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…

May 4th, 2010

The Milton Theatre, Milton, Delaware, Art Deco Movie House, Arts & Entertaintment. 5/5/10 – 5/9/10

I have already written several times about The Milton Theatre.  I am going to be writting about it again because I totally fell in love with it when I first laid eyes on it.

The old Milton Theatre is an art deco movie house and back in the 1930’s it showcased the “silent” movies and the “talkies”.

It was rescued from ruin in 2000.  It is open and it is gorgeous.  The Milton Theatre is showcasing this year’s most popular movies along with other events in the area.

As a rental facility, is an ideal venue for business meetings, conferences, class reunions, graduation parties, bridal showers, weddings and any other intimate, private gathering. 

The Milton Theatre is located in the heart of Milton, on 110 Union St.  Telephone: 302-684-3400.  Website is www.miltontheatre.org.  The town of Milton is just north of Lewes, Delaware and very easy to get to.

This is what you will find this week at The Milton Theatre:

Wednesday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 9th at 2:00 p.m. – The movie Julie & Julia.  Julia Child and Julie Powell, both of whom wrote memoirs, find their lives intertwined.  Though separated by time and space, both are at loose ends…..

Saturday, May, 8th there will be the special screening of The Art of the Steal at 7:30 p.m.  Admission will be $7.00.  You may call 302-645-9095 for tickets.  This screening is sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Film Society and Gallery 50 in Rehoboth Beach.

The documentary chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, the world’s largest private collection of post-Impressionist art valued at more than $25 billion.

The guest speaker will be Danielle Rice, Ph.d., who will conduct a question and answer session after the screening.  She is the Executive Director of the Delaware Museum of Art.

As the season gets ready to receive everyone with open arms, please check all the events that our beaches have to offer.  There is a lot going on.

Talk to you later…You know I will…