective dedication to revitalizing this much-beloved home for the arts in Lexington. If you have already paid your fee with another registration for one Munroe School this year, you do not need to pay it again.
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Fundraising at Munroe 
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation (or mail MCA a check!). Thank you!
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