This is your chance to get an exclusive, backstage tour of Pontiac’s restored, historic Flagstar Strand Theatre. We’ll take you places you typically can’t go and show you how a stage production comes to life. Slows BBQ, new microbrewery Fillmore 13 and the Lafayette Market will be there, too, offering a Taste of Pontiac.

It all happens Oct. 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, located at 12 N. Saginaw St. in Pontiac.

Tickets cost $40 per person and benefit one of the region’s top leadership development organizations, Leadership Oakland. The group offers numerous leadership programs and events every year. Leadership Oakland Alumni Association members can purchase tickets at a discounted rate: $35 per person.

Purchase your Leadership Oakland Backstage Pass tickets here: https://www.leadershipoakland.com/backstage-pass-event/

“If you haven’t been to downtown Pontiac recently, you’re missing out,” Leadership Oakland Executive Director, Nancy Maurer said. “We’re thrilled to celebrate all the people who worked together to restore this theatre. When leaders work together, they can complete amazing projects like this that benefit our entire community.”

The Dobrusin Law Firm, Flagstar Bank and Marsh & McLennan Agency | Michigan are sponsoring the event.  Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

About Leadership Oakland

Established in 1990, Leadership Oakland is a 501 (c)(3) organization focused on business and community leadership development. The organization provides a nine-month Cornerstone Program to participants from businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies that are selected based on an application process. Leadership Oakland graduates are key business and community leaders serving as catalysts on boards of various organizations throughout the region.