North Country Opera: Live at The Ark returns to the big screen, at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor, to help support communities in need. All profits from the event will be donated to Ann Arbor-based Pilar’s Foundation to support organizations that serve the most vulnerable communities, here in Washtenaw County and around the world.

A reception in the theater lobby precedes the screening, where attendees are treated to hors-d’oeuvres provided by local restaurants. Cash bar provided by State Theatre. Reception in the theater lobby begins at 6:00 PM; movie begins at 7:00 PM.

State Senator Sue Shink, a board member of Pilar’s Foundation, will offer a few comments before the screening on the importance of grass roots fundraising efforts.

And, in North Country Opera tradition, any attendee wearing plaid will be entered in a drawing for a Stormy Kromer hat - an iconic symbol of Michigan’s upper peninsula - donated by the Stormy Kromer factory in Ironwood, MI.