Twain By Two – MCCF Fundraiser

An Evening of Mark Twain

Saturday, April 12th, 6:00-10:00 p.m.

The Roxy Theatre

114 N. Market St., Minerva, OH 44657

You are cordially invited to attend a very unique fundraising event on April 12, 2025.  The Minerva Community Charitable Fund has invited Mark Twain to come and share about his life and writings in the intimate setting of the Roxy Theater, 114 N Market St.  Doors open at 6:00 p.m. when a selection of heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts from local restaurants will be served with the performance starting at 7 pm.  Tickets for the event are $50 per person or $75 per couple.

The Largely Literary Theater Company co-founders Mark Dawidziak and Sara Showman will present Twain By Two, a two-act collection of material by Mark Twain.  Dawidziak, an internationally recognized Mark Twain scholar,  has been portraying the iconic American author on stage for 46 years. Sara Showman plays pretty much everybody else in the show that features excerpts from Huckleberry Finn and Eve’s Diary. There also are selections on politics and “Curing a Cold.”

Dawidziak and Showman have taken their Twain show to such venues as the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio, the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, the Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, New York, and the historic Barter Theatre in Abgindon, Virginia.

The Minerva Community Charitable Fund was established in 2004 when a group of Minerva residents gathered to find a way for past, current, and future residents of the Minerva area to give assets that would benefit the greater good of all the Minerva community. The result of that gathering was the establishment of The Minerva Community Charitable Fund, an Organization Endowment Fund at Stark Community Foundation.

Since its inception, MCCF has helped provide nearly $200,000 to more than 20 organizations in the Minerva area. The Minerva Community Charitable Fund, is an Organization Endowment Fund at Stark Community Foundation with assets in excess of $222,000.

You can make a difference to Minerva churches, government, schools, nonprofits, Chamber of Commerce, service clubs, and the community at large. Be a sponsor and attend this unique event.

You can support this event in two ways: first, you can join us on April 12. Admission is $50 per person or $75 per couple. Second, you can be a sponsor of the event. Complete details for making reservations for the evening and/or becoming a sponsor are enclosed.

By attending or being a sponsor for this evening of dinner and entertainment, you can make a difference to local churches, government, schools, nonprofits, and the community at large. Our goal is to raise capital to enable MCCF to continue to support the many efforts of dedicated citizens and groups making the Minerva area a better place to live and work.

Thank You! We Hope to See You There!

Minerva Community Charitable Fund

Board of Trustees

minervacommunityfund@gmail.com