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PROJECT UPDATE NEWS | 10.22.24
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Welcome to our latest Project Update—featuring news about the Foundation’s mission to complete the historic Montauk Playhouse Community Center.
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| BIG NEWS: Digging for the first floor Aquatic Center pools began this month!
• 25-yard, 4-lane fitness pool: water safety education, instruction, training, recreation, certification, events
• 32 ft x 33 ft shallow wellness pool: rehabilitation, therapy, instruction—ideal for toddlers and seniors |
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MORE BIG NEWS: The 2nd floor has been formed
and the multi-use Cultural Center is under construction!
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Construction on the first floor Aquatic Center and second floor multi-purpose Cultural Center officially began in the spring and continues at a swift pace. Completion is slated for summer 2025.
Top image shows construction progress from West Lobby entry area, including the first floor Aquatic Center level (note viewing windows into pool area) and the newly formed second floor multi-use Cultural Center level; artist rendering of the completed space is at bottom.
The second floor multi-use Cultural Center will feature a modular/flexible layout with three separate event spaces available (via two motorized partitions), adaptable for small to large gatherings. Other features include a warming kitchen, two lounge areas, and two glass enclosed meeting/study rooms.
This remarkable progress was achieved by generous leadership gifts from our donors and the sustained enthusiasm and support of our community!
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Left: artist rendering of second floor lounge area, 2-story natural light shaft, glass enclosed meeting room. Center: Sept. construction image from same perspective. Right: Oct. construction image showing light shaft area construction progress.
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RECENT FEATURE STORIES ON THE PLAYHOUSE PROJECT
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by Denis Hartnett, 10.10.24
During a walkthrough tour, the enormous progress that has been made in just the last few months was showcased… Sarah Iudicone, president of the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation, stressed that fund-raising — both in the hamlet and in the larger township — is still very much continuing. “It’s important for the community to know that this is their space,” she said. “The construction part is fully funded, but we are still fund-raising, and it’s vitally important to have the furnishings and all the things to fill the playhouse” purchased, installed, and ready for use on the day the work is completed.
READ FULL ARTICLE • PDF
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by Christopher Walsh, 10.8.24
The long-planned completion of the unfinished half of the Playhouse, for which the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation is still fundraising, will include both the first-floor aquatic center, which will also feature a second, 32-foot-by-33-foot shallow pool for instruction, recreation and physical therapy; and a second-floor, multi-use cultural arts center… [Iudicone said] “I really want [the community] to be excited and feel like it belongs to them, and to support it. It’s going to require community support to keep it sustainable. That’s the goal.” READ FULL ARTICLE • PDF
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(birds-eye view of second floor, multi-use Cultural Center)
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As construction continues, the Playhouse Foundation is turning its focus to raising the essential funds needed to outfit and furnish the newly completed spaces to prepare them for vibrant programming and services that will enhance the quality of life of all members of our community, for years to come!
A wide variety of community and cultural programming will take place in the 2nd floor Center, which will feature a modular/flexible layout, adaptable for both large and small purposes, with modern amenities to meet our community’s needs.
Cultural Center items we are currently fundraising for, include:
• Movable Stage • Projector and Screen System •
• Stage Lighting • Audio System • Furniture •
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The Montauk Playhouse Community Center belongs to you, and we need your continued support to help our community take ownership of this exciting project—to help it thrive—and to bring its promise from vision to full reality.
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THE MONTAUK PLAYHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER FOUNDATION | The mission of the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation is to raise funds for the restoration and development of the historic Montauk Playhouse, creating a vital community center for the arts, education, recreation and human services for Montauk and the East End. The Playhouse Foundation’s mission represents the very best of what Montauk is today, and will be tomorrow. Creating a unique gathering space with recreational, educational and cultural opportunities is critical to helping us retain and enrich the character of our community and to ensure our future. The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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