{"id":1583,"date":"2020-12-14T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2023-07-25T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T23:45:55","slug":"the-colle-opera-house-and-shea-theater-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/14\/the-colle-opera-house-and-shea-theater-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colle Opera House and Shea Theater History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/5476\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-blg.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-blg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-blg-300x133.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<style>#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_cda397-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n<style>.kadence-column_b6cb50-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_b6cb50-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_b6cb50-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_b6cb50-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_b6cb50-90{position:relative;}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dr. Colle is the great grandson of the founding family and a retired educator from Cornell University. This recent addition to our community database is now available from the following link:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_4763f5-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n<style>.kadence-column_916f2c-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_916f2c-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_916f2c-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_916f2c-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_916f2c-f4{position:relative;}<\/style>\r\n\r\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_14c75e-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_14c75e-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_14c75e-2e\"]{font-style:normal;color:#1573b7;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_14c75e-2e mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_14c75e-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_14c75e-2e\"] mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\r\n<h4 id=\"kt-adv-heading_14c75e-2e\" style=\"color: #1573b7;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/bitstreams\/294d3668-767f-47b9-beea-d38e7ce31a1e\/download\">The Colle Opera House<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<p>We also are offering a compiled set of articles compiled from the &#8216;Turners Falls Reporter&#8217; newspaper mentioning the opera house.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/bitstreams\/44ebfca2-3c0a-46b8-9431-00e475ec55b3\/download\">View TF Reporter Articles<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>or view our entry in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/6856\">database<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_89834c-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n<style>.kadence-column_a8ea78-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_a8ea78-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a8ea78-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a8ea78-01 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a8ea78-01{position:relative;}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.montaguearchive.org\/handle\/MHS-01376\/5381\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-spirit-blog.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-spirit-blog.jpg 650w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-spirit-blog-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>From 1968 to 1988 the <em>Brotherhood of the Spirit Renaissance Community<\/em> (Commune) operated numerous small business in Turners Falls. They purchased the Colle Opera House building and it served as &#8220;home&#8221; to four of those endeavors and a &#8220;stage&#8221; for the &#8220;Spirit in Flesh&#8221; the Commune band. The Brotherhood painted the building as you see it here. It has since been restored to its original likeness.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Colle is the great grandson of the founding family and a retired educator from Cornell University. This recent addition to our community database is now available from the following link: The Colle Opera House We also are offering a compiled set of articles compiled from the &#8216;Turners Falls Reporter&#8217; newspaper mentioning the opera house&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-http-montaguearchive-org-index-php-2020-10-20-howd-the-canal-get-here-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/colle-blg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions\/2370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}