The Mauch Chunk Opera House is nearing the end of its "Luv it Live" campaign to get back on the right note following multiple fines for noise complaints and loss of revenue as a result of putting its liquor license on hold.

The 360-seat historic theater in Jim Thorpe was hit with six fines over 15 months.Opera house managers sent their liquor license to the Liquor Control Board for safekeeping to prevent it from being taken from them."We lost the license right around our peak season in September. Without that key revenue from beverage sales coming in, the lost operating capital wasn't able to be paid off," executive producer of JTAMS Productions Vincent DeGiosio said.DeGiosio worked with the Jim Thorpe Borough to create a noise ordinance that would protect the opera house and other licensed establishments by managing the noise issues.The ordinance was recently finalized, protecting one of Jim Thorpe's biggest tourism engines."If the opera house went under, it would have a huge impact on the downtown area. We bring thousands of people into town each year, and we bring in the right kind of people. Ones that stay in a bed-and-breakfast and go out to eat at the restaurants," DeGiosiosaid.To bring the Jim Thorpe hot spot back into financial stability, the fundraiser, called "Luv it Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House," was created.The goal is to reach $40,000 in donations by the middle of July.Donations can be made on the opera house's website, where contributions from $2 to $1,000 are met with gifts, depending on the amount of money given.The campaign has already reached $25,000, but the opera house's producer and manager says that the future is still tenuous."There's still some rough sledding ahead. It's going to take months to get this thing back on track," DeGiosio said.The fundraiser will end July 11 with the "Luv it Live Benefit Bash Concert" starting at 8 p.m. and featuring the Craig Thatcher Band.With over 130 years of history within its walls, DeGiosio is hoping to keep the Mauch Chunk Opera House as one of the last grassroots venues in the area."In the music business, most people are only focused on the bottom line. We have a different kind of bottom line, and that's providing fantastic entertainment for people to enjoy. There's a lot of reasons to keep it going," DeGiosio said.