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In the 1800s, small towns began building their own opera houses as a way to attract visitors and entertainers. Opera houses have had a presence in American cities and towns for more than 200 years. She also sought to pay for their college education after the students completed high school, said Kinney. She took a special interest in a first grade class from Clio Elementary School and provided educational and program support for 12 years. "The history behind the ownership is significant," said Kinney, explaining that a former resident of the town, Sally Calhoun, donated the building to the organization in 2013. stands for Organizing, People, Empowering Resourceful Achievers. He is the nonprofit board's immediate past chairman, and said the organization provides community service projects and special programming to enrich the lives of the residents of Clio and surrounding areas. It houses an auto parts retailer, a variety market supply store, a low-power community radio station, a Medicaid services provider for children, a church and two youth organizations.Ī nonprofit called Clio O.P.E.R.A owns the building, said Clio Mayor Joe Kinney.

While it's no longer drawing performers from both ends of the east coast, the opera house today has stayed true to its mixed-use identity.

built the opera house around 1910, it contained stores, offices and an auditorium, according to its 1979 National Register of Historic Places nomination form. The Edens Opera House in Clio houses youth development groups,Ī church and an auto parts store. But today, many decades later, the Edens Opera House now draws in the town's residents, serving as an unofficial community center. Theater companies traveling between New York City and Miami used to stop at the Town of Clio's opera house to give performances, attracting crowds from neighboring South Carolina towns. SC Other Retirement Benefits Employer Trust.South Carolina Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund.South Carolina Municipal Insurance Trust.Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.SC Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute.SC Advanced Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government.