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Contributed by: Sandi Mulconry / Group M Communications
Laura Austin and Holland Gregg will emcee the Skaneateles Area Arts Council’s fifth annual summer gala, featuring Judy Collins, July 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. on the shore at the lakeside estate of Stella Maris Retreat Center, a former Roosevelt mansion.
Actress Laura Austin is founder and artistic director of the Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse. 
Austin led the renovations of a three-story historic building in Armory Square to create the Redhouse. Under her artistic direction, the state-of-the-art facility has hosted more than 300 events in theater, film, visual art and music. Over the last four seasons, Austin has overseen the production of 16 plays in which her responsibilities included selecting, casting, commissioning, directing, acting, promotion and fund-raising.
