Mickee Faust Club

05/07/2026

Faustkateers & Faust fans like! We want to make you aware of a significant proposal currently under consideration by the Leon County Commission that could affect the local arts community.

COCA is facing a proposed 100% loss of County funding and transfer of its grant programs and services to the Leon County Division of Tourism. According to COCA, this would cause an immediate transfer of the FY27 grant programs and its $2M in grant funds solely to the Division of Tourism, followed by a 33% cut in TDT grants funding for arts organizations in FY28, with further reductions possible in future rounds.

The timing is hard because many of our fellow community arts orgs are already facing significant uncertainty surrounding arts funding. Not to mention Faust! COCA is asking for the community to support Agenda Item #13, Option 2, which would extend COCA's current contract for one year while a long-term plan is developed collaboratively. Additional ways to support COCA and help can be found below.

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ADVOCACY ALERT: Support COCA | Send, Attend, & Spread the Word

The Council on Culture & Arts (COCA) is facing a proposed 100% loss of County funding and transfer of its grant programs and services to the Leon County Division of Tourism. With this change comes an immediate transfer of the FY27 grant programs and its $2M in grant funds solely to the Division of Tourism, followed by a 33% cut in TDT grants funding for arts organizations in FY28 for its year-around programs that drive tourism and economic development, with further reductions possible in future rounds. It eliminates long-standing programs and support for cultural organizations, artists & arts education & general public that our visitors & residents rely on.

For over 40 years, Leon County has partnered with and supported arts & culture through the designated arts agency. This change threatens the viability of cultural organizations & COCA, and will negatively impact arts & culture in the Capital City and its region.

The Leon County Commission can stop this.

On agenda item #13, ask Leon County commissioners to vote for Option #2, to extend its current contract for one year and allow COCA to work with the County on a long-term arrangement.

Take Action
1. Email or Call Your Commissioner
Urge them to support Agenda Item #13, Option 2, which would extend COCA’s current contract for one year and allow time to develop a long-term plan.

2. Attend the Meeting
Showing up in person makes a powerful impact. If you are able and willing to attend, please reply to this post and let us know - we are working to coordinate a strong showing of support. The meetings are live-streamed and recorded.

3. Spread the Word
Share this message with your networks, post on social media, and personally invite others to attend. Direct outreach -calls, texts, and one-on-one asks - can make all the difference.

4. Join the Information Session
COCA will host an informational Zoom meeting if you wish to learn more information on Friday, May 8, at 1 PM

Learn more by visiting the link in the comments. And please feel free to reach out to any COCA staff or our Executive Director, Kathleen Spehar, with any questions you may have at [email protected] or at 850-224-2500 x2

Thank you for supporting COCA!

04/26/2026

We did it! Last night we closed The Mickee Faust Club Spring Cabaret: The Rise of Faustlandia to a fantastic crowd. We are so thankful for everyone that joined us in the past two weeks for one of our performances.

If you have any pictures of the show, please post them here.

04/23/2026

Thanks COCA for all your support and coming to our show! Our second weekend starts TONIGHT!

Only a handful of tickets left tonight and only a few for Saturday - available at the door. 🐀

04/19/2026

Congrats to our raffle winner at tonight’s show! Huge thank you to our kind donors: JT Ceramics, Market Square Liquors, Ugly Oak Stix, Storied Paths and to Stella for making the baskets, too! Three more chances to win at the shows next weekend: Thursday, Friday and Saturday! Get your tickets for the show @ www.mickeefaust.com

04/15/2026

Guess what??? Faust has food trucks for three of our show dates!!! 😋✨

On April 17th, Tally Arepas will be at our show, followed by Empanada Smiles on April 18th and April 24th!

Thanks to Tally Arepas and Empanada Smiles for bringing their delicious food as a treat for the show! We are so happy to collaborate with local Tallahassee food trucks!

Want to buy tickets? Click our link in the comments! We can't wait to see you there! 🐀🌈

04/11/2026

Let's hear it for our tech set-ups! ✨🥳

This weekend is our Cue to Cue, a way to ensure that both our actors and our tech can set up to ensure the show runs smoothly before opening NEXT WEEK.

We are so excited to see faces new and old for our Spring Cabaret!

Visit our website for tickets!

04/05/2026

WOW!!!

What could we say that could capture what it felt like to see Faustkateers new and old all gathered in a space that we can call our own after two long years...

It wouldn't be possible to write in a small caption. So instead we will say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being there and showing up as a community, one of the things we need during times of uncertainty. To the creative minds behind our design team, to those cooks that made (or brought) their own food. To the friends and to the family.

We couldn't be a Clubhouse without you. 🌈✨ 🐀

04/05/2026

Larry McCraw, the 'Music Maestro' of Tallahassee's Mickee Faust Club, brings his unique musical vision to 'The Rise of Faustlandia'. See link below ⬇️

📸 Photo by Samantha Renee