{"id":57582,"date":"2017-10-17T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T10:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=57582"},"modified":"2017-10-17T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T10:29:06","slug":"reichhold-center-cancels-39th-season-after-sustaining-heavy-damage-from-hurricanes-irma-and-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=57582","title":{"rendered":"Reichhold Center Cancels 39th Season After Sustaining Heavy Damage From Hurricanes Irma And Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">ST. THOMAS &#8212; The Reichhold Center for the Arts suffered major damages by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the University of the Virgin Islands, which owns Reichhold, announced Monday. The arts center, a 39-year-old structure, lost the roof over the stage and suffered massive flooding to the lower levels, UVI said. The stage, rigging, lighting and sound systems were all compromised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Due to the center\u2019s current state, the 39<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup>\u00a0season has been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">\u201cThe Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Reichhold Center are working diligently with the university to assess the structure of the center and ensure the work the center\u2019s staff has been providing the Virgin Islands community will continue in the future,\u201d said Mitchell Neaves, vice president for Institutional Advancement and executive director for the Foundation for the Reichhold Center for the Arts. \u201cEven though our operations have been severely impacted by these storms, we remain fully committed to serving our community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The center\u2019s administrative operations have also been displaced. \u201cAs we work towards finding a temporary space as a base of operations, we are still committed to serving our patrons,\u201d said Reichhold Center Director Denise Humphrey. The center will be issuing refunds for the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"\">Season Subscriptions for the 39<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup>\u00a0Season<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Oliver Samuels \u201cFrenemies\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Rental Deposits for events after Sept. 6<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">The Reichhold Center grounds are not accessible to the public. Refunds for tickets purchased with cash for \u201cFrenemies\u201d will be issued from the cashier\u2019s office at UVI in the Administration and Conference Center Building between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from Oct. 16 to Oct. 26. You must return the \u201cFrenemies\u201d ticket in order for us to issue the refund, UVI said. This refund is for tickets purchased with cash only. All credit card purchases will be refunded to the card used for the purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAll of us at the Reichhold Center extend our sincere gratitude to all of our sponsors, season subscribers, donors and patrons for their support and words of encouragement through this ordeal,\u201d Ms. Humphrey said. \u201cWe all have been affected tragically by these hurricanes, but where there is tragedy comes opportunity. Reichhold will rebuild and come back greater than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For further information regarding refunds please contact Reichhold Center\u2019s Box Office Supervisor Jinell Industrious at (340) 693-1559, and leave a detailed voicemail with your name and phone number. Only the voicemail is functional at this time. You can also email at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:jinell.industrious@uvi.edu\">jinell.industrious@uvi.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:rcaboxoffice@uvi.edu\">rcaboxoffice@uvi.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For information on the\u00a0 Reichhold Center\u2019s \u201cRebound \u2013 Rebuild \u2013 Renew\u201d, efforts contact Ian Turnbull at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:ian.turnbull@uvi.edu\">ian.turnbull@uvi.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; The Reichhold Center for the Arts suffered major damages by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the University of the Virgin Islands, which owns Reichhold, announced Monday. The arts center, a 39-year-old structure, lost the roof over the stage and suffered massive flooding to the lower levels, UVI said. 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