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House Bill 9111




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9111

        By Representative Boyd






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring the Monticello Opera

  3         House, Inc., for 25 years of tireless effort in

  4         the restoration of the Monticello Opera House

  5         and in sponsoring quality arts programming for

  6         North Florida.

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  8         WHEREAS, the Monticello Opera House, formerly known as

  9  the Perkins Building and Perkins Opera House, was placed on

10  the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was

11  designated a landmark of American Music by the National Music

12  Council on April 15, 1976, and

13         WHEREAS, in March 1972, as the result of action by a

14  Florida State University-affiliated group, the Monticello

15  Opera Company was born, a professional nonprofit opera

16  repertory organization whose goal was to provide opportunities

17  for young performers and to restore the "acoustically perfect"

18  Opera House, and

19         WHEREAS, in December 1972, the Board of Directors of

20  the newly created Monticello Opera House, Inc., changed its

21  focus to place emphasis first on restoration of the Opera

22  House, with performances to come later, and is succeeding

23  admirably with both goals, and

24         WHEREAS, the Monticello Opera House, Inc., which

25  manages the Monticello Opera House, celebrates its silver

26  anniversary year in 1997, and

27         WHEREAS, since 1986, the Artists-in-the-Schools

28  Program, developed and coordinated by the Monticello Opera

29  House, has provided fine arts programming to students in North

30  Florida, thus playing a critical role in the education and

31  cultural enrichment of children, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9111

    590-111-97






  1         WHEREAS, the State of Florida recognizes the Monticello

  2  Opera House, not only as one of its treasured

  3  turn-of-the-century historic landmarks, but also as a rural

  4  center for the performing arts in North Florida and a sponsor

  5  of quality arts programs which serve neighboring North Florida

  6  counties, and

  7         WHEREAS, the Monticello Opera House, Inc., will

  8  continue to serve as an anchor to the best of Florida's past

  9  and as an achievement of both past and present, NOW,

10  THEREFORE,

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12  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

13  Florida:

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15         That the House of Representatives hereby commends the

16  Monticello Opera House, Inc., for its valuable programs which

17  contribute to the cultural education and awareness of our

18  citizens in North Florida.

19         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

20  be presented to Katie Marshall Andersen, Executive Director of

21  the Monticello Opera House, Inc.; Nancy Wideman, School

22  Program Coordinator; Helen Rouse, Office Administrator; and

23  John Trimble, Chairman, as a tangible token of the sentiments

24  expressed herein.

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