Members of the board and friends of Opera in the Ozarks break ground on Friday, May 26, for new facilities, including a new theater, made possible by a $34 million Walton Family Foundation grant. From left to right are medical director Alice Martinson, director of operations Chris Cathcart, artistic director Tom Cockrell, Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry, general director emeritus Jim Swiggart, general director Nancy Preis, governing board president Carole Langley, governing board treasurer Duane Langley, incoming governing board president Don Dagenais and Ed Henson, president of the board of trustees of Inspiration Point Center for the Arts. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2025.