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Under COVID restrictions, Tibbits moved its Summer Theatre season to The Ponds of Coldwater, just one of the aspects of the 2019-2020 fiscal year for the Tibbits Opera Foundation to be reviewed at the theatreâs Annual Meeting on January 28, 2021.
Lifting of restrictions too late, 2021 Tibbits Summer Theater will stay at Ponds By Jim Measel
May 28, 2021 | 1:57 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â Even though indoor capacity limits will be loosened in the State of Michigan as of this Tuesday and totally lifted on July 1, shows in the Tibbits Summer Theater will still be held outdoors at the Ponds for a second straight year.
It forced us to keep our distance, wash our hands and wear masks.
The pandemic led to the cancellation of many yearly events around Branch County including the Branch County Fair, the Bronson Polish Festival, Coldwater’s Strawberryfest and Applefest, the Car Show and Swap Meet and Quincy’s Pints in the Park.
With the Tibbits Opera House forced to shut down, performances of Tibbits Summer Theater were downsized and held outdoors at the Ponds.
The plight of the Capri Drive-In was picked up by national news media outlets as they could not open last spring due to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. Claiming they had to open in order to survive, the Capri reopened in the middle of May with COVID-19 protocols in place. There was a long line of cars along U.S. 12 that stretched back to the Branch County Memorial Airport on opening night.