September 10th, 2010
The Milton Theatre, Sheriff’s Sale, Art Deco Movie House, Milton, Delaware, Help Save the Milton Theatre
Just this year I went for the first time to The Milton Theatre. I was taken by its beauty. Even though this theater is the venue for many events in the area including movies and plays, it desperately needs the help of the community.
I wrote a post on 3/28 so if you would like to see it just click on the month of March under Archives and scroll down to the date.
The Milton Theatre is located on 110 Uniion Street in Milton, DE 19968. Tel. 302-684-3400. The website is www.miltontheatre.org.
The following e-mail arrived and I would like to pass it on to you, the community.
If The Milton Theatre closes, downtown Milton will change, businesses will be hurt, and even the real estate values will suffer.
So the facts are:
The Milton Theatre is scheduled for sherrif’s sale on September 21st.
We intent to save The Milton Theatre and ensure its positive financial future.
We need to raise a significant amount of money in a very short amount of time in order to save the theatre building. A war chest will enable us to negotiate with the lender over terms of a “buy-back” of the theatre building alone.
We need to provide the lender with hard evidence that the Milton community and beyond are giving us the support we need to save this important cultural asset.
A local philanthropist has agreed to give us $50,000 and is pursuing matching funds from others in a position to help us attain our goal.
To date, we have commitments of over $80,000.
We are open and operating at full capacity, and the Theatre is booked through mid-November. The show must go on!!
The Milton Development Corporation (The Milton Theatre) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt organization, and donations are tax deductible.
The pledges made will be redeemed at the time the purchase of the theatre is approved by the current lender. No money is expected at this time, but this pledge is a commitment to provide the funds when the pledge is redeemed.
We are asking for your support and your donation. Please call the office with your pledge or send an email to mdc110@verizon.net. Let us know how you can help, how much you can give.
Please call 302-684-3400 and have one of the board members explain our plans.
This week-end on Saturday 9/11 is The Sue Matthews Quartet – “Jazz Standards from the American Songbook” at 8:00 p.m.
Thanks for your support….talk to you later…
Tags: Art Deco, Art Deco Movie House, Arts and Entertainment, Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Milton, Movies, Movies at the Milton Theatre, The Milton Theatre
It’s a shame if this were to close. What a great venue this has been in the past for the biannual concert given to benefit Read Aloud Delaware. (This year’s will be at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Oct. 17)