Garland Arts - 1897 to 2018 - Garland, Texas, USA - Timelines on Waymarking.com

At the southeast side of the Granville Arts Center is a marker detailing the timeline of this facility in Garland. In addition to photos of acts that have performed here, there is also a photo of the first Director: Patty Granville, who the center is now named after.

Text on marker:

From this community's 19th century days, Garlandites have entertained and expressed themselves through art forms. Primitive as their daily existence may have been, they sought ways to enjoy beauty and emotional power. All settler wagons, though stripped of civilized comforts, carried experiences, imaginations, feet, hands and voices. Tucked among household tools and implements would have harmonicas, and even a fiddle or two. Using whatever resources they possessed, if only eyes and ears, hardworking locals looked beyong the basics to brighten their lives artistically.
As Garland's population grew, it justified venues large enough for groups to share expressions. Commercial buildings, lodge halls, schools and churches enabled more elaborate performances and recitals than homes could have hosted. While musical offerings may have been the most common, debates, declamations, plays and readings occasionally erupted, while visual arts always provided inspiring backdrops. Upon this historic base, our artistic tradition grows. Garland's facilities and talent continue drawing applause from those appreciating more than a minimum.

1897 - Garland's Shakespearean Twelve is formed
1908 - Garland Band is formed
1914 - Lyric Theater opens on the north side of the square
1917 - Poet Followers Club is founded
1924 - Travelling acts perform in the Big Tent Theater
1931 - Garland Women's Study Club is federated
1935 - First production of the Little Theater group
1941 - Plaza Theater opens as a movie house
1955 - Community Concert Association is formed
1968 - Garland Civic Theater performs its first official production, Barefoot in the Park.
1970 - Big G Jamboree organizes and performs in Central Park Annex Bldg
1974 - The Square Pickers begin playing on the square
1978 - Garland Symphony Orchestra is formed
1981 - Garland Arts Guild is founded
1982 - Garland Performing Arts Center opens with Patty Granville as director
1983 - Garland Summer Musicals are created by the PAC Guild
1986 - Garland Cultural Arts Commission is formed
1997 - $6.2 million bond approved for Garland Performing Arts Center expansion
2001 - Plaza Theater reopens as a live arts venue
2003 - Garland Performing Arts Center is renamed Granville Arts Center
2018 - The Vision of the Arts bronze sculpture by Barvo is installed

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