Ravinia will kick off $38 million more in renovations, this time to 122-year-old Martin Theatre
Ravinia Festival announced a $38 million renovation of the 122-year-old Martin Theatre in Highland Park. Funded by the Negaunee Foundation, the project aims to modernize the historic structure. The theater will close for work following a scheduled performance by Jacob Collier.
Ravinia Festival announced another series of renovations on Wednesday, this time to the Martin Theatre, the last original structure standing from when the 36-acre wooded park in Highland Park opened in 1904.The Martin Theatre refresh will cost an estimated $38 million. The Northbrook-based Negaunee Foundation gifted Ravinia the funds to complete the modernization project.The building will close down after English singer-songwriter Jacob Collier…
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