The Massillon Museum’s sixth annual “Soup Up Your Support” lunch will be held on Wednesday, March 17. The soup lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Museum lobby and the Chit Chat Coffee Shoppe at the Massillon Museum. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum’s Endowment Fund.
Pottery soup bowls—handcrafted and donated by volunteers and off-duty staff members—will be displayed in the lobby of the Museum beginning on March 10. Museum friends are invited to choose a bowl and purchase it for a minimum donation of $15. Payment secures a reservation for the lunch.
"Some of the creative bowls may inspire a larger donation! " said Sandi Thouvenin, the Museum's special events coordinator.
Supporters may phone in “soup” reservations with Visa, Mastercard, or Discover (330-833-4061), or they may make their reservations in person with cash, check, or credit card, which will provide the opportunity to select bowls in advance. Advance purchases will be tagged and displayed in the lobby until March 17 to show each contributor’s support of the Museum.
Bowls may be selected during all Museum hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
On the day of the lunch, each bowl will be filled once—at no charge—with soup from the Chit Chat Coffee Shoppe, which is located in the Museum lobby. The lunch will include chili, chicken noodle, or vegetable soup; bread; and dessert.
Volunteers who have created the bowls are: Lani Allman, Chris Craft, Keith George, Adena Griffith, Jacqueline Holmes, Suzi Johns, Jill Malusky, David McDowell, Kayla Muller, Clarice Nelson, Alexandra Nicholis, Judy Paquelet, Brian Phillips, Scot Phillips, Gloria Pope, Christine Shearer, Monica Small, Brittany Steigert, and Sandi Thouvenin. Aqua Ohio sponsored the clay and glazes.
“The soup lunch is one of the many ways that Museum supporters can contribute and be a part of the Massillon Museum,” Shearer says. “Most of all, we want people to participate here at the Museum, to know that this is their Museum.”
This is a fun event to attend, she said. “The lobby is filled with people enjoying great soup, lively conversation, and original art. It’s casual. Some people eat and leave; others stay to see who’s coming next.”
The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way, East, in downtown Massillon. Call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061 or visit www.massillonmuseum.org for details.
