🏠 A New Home

Fantasy Playhouse has a new home, plus pickleball is taking over Downtown Huntsville and Toyota Field is hosting a free community celebration!

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Andrew Smith
October 22, 2024

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🧑‍🚀 Blast Off

🎭 Fantasy Playhouse Purchases Merrimack Hall

Fantasy Playhouse began raising funds for a new home in 2019 and had initially planned to build a new theatre on the corner of Holmes Avenue and Triana Boulevard.

Then COVID happened, and after everything settled, the project cost had risen by 300%, and they began exploring alternative options.

After a long search, Fantasy Playhouse has announced that the historic Merrimack Hall will be its new home.

With plenty of money set aside and an additional $2 million from the city of Huntsville, Fantasy Playhouse has grand visions for its new theatre.

The 24,534 square foot facility offers a fully functioning, accessible 300-seat theatre and has tons of renovation opportunities to add various classroom spaces with plenty of renovation opportunities.

Renovations are expected to start as soon as this month and aim to be complete in Spring 2025.

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🚀 Taking Flight

🌟 Celebrate Madison Returns

Celebrate Madison will return for another year at Toyota Field this Thursday, starting at 6 PM. This is a free event hosted by the Madison Chamber of Commerce.

It will have free food for the first 300 guests, vendors, fireworks, and a community update from Mayor Paul Finley.

🚨 Downtown Pickleball Takeover

Pickleball will be taking over Downtown Huntsville this Saturday. The family-friendly event will feature pop-up courts spread across Northside Square and the corner of Greene Street and Holmes Avenue.

Court reservations will be available online closer to the event and on the day of on a first-come, first-serve basis. There will also be a free pickleball clinic from 11 AM to 12 PM for beginners looking to improve their game.

❤️ Rose of Sharon Soup Kitchen Needs Help

The Rose of Sharon Soup Kitchen serves more than 4,000 meals a month but has had to cut back due to financial constraints.

CEO Theresa Wilson told WHNT that there is a lot that goes into running the soup kitchen and that they are struggling to cover operating costs like utilities and delivery truck maintenance.

If you’d like to donate to help keep the soup kitchen open, you can do so here.

📽️ Reel of the Week

We stopped by Color Me Mine this week. It would make for such a fun date night! Check out our visit below:

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