Built in 1969 to replace the Masonic Auditorium, the Stranahan Theater & Great Hall is a concert venue on downtown Lake Erie City's Theater Row. The Stranahan boasts the largest proscenium stage in Northwest Ohio. The Theater is the home of the Lake Erie City Pops, and the Lake Erie City Ballet. The adjacent Great Hall is the site of the Lake Erie City Opera.

The Stranahan is proud to host the Northwest Ohio Samaritan Awards for the first time in their history. There's few things more valuable than showing young people that they can make a difference. May this ceremony be the first of many.