The Mahoning Drive-In Theater near Lehighton is staying open after a Connecticut developer decided to suspend its plan to construct a solar farm at the property once it saw the outpouring of community support for the 72-year-old establishment. Virgil Cardamone, one of the partners in the theater as well as its film curator, said … [Read more...]
With Upgrades Completed, Planetarium At Springfield Museums Reopens
After 18 months of work -- with interruptions due to the pandemic -- a refurbished planetarium reopened to the public today at the Springfield Museums. The Seymour Planetarium at the Springfield Science Museum has fresh paint, new carpeting, theater-style cushioned seats, and a new digital projection … [Read more...]
Former Harkins Theatres in Southlake to be replaced by EVO Entertainment ‘destination zone’
The shuttered Harkins Theatres in Southlake Town Square is expected to be refurbished into a new venue known as EVO Entertainment. Slated to open by December, EVO Entertainment's first location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be a hybrid of a cinema, bowling alley, restaurants and video arcade, according to details announced June … [Read more...]
City of Yakima parks re-launches outdoor concerts and movies for summer
After COVID-19 restrictions forced the City of Yakima to withhold summer events, three different series of movies and concerts at City parks will return this July. Source: https://www.yaktrinews.com/ … [Read more...]
MVP3 Studios opens first phase of Memphis entertainment complex. What’s next?
With some saxophone, singing and ceremonial ribbon-cutting, MVP3 Studios officially opened the first phase of its massive planned development Thursday, a fitting beginning for a project its creators hope will become an “entertainment mecca.” The team behind MVP3 Studios, author and film producer Marie Pizano and Darnell Stitts, president and CEO … [Read more...]
Sci-fi film ‘First Signal’ takes over McAuliffe-Shepard Discover Center
A free screening of the sci-fi movie “First Signal” at Concord’s McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center might have movie-goers doing a double-take, since much of the film was shot on location there. Practically every part of the facility makes an appearance in New England filmmaker Mark Lund’s space thriller, in which a signal from an alien … [Read more...]
