‘New Name. New Era’: Michigan Theater Foundation reintroduces itself as Marquee Arts

The Michigan Theater Foundation, established in 1979, initially focused on preserving Ann Arbor’s historic Michigan Theater as a hub for fine arts and cinema. Over time, however, the organization has widely expanded its arts programming, even contributing to the preservation of the neighboring State Theatre in 2014. Now, to better represent its diverse community engagement, the organization is rebranding with a new nonprofit corporation name: Marquee Arts. While the organization’s mission as well as the names of the theaters will remain unchanged, the new name sparks a fresh chapter marked...