Founding Sponsor of the Longworth-Anderson Series

The Annie W. and Elizabeth M. Anderson Foundation provided funding for the establishment of the Longworth-Anderson Series. Annie and Elizabeth were sixth-generation Cincinnatians, great-great-granddaughters of Nicholas Longworth (1783-1863) and Lt. Colonel Richard Clough Anderson (1750-1826). In recognition of the Anderson sisters’ generous contribution to the 2015-2016 renovation of Memorial Hall and the prominence of the Anderson and Longworth families in Cincinnati’s early history, Memorial Hall’s theater has been named the “Annie W. & Elizabeth M. Anderson Theater.”

Brevet Major General Nicholas Longworth Anderson (1838-1892), Annie and Elizabeth’s great-uncle, was an honored Civil War veteran memorialized with an historic, bronze plaque placed in Memorial Hall shortly after the building was erected in 1908.

In recognition of Memorial Hall’s role as a memorial for veterans of the Spanish-American War and the American Civil War, exemplified by the distinguished service of Brevet Major General Nicholas Longworth Anderson in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Memorial Hall’s stage has been named the “Longworth-Anderson Stage.”

Thanks to Our 2025 Season SponsorS

The Longworth-Anderson Series program is funded in part by grants from the The H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee, and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

The Haile Foundation is an independent family foundation dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents in our region.  They concentrate their efforts and resources in areas about which Carol and Ralph were most passionate:  Arts and Culture, Civic and Community, Education, and Human Services.  In collaboration with our region’s stakeholders, they help lead the way to a strong and vibrant community across ten counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.  For more information visit www.hailefoundation.org.

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Thanks to our 2025 Matching Grant Sponsor

All “Friends & Founders of the Longworth-Anderson Series” donations in 2025 will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $35,000, thanks to the generosity of The George and Margaret McLane Foundation.

Thanks to OUR 2025 PRE-CONCERT RECEPTION SPONSOR

Bailey Lamson Family Foundation

CMHS & LAS Executive Director Cori Wolff with Heidi Jark of The H.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

CMHS & LAS Executive Director Cori Wolff with Dan & Fran Bailey of the Bailey Lamson Family Foundation and Cal Cullen of the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation

CMHS & LAS Executive Director Cori Wolff with Christopher Wheeler of The George and Margaret McLane Foundation and Bill Baumann, Chair Emeritus of the CMHS and Chair of the LAS