Joe Haines (Executive Director of the Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp), Larry Moore (Treasurer at Historic Routt County), and Dagny McKinley (author of PERRY-MANSFIELD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL & CAMP: A HISTORY OF ART IN NATURE) discuss the challenges behind and importance of the historic renovation work at Perry-Mansfield and the importance of the sight to the history of the arts in Steamboat. In collaboration with Historic Routt County and Opera Steamboat, the event will highlight the rich history of the buildings on the Perry-Mansfield Campus that will be the setting for the opera. Opera Steamboat Emerging Artists will perform experts from Welcome to the Madness, a World Premiere vocal theater work/opera performed as a roving adventure at Perry Mansfield in August of 2024.