BELFAST – For the first time in over a year, Belfast’s Colonial Theatre, now owned and operated by the nonprofit “Hawthorne” Collaborative, is pushing open the doors for a re-opening celebration on Saturday, November 18 from 2 – 4 p.m.
After a red carpet entry, there will be a “In the VIP” themed offerings including a video booth, professional photos with Baby Hawthorne, popcorn/trinket giveaways and a few more suprises. Audiences are encouraged to dress with flair and those who arrive costumed can enter for a future drawing of free merchandise or movie tickets!
On the triplex screens will be films that celebrate over a century of the theatre operation. Featurettes include a silent short showcase that was generously donated by the Northeast Historic Film archive. These now-digitized films about the rough and rustic life that Mainers lived back in the early twentieth century were created by storied producer Holman Day. For some lighter fare elsewhere, the Colonial will be screening cartoons including the always rascally Felix the Cat. In Dreamland, there will be a s