Babylon, NY - Team gets $150G grant to rebuild historic Babylon Village theater

posted by ThrHistoricalSociety on December 30, 2016 at 9:12 am

From Newsday: The father-son duo behind the plans to reopen a historic theater in Babylon Village has been awarded a $150,000 grant from New York State in support of the project. The funding will help Mark and Dylan Perlman of Seaford realize their dream of reopening the 94-year-old cinema on Main Street as a year-round professional theater for plays, musicals and other performance arts.

The state grant “allows for some significant project changes to the facility that, in our opinion, will very much enhance the experience for the patrons,” said Mark Perlman, a 63-year-old psychologist. The Perlmans are working to acquire all of the necessary permits to begin construction. They hope to open the venue under the name Argyle Theater at Babylon Village in fall 2017. Village Mayor Ralph Scordino welcomed the news of the grant.

Full story: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/team-receives-state-grant-to-rebuild-historic-babylon-theater-1.12799758

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