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June 7, 2007
Watseka Theatre update
WATSEKA, IL — The Watseka Theatre opened in 1931 but started to fall on hard times in the late 60’s early 70’s. These hard times forced its closing in the 90’s only to see it’s upcoming rebirth later this year!
Charles Gomez has purchased the theatre and preservation efforts are already under way! The Watseka Theatre/Iroquois Performing Arts Center is now planning a New Years Eve Grand Re-Opening! New life is once again being placed in this Art Deco Gem! A Theatre Cafe and Bed and Breakfast are in the plans for the adjoining store fronts & those with fond old memories are asked to . That’s “Watseka Theatre Memories”!
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June 6, 2007
NEW SITE UPDATE: Email is coming soon!
Hi, everyone.
Our move to a new server has been a great success. Cinema Treasures is now much faster and more reliable.
We’re still working on email, though. Please hold off on sending us any new messages… we won’t be able to receive them.
Thanks for your patience. Email should be restored soon!
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Monthly attendance stats
Does anyone out there know what months are considered more busy than others? Which months are traditionally considered ‘slow’?
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Wanted: Performing arts theatre in any condition.
Looking to purchase or lease performing arts theatre in any condition and in any location.
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June 5, 2007
Looking for audio equipment
WANTED: Cash paid for old Audio equipment ,amplifiers, speakers, horns, single.
WANTED: Cash paid for old amplifiers, speakers, horns, single drivers or pairs, Altec A7, A4, A5 515, field Coil Speakers and drivers, Large Horns, pressure units, microphones, audio valves, tubes, crossovers, Altec, Klangfilm, RCA, jbl, Western Electric and Westrex, 124, 147, 1086A, 1086B, 515 drivers, TA Speakers, 91A, 10a, 9a 41,42,43 and all d spec units 618a, b, c transformers. All spare transformers, also McIntosh, Marantz, JBL or any other interesting equipment.
Condition is not important can be rusty and not working or missing parts. Cash paid on time of pick up, call 773-339-9035.
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Looking for a Theater in Atlanta
Looking to lease a Theater with an option to buy in Atlanta, GA USA. If you have anything in this area please with details.
AJ
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June 4, 2007
State Theater Lives again
TRAVERSE CITY, MI — Michael Moore has announced that the Traverse City Film Festival has acquired the State Theatre. They have plans to keep the theatre open year-round and of course keep the film festival there.
Dear Traverse City Film Festival Volunteers,
I have some very good news for you. Yesterday at 10 a.m., I signed the papers that make the Traverse City Film Festival the new owner of the historic State Theatre in downtown Traverse City! That’s right — the film festival not only now has a permanent home, we are going to re-open the State Theatre as a year-round, state-of-the-art film theater showing the best of American independent, classic, and foreign cinema.
This resurrection of the State has been made possible through the generosity of Rotary Charities of Traverse City — until Tuesday, the owner of the building. They have “sold” it to us for a performance-based mortgage which states that the $600,000 “cost” of the theater is forgiven if we keep it open a certain number of days for at least five years. If we do, the mortgage is torn up and the theater is ours for free.
In order to bring the State back to life, it will take the active involvement of our area’s very large group of movie lovers — namely, you! Those of you who live in the Traverse City area know about the long history of a variety of groups trying to re-open the State. Each group attempted a major fundraising campaign to restore the theater. Sadly, their goals were not met, and the darkened theater changed hands a number of times.
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Pacific’s Galleria 16 turning into an ArcLight Cinema
During this weekend’s showings of Pirates of the Caribbean, theatre officials announced that the five year old Sherman Oaks theatre would reopen as an ArcLight cinema in the winter of ‘07. Plans are to close the smaller auditoriums at the end of the summer, then close the entire complex in the fall while the remodeling is done.
According to the theatre manager, the prices will rise in accordance with the upgrade to an ArcLight, although it was hinted that they might still be a dollar or two less than the Hollywood flagship.
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THE DIRTY DOZEN: USA re-release date was ????
Anybody know when it was reissued in the NYC area around 1968 or 1969 please? Channel 31, NYC ran it this weekend and it brings back some great childhood moviegoing memories.
Thanks Much.
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Washington Theater to get face lift & conversion to lofts
BELLEVILLE, IL — Plans are in motion to restore the front of the Washington Theater and at least convert some of it to lofts.
Hillesheim said she hopes to be able to make loft space in the taller part of the theater building known as the fly space, where scenery and other items could be raised out of the way of the stage.
Work on the facade is at a halt at the moment because Hillesheim has to apply for downtown facade improvement grants and plan out what is to be done and how to do it.
For more, read the Belleville News Democrat