In the photo at left, Kyle Wright of Ganneston Construction Corp. of Augusta carries ceiling tiles to a truck June 7, 2022, at the Johnson Hall Opera House in downtown Gardiner. The demolition was the start of long-awaited renovations to the venue at 280 Water St. In the photo at right, attendees line up March 16 to see a performance featuring music by the band Muddy Ruckus. Speeches or performances by Dennis Price, Hilary Chaplain, Shane Miclon, AaronDeWitt, Joy Powers, Gardiner Mayor Pat Hart, Denise Reehl, Mike Miclon and Fritz Grobe are planned. Soft openings were expected to help Johnson Hall staff members learn to manage the flow of hundreds of people into the venue before the first public performance Tuesday, a sold-out show by The Robert Cray Band.
The photo on top shows the third-floor theater at the Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner is shown Oct. 4, 2018. The photo on bottom, taken March 16, shows audience members waiting for a show to begin at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner.
The photo on top, taken in November 2022, shows the stage during the renovation process at the Johnson Hall Opera House. The photo on bottom, taken March 16, shows audience members waiting for a show to begin at the newly renovated Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner.
The top photo, taken in November 2022, shows the stage during the renovation process at the Johnson Hall Opera House. The bottom photo shows the balcony Oct. 5, 2023, at the Johnson Hall Opera House at 280 Water St. in Gardiner in downtown Gardiner.
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