[1][2] Jackie Hayes founded the Center for Performing Arts (CFPA), LLC in 1995, and remains the Executive Director of the organization.
[1] Hayes attended high school in Marshall, Minnesota and college in Wisconsin, California and New York.
[1] In 2020 construction began on the 20,000-square-foot addition which will double the overall size and help the CFPA increase both its classes and its community resources.
[5][4] The building plans are being modified due to the pandemic, the new space will have updated ventilation and other systems optimized for the post-pandemic period.
[1][2] Others that have been in the space include folk singer Ann Reed and her Turtle Club Productions organization; actress-producer Signe Albertson; and children's theater program Brazil which is run by Bob Davis and Mary Alette.