Soup's On...for Arts Education!

Once a year the Columbia Theatre has a friendly competition between local restaurants to raise funds for the Eloise Pepper arts education fund. This season Soup Off takes place at Canterbury Park, Jan 13th, 2024, at 6pm. You get to cast your vote for which soups are best in their categories. Join us for a fun filled evening with delicious soups, dessert dash and raffle baskets. Seating is limited, get your tickets before they sell out!

CLICK HERE to find out more and check out participating restaurants!

What: Soup Off! The event that puts the FUN in FUNdraiser!

When: Saturday, January 13, 2024 from 6PM to 9PM

Where: The Canterbury Park, 1335 3rd Avenue in Longview

All proceeds go to the Columbia Theatre’s Eloise Pepper Arts Education Fund

About the Eloise Pepper Arts Education Fund.

Eloise Pepper, was a local educator who believed in the power of the performing arts to transform the lives of youth. Eloise understood, the arts can change the way we see the world, it awakens us to new perspectives, ideas and values and brings people together.

 

What does the Pepper fund support?

  • ·Southwest Washington Symphony Children’s Concerts – The Columbia Theatre in partnership with the SWWS donates the use of the theatre and staff to provide an opportunity for students to hear symphonic music.

  • STEAM education programming – Programs like Janet’s Planet Astronaut Academy expose students to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.  Through imagination and expression, students explore the natural world and the reaches of outer space. Educators in their fields teach the importance of the arts and how they relate to science through hands-on collaborative activities.

  • Rainy Months Series – In partnership with Fibre Federal Credit Union, this series of performances on Sunday afternoons, bring touring artists to the stage, and provides audience with Q&A after each performance.

  • Columbia Theatre camps and productions for ages 8 – adult.

  • Free ticket program for local shelters and social service organizations.

  • Missoula Children’s Theatre camp – annual weeklong residency and camp

  • Artist engagement with students – classes for local students taught by touring artists. This season 120 choir students from Mark Morris, Kelso, Lower Columbia College and RA Long performed on stage with world renowned Acapella groups MPACT. 30 students will participate in improv class with Broadway actors

  • Free theatre workshops for ages 6-13, that include acting, improvisation, design, and movement. Workshops take place at local libraries, area schools, and the Columbia.

  • Scholarships. In a rural economy, scholarships provide youth with an opportunity participate in camps.

 

 

Sabrina Rosas