Building a New Theater

Building a New Theater

At a time when most companies and organizations are looking for ways to tighten their belts, a small non-profit movie theater is opening a new home in downtown Ithaca.

For people that live in Ithaca, there were two theaters you could visit for independent movies.  Fall Creek Pictures and Cinemapolis.  This Spring however, both theaters are closing and being replaced with a state-of-the-art, 5-screen, stadium-seating cinema.  The project has become a bit of a family affair, with my mother chairing the board of directors, my wife working on the grand opening event, and I am working on the marketing and communication committee.

This is an exciting project for downtown Ithaca, as it has the potential to create a strong destination on the Commons.  Our hope is that it will pull students from Cornell and Ithaca College off the hills, and people from around the community downtown.   We’re partnering with local restaurants to offer dinner & a movie / movie and dessert specials, and we’re hoping that the success of this theater will help with the overall rehabilitation of downtown.   With the opening of Urban Outfitters across the street and a proposed redesign of the commons in 2010, things are looking promising.  

For more information on the project, including pictures of the development,  or to become a member, visit our facebook page.  The theater is scheduled to open in late May.

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