Steamboat Symphony Orchestra

As the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra embarks on their 30th anniversary season, they have a new leader at the helm. This month, Jennifer Grathwohl took the reigns as the non-profit’s Executive Director. She joins SSO after a stint at Steamboat Creates and has a wealth of marketing and planning experience in both the public and private sectors. “I want to ensure we have strong roots, and our current programming stays as diverse and exciting as it is, but we can expand to meet people where they are at,” Grathwohl says. “I believe we can increase our exposure locally, regionally and nationally.”

Piknik Theater 

Last month, the school board for the Steamboat Springs School District unanimously gave their approval to Piknik Theater to pursue an outdoor performing arts venue at the Strawberry Park campus. The 200-seat state-of-the-art outdoor performance space will become a home for student performances and enable a plethora of possibilities for all regional arts groups and community activities. “All performing arts programming has suffered during the COVID era. However, outdoor venues are shown to be less of a risk, and this amphitheater will be the first in the Steamboat Springs area,” says Stuart Handloff, Executive Director, Piknik Theater. “This collaboration with the school district is the best fit and best dollar for dollar investment for the development of a performing arts venue.”

The cost of the facility is projected at $500K and a fundraising campaign began this month. For additional information: pikniktheatre@gmail.com or 970-355-9403.

You can also check out the website here: https://www.pikniktheatre.org/outdoor-amphitheater-1