VISION STATEMENT:
To operate the Tybee Post Theater as an
integral part of our community that enhances
our cultural experience, encourages and
attracts visitors, and improves our quality
of life.
FOTT NEWS
BRIEFS:
Representative Burke Day
Visits Tybee!
Presents
State of Georgia Grant Award of $30,000 to
FOTT on June 20th, 2008 at the Tybee Post
Theater site on Van Horne Street, Tybee
Island, GA.
Accompanying Rep. Day was Mrs. Sally Day.
Also present were members and ex officio
members
of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of
the Tybee Theater,
Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman, Tybee City Council
Members Wanda
Doyle, Eddie Crone, Paul Wolff and Dick
Smith,
Tybee Island Historical Society Director Cullen Chambers,
City Planning
Director Brannyn Allen, and several media
representatives.
During the ceremony,
FOTT President Pamela Lappin presented Rep.
Day with a Ltd. edition print of the 2008 commemorative artist
rendering of the Old Post Theater entitled
"A Star,
Reborn."
The artwork was donated to the 2008
Membership Drive by architect and fellow FOTT
board member, Edward A. Pyrch.
photos:
Cyndi Kinkel













More News
- More Funds:
Tybee
Arts Performing Society Presents FOTT with a
check for $3,000
Local
Tybee Arts Association group donates
proceeds from their outstanding Spring
production of "The Best Little Whorehouse In
Texas!" FOTT wishes to thank TAPS for
the generous donation! FOTT Treasurer
Linda Gladin is pictured here with
Tybee
Arts Association President Brucie
Westerman outside Tybee City Hall after the
Council Presentation on June 12th, 2008.

MORE NEWS:
MOMENTUM
BUILDS
as
Artists Tour SITE!
Performing
Arts Groups Visit Theater Site to check it
out!
The FOTT
Programming Committee hosted an "Open House
for Artists" on Thursday, June 19th from
10:00 AM until 2:00 PM that brought Savannah
area performers, students, directors and
event planners out to Tybee to view the
emerging venue.
Thanks to
Chair Ken Carter and the Committee for
organizing the event. On site FOTT personnel
included board members President
Pamela Lappin, Vice President Gordon
Mathews, Secretary Pam O'Brien, Programming
Committee Chair Ken Carter, Infrastructure
Committee Chair John Herdina, Capital
Campaign Chair Cindy Meyer, PR Chair and
Programming Committe member Cyndi Kinkel, as
well as Richard Adams of
TybeeFest
and Renee DeRossett from
Savannah Community Theatre
- both Programming Committee members.
Visitors
included Bridget Tunstall and Megan Walsh
from the
Lucas
Theater, Paul Mazo and Jeff Heinz from
Stage Front
Presentation, Kirsten King and Ricardo
Ochoa of New Arts Ensembles, DJ Queenan, Jim
Prodger from the
Lucas
Theater, Jin Hi Rand of the Savannah
Shakespeare Festival, Suzanne Braddy of the
Savannah Danse Theater, Tybee
businessman (and author) Billy Donielle and
supporter Natalie Von Lowenfeldt of the
Landings.
The enthusiastic
response of event attendees was very
encouraging!
photos:
Cyndi Kinkel
!















...More
News - Last, but not least:
"HERE'S JOHNNY"
Highlights!
May 31st
Concert
at Tybee Light
A gorgeous evening and a warm welcome
greeted pianist and recording artist Johnny
Herald and Savannah guitarist, John Banks as
well as a
record turn-out of nearly 350 on the Tybee
Lighthouse lawn.
Special thanks
go out to EVERYONE
including our generous FOTT supporters,
contributors and members of the Special
Events Committee - Bonnie Gaster, Belinda
Flanigan, ex officio FOTT board member
Laurel Brady, and Past President Susie
Morris, volunteers Kaye Dowell and Virginia
Ward, and Maria Lancaster from FOTT's
Marketing Committee.
We'd also
like to express our appreciation to Paul
Mazo of Stage
Front Productions, Sound Technician
Michael Gaster, Jay Burke, the
Tybee Light Station
Crew and Staff Member Sarah Jones,
The
City of Tybee Island, Jerry Rogers of
WRHQ 105.3 FM,
The Savannah Morning News
Islands Close-Up,
Spotted,
The Tybee News,
The Tybee Breeze,
Nancy Heffernan Photography, local
galleries and businesses including
Atlantic Beacon Gallery,
Irene Sullivan Gallery,
Tybee Vacation Rentals,
Kennickell
Printing.
Thanks
also to FOTT President Pamela Lappin and
Public Relations Chair Cyndi Kinkel for
helping coordinate and advertise the effort,
to Michael Bodine for aid in jumpstarting
the new website, and all board members and local volunteers who
worked to make this a truly memorable event.
Of course,
we're indebted to Tybee's charming, multitalented "Bug Man" Johnny Herald, and
his musical cohort John Banks for graciously
donating the time and energy
to create such a wonderful evening for our
growing audience!
BRAVO, JOHNNY! You made
us very proud!
Photo: Compliments of
Nancy Heffernan
Remaining Photos:
Compliments of
SPOTTED, Sherri
Simmons -
photographer





















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