Point of view

I think I see it as a triumph over circumstances.  As you said, Beth, smaller theatres have all had to convert to digital or stop showing movies.  Certainly in the city, the multi-screen theatres, have taken over and the small theatres have mainly disappeared or been re-purposed.  ( You can now watch a first run movie from an easy chair, with food service including liquor, if you want, and have the money.  But of course, you can also do this at home) The "re-purposed" Park Theatre has become  a venue for any sort of alternative event--craft sales, lectures, music etc.  If you have the money to rent it, you can come and lecture, providing your opinion of the fate of snow geese because of global warming, or why white should not be considered a colour.  And it is well booked. When we saw the marquee on tv there were four distinct events advertised.  When I see other old theatres torn down or turned into retail outlets, or soup kitchens, I consider the survival of the Park as a very good thing.