Seymour shop owner donates $10G for Strand marquee

Shop owner Meghan Tarby, second from left, presents a $10,000 check to Seymour Culture and Arts Commission chairwoman Judy Simpson, third from left. Joining them are Seymour First Selectman Paul Roy, far left, Valerie D’Anna, fourth from left, Linda Bellavance, and Kathie Vrlik. Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce President William Purcell is in rear of photo. Patricia Villers/Register  

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
SEYMOUR — Installation of a new marquee at the Strand Theater is a step closer to reality thanks to a $10,000 donation to the Culture and Arts Commission.
Local business owner Meghan Tarby presented a check Friday to the commission’s Strand Theater Restoration Fund. She raised the money from three shows she produced at the Strand in June.
Tarby presented the money to commission Chairwoman Judy Simpson in a brief ceremony outside the theater at 165 Main St.

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