| Date |
Achievement |
| 5/18/76 |
Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC) Incorporated |
| 1/1/88 |
BCRAC hires Brooks Eldredge-Martin as its first employee with help from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and the Borough of Towanda. First year’s budget is $9,000. |
| 10/19/88 |
BCRAC purchases the historic Keystone Theatre in Towanda, Pa. which was originally built as Hales Opera House in 1886. |
| Jan. 1992 |
Keystone Theatre celebrates the completion of first phase of Restoration. |
| Fall 1993 |
BCRAC purchases the historic Rialto Theatre in Canton, Pa. which was originally built as the Crawford Theatre in 1913. |
| Dec. 1994 |
Rialto Theatre celebrates its grand Re-Opening with a full house at the premier of “The Santa Clause.” |
| 3/17/95 |
BCRAC purchases the historic Sayre Theatre in Sayre, Pa. which was originally built at the Sayre Opera House in 1913. |
| Spring 1996 |
BCRAC completes a Long Range Plan which calls for an expansion of the arts and cultural mission. |
| Jan. 1997 |
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the BCRAC form the Northern Tier Partnership for Arts in Education, demonstrating an expansion of BCRAC Mission. |
| Dec. 1997 |
Sayre Theatre open the two small cinemas and begins preparing to restore the performing arts center. |
| Nov. 1998 |
Sayre Theatre celebrates the completion of the performing arts center. Guthrie Healthcare Systems CEO, Mark Stensager officially names the Guthrie Performing Arts Center in honor of Guthrie employees. The Missoula Children’s Theatre and 60 local student actors perform. |
| Sept. 1999 |
BCRAC operating budget rises over $800,000 not including capital expenditures. |
| Jan. 1999 |
BCRAC applies to the PCA for over 200 artist residency days; up from 6 in 1996. |
| 1999 |
BCRAC given a “Best Practices in the Arts in Pennsylvania” Award |
| Spring 1999 |
BCRAC selected to represent Pennsylvania in the National Millennium Project “Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium.” Three Labyrinth Gardens in three counties will be constructed as a result of Artist Robert Possehl’s residency in 2000. |
| 4/18/01 |
BCRAC initiates construction of $800,000 rehearsal and theatre space adjacent to Keystone Theatre. State, County and Municipal support is crucial to this addition. |
| 12/1/02 |
Keystone Addition begins operation. Grand opening, including Rehearsal Hall and Board Room completion is celebrated in the early spring of 2003. |
| 7/30/03 |
Grand Opening of the new Brick Plaza at the Sayre Theatre – honoring donors to the Theatre Restoration |
| 11/1/04 |
BCRAC is selected as an “International Model for Early Arts Programming” by a survey commissioned by the Arts Council of England. Brenda Thomas and Brooks travel to a conference in Leeds England to receive the honor. |
| Nov. 2004 |
BCRAC takes title to the Washington Street Station behind the Keystone Theatre with a goal of making it a “destination” for tourists and residents alike. Arts, crafts, music, culture will be present at the historic site along the beautiful Susquehanna. |
| 2005 |
Sayre Theatre and Guthrie Health partner to raise over $75,000 to benefit Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina victims. |
| 5/18/06 |
BCRAC’s 30th Anniversary of its incorporation |
| 6/20/06 |
BCRAC selected as the first rural arts organization to receive the Governor’s Award for Leadership in Arts in Education from Governor Rendell at the Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre. |
| Spring 2007 |
BCRAC selected as one of the 50 semi-finalists in the national Presidential Coming Up Taller Awards. |
| 6/3/07 |
BCRAC receives the first-ever national “Arts in Education” Award at the Americans for the Arts Convention in Las Vegas. |
