Legendary actress, Katharine Hepburn, born in Hartford, Connecticut and who called Old Saybrook, Connecticut her paradise, will be honored this year with a U.S. postal stamp. It will be unveiled on the 4-time Academy Award winning actress’s birthday which is May 12th.

Hepburn made more than 40 films. Hepburn was known for doing it “her” way and paved the way for women to be independent and free thinkers.

It is the hope of those of us on the Board of Trustees of the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, that the stamp may be presented at her namesake theater in Old Saybrook.

The Washington Post has a look at all the recipients of stamps this year. Those being honored include Nobel Prize winner, Mother Teresa cowboy, Roy Rogers, Kate Smith of “God Bless America” song fame, and Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge.

Board of Trustee, Member, Elaine Staplins, a native Old Saybrookian, was among the initial select group of folks to help open the theater. Elaine has been keeping a close watch on the Hepburn stamp, she has known it was going to happen for several years. We thank Elaine for all she has done and continues to do, she is amazing.

So keep your fingers crossed that the theater will get national media coverage when the stamp is unveiled this spring.

For more on the Hepburn stamp you can go to Playbill’s blog written by Judy Samelson who is an authority on Miss Hepburn. Thank you so much, Judy!

See you at “The Kate!”
Ann Nyberg, Trustee, KHCAC

September 6, 2009 on the day of an Open House at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, we celebrate making our Capital Campaign goal for the theater. One-point-seven million, the building is paid for. Thanks to state and town and private donations we made it. Chief of the campaign was Trustee, Edie Gengras, she’s pictured along with President of the Board of Trustees, Bob Welsh outside our thermometer.

Featured below that photo are beautiful aerial shots of  The Kate from Tom Walsh of Shoreline Aerial Photography. Walsh captured the theater in September, 2009 and the preceding winter…what a difference some months made.

The former editor of Playbill, Judy Samelson, and a long time fan of Katharine Hepburn, submitted this article to Playbill.

Thank you so much, Judy.

Now onward to a long history of wonderful events at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center.

See you at “The Kate!”
Ann Nyberg, Trustee, KHCAC