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Backstage Rialto hosts and participates in a variety of events throughout the year.  Attending our events is fun and supports the crucial work we do for the Historic Rialto Theater. Check out our events page for ticketing and other important info.

Becoming a Backstage Rialto Volunteer is a great way to get involved in the important work we do. Whether you have few hours a year or all the time in the world, we can always use good help. Click the link below to apply to be a BSR Volunteer.

We are actively seeking individuals for the Backstage Rialto Board who have a genuine interest in our organization and mission and seek to use their experience, time and expertise to support the organization and the Rialto Theater.

BACKSTAGE RIALTO BOARD

JIM DOHERTY

BOARD CHAIR

Jim is the Community Director for desk chair workspace, a coworking community in downtown Loveland, right across the street from the Rialto.  Jim is a long-time resident of Loveland and has vivid memories of seeing first run classics at the Rialto such as “Outlaw Josey Wales”, “Logan’s Run” and numerous midnight “Creature Features.”  Jim is thrilled the Rialto is now a first-class performing arts venue and as a board member of Backstage Rialto, Jim is committed to raising sizable supplemental funds to enhance the Rialto’s programming calendar

LYNNE NIEMEYER

BOARD SECRETARY

Lynne has been a Backstage Rialto Board Member since 2019. She has also served on the boards of the House of Neighborly Service, Angel House and the Women’s Resource Center in Fort Collins. For 36 years, Lynne represented State Farm Insurance across the country before returning to Loveland to retire in 2006. She has two sons and two grandsons in the area and enjoys hiking, biking and traveling in her spare time.

SUSAN ISON

EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER

Susan is the Cultural Services Director for the City of Loveland. She co-authored the City’s Art In Public Places ordinance in 1984, making Loveland the first city in Colorado to do so. In 1989, she received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, for her work with the Public Art Program and the Museum. She is a founder of Loveland High Plains Arts Council, and she serves on the City’s Executive Leadership Team, and as liaison to the Loveland Historical Society, the Cultural Services Board, the Visual Arts Commission.

SUSAN RUFF

BOARD MEMBER

Susan has served on the BSR board for since 2016, and was acting chair in 2019. She is a realtor at Pink Realty in Fort Collins.

HARRISON HAND

BOARD MEMBER

Harrison joined the Rialto board following his accidental promoter gig for a Doors Tribute Band at the Rialto. 

Harrison Hand is the owner of Dragonstone Studio, Inc., a story-based entertainment production company which started with his "Skyler Tortuga" young reader fantasy/adventure series, it’s "Angelina de los Lobos" spin-off, and the "Skywater Bridge" backstory book. Included in this Dragonstone Storyverse is Benjanardo’s Toy Company, a real world “Key Quest” treasure hunt, and a variety of film projects that are in the works. 

KAREN COBB

BOARD MEMBER

Karen has been a Loveland resident for 12 years.  She is blessed to live close to her children and 2 grandchildren.  Her background has been working in the hospitality, meetings and events industry for most of her career and is currently working as a Human Resources Outsourcing Advisor.  She loves to travel and play golf in her spare time, dabbles in jewelry making and is a movie, theater and music lover. 

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