MARYSVILLE — The Red Curtain Arts Center probably will have to find a new home, as the building has been sold.

In spite of fundraising efforts by the Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, the former Dunn Lumber building went on the market Feb. 2. Foundation board member Beckye Randall confirmed that the building has been sold. While the foundation has until Nov. 1 to stay at the building, Randall noted that negotiations are underway to try and extend that stay until Dec. 31.

“At the very least, we’ll be able to stay and continue to conduct programs here through the end of October,” Randall said. “Our scheduled auction, classes and plays are still safe.”

Unfortunately, if and when Red Curtain is able to find a new space, the classes and other programs it hosted might not remain available.

“It was hard enough to find this place,” Randall said. “We’ve been putting out feelers for potential properties all along, but we really don’t have a concrete Plan B.

“If it comes down to it, our main priority is to find someplace suitable for us to continue our plays,” she added. “That might mean we won’t be able to do classes or accommodate other groups.”

Randall intends to fulfill the foundation’s promise to its season ticket-holders, regardless of where it does so. She had hoped to announce a new location before now, but acknowledged that this goal ultimately proved to be “not realistic.”

Randall nonetheless reiterated her thanks to the community for its support, and requested that they help the foundation through its transition by attending the gala dinner and auction on Saturday, Sept. 12, with an artists’ reception and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., silent auctions at 6 and 7:30 p.m., and a live auction at 8 p.m. Prices are $30 per person. You may RSVP by phone at 360-322-7402, or via email at office@redcurtainfoundation.org.

“We’ve brought everybody along, at every step of our journey,” Randall said. “We’ve gotten a lot of support, and it still gives us hope.”

The name of the buyer has not been made public.