Networking Opportunities

 

The Croswell Opera House, Adrian MI

Be part of the magic … volunteer!

Volunteers help the Croswell in many ways. Front of House volunteers serve as door greeters, ticket takers and ushers, and also serve food and drinks in the concession stand. Office volunteers might help with mailings, answer phones or assist with promoting a show — for example, by becoming a Croswell Ambassador and distributing posters to local businesses.

If you’d like to spend time backstage, there are plenty of opportunities there as well! Backstage volunteers help with set construction and scenic painting, in addition to serving as stagehands and doing things like operating the light board.

Learn more: https://croswell.org/volunteers/

HistoriCorps

HistoriCorps is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides volunteers of all skill levels with a hands-on experience in preserving historic structures on public lands across America. Volunteers work with HistoriCorps field staff to learn preservation skills and put those skills to work saving historic places that have fallen into disrepair. HistoriCorps works to ensure that America’s cultural and historical resources exist for future generations.

Volunteering with HistoriCorps involves working on historic preservation projects, learning hands-on preservation skills, and contributing to the preservation of historic sites across the country. HistoriCorps provides all necessary resources, including meals, tools, training, and equipment, and volunteers generally sign up for a fixed period, usually a week at a time.

Current Volunteer Opportunities: https://historicorps.org/2025-volunteer-opportunities/

 

The Great Lakes Chapter of the Society of American Furniture Makers meets twice a year at the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. Learn more about their organization and events at sapfm.org.

 

Adrian Center for the Arts

Membership & Gallery Store, Adrian MI

The Adrian Center for the Arts is located on the PlaneWave Campus. Adrian Center for the Arts is a flourishing network of artists, offering opportunities to children, students, adults and professional artists to pursue art, a place for self-expression and development of craft, through classes, workshops and artist’s studio spaces. In a peaceful surrounding, the campus vibe is interconnected through a diverse collection of media separated by buildings but not by spirit. The ACA gallery includes a store space where ACA Members can sell their works. The gallery has rotating shows throughout the year, but the store is open year-round. If you are interested in becoming an ACA Supporting Member at $30/year to sell in the gallery and take advantage of other member benefits, contact Valarie Herr at val.herracaexecutivedirector@gmail.com or (517) 759-3005. Please note, there is a 20% commission fee for items sold in the gallery store.

Supporting Member Benefits Include:

  • 10% discount on classes

  • Opportunity to sell art in the ACA's Gallery Store

  • Opportunity to participate in ACA's Holiday Market

  • Member to Member classes