We have decided to donate the entire weekends ticket sales to the
Humane Society of Madison County. Advance tickets will be available at the HSMC offices Beginning on Monday, March 14th. The hours of operation are Noon - 5:00pm. The tickets will be available until Friday March 19th at 5:00. After that all remaining tickets will be available at the theatre box office. The HSMC will taking donation for the tickets in both cash and by items that are needed at the shelter. Please visit the HSMC website to get the Wish List of items needed. We have reserved a few tickets for walk up sales but, we advise everyone who wishes to attend to pick up tickets early. We believe that some showtimes will sell out and do not wish to turn anyone away. We are very excited about our Grand Opening and can't wait to share a movie with you.

The detail work is commencing in the theatre. I'm very pleased with the way things are looking. It is rewarding to see your vision come to life. While most of it is still in my head, it's beginning to come to fruition.
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The restrooms are coming along nicely. The new tile is beautiful and evokes the spirit of the original rooms. Tile takes a lot of time to lay, but the end result is worth the effort. The total effect of tile wallpaper and fixtures will create a look of a bygone era, yet still have all the modern conveinces.

I met with two food suppliers this last week. The choices are staggering. While I definitely want to expand the fare served in our concessions area, it's tough to know exactly what to settle on. Well to help answer that question the vendors are going to bring samples and let me and my employees try them.
Sometimes life is tough!

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I've put a few pictures and videos up on the site of the renovation. They should give you a good idea of the depth of the work being done at your hometown theater. Please take a few minutes and check 'em out!

I have always loved movies. When my family moved to London, OH, I was 4 years old. The first theaters I remember attending were drive-ins. We attended the Showboat and the Melody in Springfield. The Showboat is long gone but the Melody lives on. I love drive-ins. Very much a throwback to a different time. Families together watching movies. It's now mostly replaced by DVD or cable, but nothing replaces going to the theater. And going to the drive-in is even more unique.

Well since the London State Theatre has been closed I've been coming to the Melody more often. Talk about a throwback. This theater is exactly the way I remember it. Mostly because it's still layed out and decorated the same as it was in 1969.

Well my show is about to start, Halloween II and Inglorious Basterds, a great double bill on a great cool evening, so...

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Just a quick sneek peek at one of the murals going in the theater. These custom printed murals depict classic beloved movies. The art pictured here is the poster from "Cassablanca", starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. This mural, aproximately 18 feet tall and ten feet wide is actually one of the smaller murals we created for the theater.

The mural was put in place and applied to the wall. If you've ever hung wallpaper then you're aware of all that goes in to hanging and aligning the pieces. Although usually in your home you don't have 18 foot high walls. But it all came together well. We are very pleased with the results. I won't spoil the Grand Opening by giving it all away, but let's just say that it will be beautiful and unique.
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While it may not seem to be much to look at, in construction valance the Ladies Room is progressing very well. We will soon start to add the tile on the floor and walls. These new restrooms will be very beautiful and fully handicapped accesable. It's in keeping with our goal of modernizing the facility but also returning to it's beautiful 1930's Art Deco heritage.
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This is from a Vincent Price cookbook: "A Treasury of Great Recipes". Use button mushrooms, or a mix of various fresh mushrooms, i.e. chanterelles, shiitakes, porcinis, etc. Makes a nice side dish.