The Lake Area Foundation is pleased to present the Russell County Arts Council with a $5,000 grant from the Russell County Development Fund. These funds will be matched with $3,900 from the Arts Council for use on the Historic Star Theater Marquee Facelift Project. 

The goal of the project is to refresh the marquee to increase street visibility while maintaining the vintage look of the historic building. The Project will beautify the theater building while also enhancing downtown Russell Springs. The facelift will be accomplished through a variety of planned updates, including the removal of the existing faces and the installation of two white lexan pan faces with four clear tracks installed on each, new LED lights and power supplies, new marquee letters and numbers, and new red and white paint for the existing cabinet structure.

The project is expected to be completed by early October, in time to promote the theater’s October production. The marquee is one of the best forms of free advertising used by the Arts Council to engage with patrons. For decades, the red and white stars have been a beacon, celebrating the arts in Russell County.