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Maintenance is necessary always, it doesn't matter the age of your theater.   The Strand has venue friends across the country.  One thing is constant, we all have building issues.   For us we currently have a very small leak in one of the urinal valves in the Men's lobby restroom.  Not a big deal, right?   Guess again.  That small leak equated to an increase of $60 in our water bill last month.   We are getting it fixed, and while we are at it we will replace all the valve seals in that restroom.

 

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Once again our dinkus are doing their job.   No comments from the Strunk & White or MLA fans, so we think we are good.

 

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This week Strand director David Finkel attended the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) convention.  David, a former member of that organization (and now a current member again), was able to connect with several Strand vendors and learn about some trends for our theater.  

 

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E.T. was shown on Tuesday night this week, and was quite special.   We all forget the impact of that film.  Before the show Jason H. showed the audition film for Elliot by actor Henry Thomas.   It was amazing.   The Strand's sound system, designed for much more that movie soundtracks, enveloped the audience with the glorious music of John Williams in the closing scenes.  

 

Jason brought in his E.T. lunchbox.  Look closely, it is signed by the majority of the cast!  Thank you to all who came to the movie.

 

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Thank you for the support.   We couldn't do it without you.  See you at the Strand!