What is this place and who runs it?
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, formerly the site of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is the visionary and creative reuse of a century old church. Beautifully restored with modern amenities, today the Hall serves as a hub for art, culture and community in the heart of the village, all year round.
Whether it is visual, musical or performance art, or classes for the body, mind and spirit, the Hall celebrates and invites programs and exhibits that invigorate and energize. Annual special events include the artsy Garden Party & Birdhouse Auction, tantalizing Oysterfete, lavish Taste of the Town smorgasbord, and our winter Holiday Craft Bazaar. Year-round you can enjoy musical offerings from every genre, slap-down funky dance parties or traditional New England contra dances, open mic nights, literary evenings, independent and local filmmaker screenings, theater, dance, and circus performances, and our unique and bucolic Farmer’s Market. The Hall truly offers something for everyone.
Board
The board of WPH is deeply committed to sustaining a high level of support and involvement along with sound fiscal management to maintain the quality and range of offerings at the Hall, retain the aesthetic and care of the facility and move forward in our mission.
Mary Grace Smith, President
Susan Spear, Vice President
Arthur Huge, Treasurer
Claire Sokoloff, Clerk
Bruce Bierhans
Suz Brigham
Berta Bruinooge
Jane Franke
Sky Freyss-Cole
Bert Jackson
Ellen LeBow
Susie Nielsen
Tracy Plaut
Dale Rheault
Marla Rice
Robert Rindler
Eva Scott
Susan Spear
Anne Suggs
Lee Wotherspoon
Staff
Meet the staff! The Wellfleet Preservation Hall staff gives the Hall its fine character, working to be sure that the high standards and art and community minded vision handed down by the board is a reality in the day to day operations of the Hall.
Janet Lesniak
Executive Director
Vanessa Downing
Managing Director
Justine Alten
Event Manager
Emily Kelly-Joseph
Special Projects Coordinator
John Beardsley
Building and Grounds
