While no one at the Avalon Foundation will say it’s a done deal, it is increasingly likely that after two decades of being a renter in downtown Easton, the nonprofit arts organization will finally control their flagship performance center with its purchase from the Town for $405,000 later this year.
This rather historic accomplishment is perhaps the best example of how mature the Avalon Foundation has become, and the kind of community support and goodwill it has generated over the last twenty years. In fact, the Avalon is now the largest arts organization on the Eastern Shore.
In their interviews with the Spy, Executive Director Al Bond and General Manager Jessica Rogers talk candidly about the Avalon’s growth, the challenges of running a business of this size, and what it will take to keep it a sustainable in the years to come.
This video is approximately eight minutes in length
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