Participating in the arts in the Alexandria Lakes Area brings many benefits to residents and visitors.
Attending performances and events is a great way to meet people and to learn about the community. This website is designed to provide a single-source tool to learn about arts offerings. Summer visitors will find this site of particular benefit to include the arts in your ongoing activities. Plays and concerts fill the summer calendar.
Theatre L’Homme Dieu, Andria Theatre, Lakes Area Theatre, Red Willow Arts Coalition, Festival of the Lakes, and Central Lakes Concert Association offer a wide variety of arts activities designed to integrate visitors into Alexandria summer life. Visual art events (like the Saturday Art Market sponsored by the Alexandria Arts Guild and the well-known regional event Art in the Park sponsored by Andria Theatre are notable summer events visitors appreciate.
Residents are highly prized as volunteers for arts organizations, ushering or taking tickets at shows, serving on boards and committees, and supporting fundraising activities. Nonprofit arts organizations are small businesses making significant contributions to quality of life in our area. With typically small staffs, they depend upon volunteers to operate effectively. Volunteer leadership in arts organizations is a great way to support a vibrant cultural experience for everyone who lives and visits here.