Ashley Hamilton cleans the marquee in preparation for Barking Legs Theater’s open house.Barking Legs performers’ treeBelow are some of the artists who have performed at the Dodd’s Avenue venue over the last 20 years.• Andrew Bird• Norman and Nancy Blake• Allison Brown• Junior Brown• Jeff Coffin• John Cowan• Beppe Gambetta• Col. Bruce Hampton• Gill Landry• Noam Pikelny• Matthew ShippIF YOU GO* What: Barking Legs Theater Grand Reopening.* When: 6:30 p.m. tonight.* Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.* Admission: Free.* Phone: 624-5347.
Mary Sartain cleans a wall before touching up paint during the remodeling of the Barking Legs Theater. The seats
and risers have been moved forward, creating this hallway in the back that leads to the restrooms.
Ashley Hamilton paints a pedestal for a bathroom sink to match artwork in the lobby at Barking Legs Theater.One week before Barking Legs Theater is set to reopen after a $156,000 renovation, co-owner/manager Ann Law is excitedly showing off the work.
The floor is covered in plastic, workers arrive to lay carpet, chairs in various states of disrepair are scattered throughout, and artist Ashley Hamilton is painting the bathroom sinks to match some of the artwork in the front of the house.
“I’m bringing the front to the back and putting the funk back into Barking Legs,” Hamilton says with a laugh.
Law is proud of everything being done, but she is especially pleased with the new entryway marker in the concrete that reads “Barking Legs Theater est. 1993.”