ORANGE, Texas,
September 8, 2008 - Due to Hurricane Ike's forecasted track targeting the upper
Texas coast, the Stark Foundation will close
the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House, Shangri La Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center, the Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for Performing Arts, and the Foundation's administrative office beginning
Tuesday, September 9 and continuing indefinitely.
The closings also affect Shangri La's Beat the Heat presentation featuring Jill Nokes, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday,
September 9. Shangri La will reschedule the Nokes presentation to take place at
a later date.
Additionally, the Stark Museum of Art has rescheduled its
Fall Family Day from Saturday, September 13 to Saturday, October 4.
Information regarding reopening of these facilities will be
updated as additional developments are known and as circumstances permit.
For more information, contact Elizabeth C. Turley, General
Counsel of the Nelda C. and H.J. Stark Foundation, at 409.883.3513 or visit the
Foundation website at www.starkfoundation.org.
About the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
The Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation is a private
foundation established in 1961 to encourage and assist education and to improve
and enrich the quality of life in Southeast Texas.
Preference is afforded to programs and organizations that directly influence Orange County, Texas.
The Stark Foundation seeks to continue the legacy of its
founders through the programs of the Stark Museum of Art; The W.H. Stark House;
the Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts; Shangri La Botanical
Gardens and Nature Center; and the Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation.
These venues provide the community and region with rich resources and
opportunities for study and enjoyment of the arts, history and nature.
The Stark Foundation further endeavors to uphold the legacy
of its founders through grants to education and qualified scholarship programs,
organizations that seek to improve health, medical care and social services in
the Southeast Texas area, and organizations with a focus on community
enhancement and arts and culture in the Southeast Texas
area.
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601 Green
Avenue
Orange, Texas
77630-7518
Phone: 409.883.3513
www.starkfoundation.org
