Sometime next year, the restored Wright Leppien Opera House in downtown Alma will be transformed to showcase the type of performances it was known for in its heyday, at the turn of the 20th century.
Thatâs thanks to a $15,000 grant awarded to Alma College by the nonprofit organization Michigan Humanities, the stateâs affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities. The funds will go toward âThree Nights at the Opera: Historical Recreations of Performances at the Wright Leppien Opera House,â a project that aims to return the Opera House to its glory days as the center of culture and community in mid-Michigan.