Sewickley Theater Group to Host Public Forum to Share Plans, Gather Ideas

The wants to hear from you. 

The newly-formed nonprofit is on a mission to bring a family movie theater back to Sewickley and is inviting the public to attend an information session.

The session will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, in the community activity center, located near the paddle tennis courts off Blackburn Road.

Volunteers said the meeting will outline plans to bring a two-screen family theater to the village in addition to soliciting feedback from the community. 

Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be awarded.

Village Theater, working with Forbes Trail Development Co,   to bring a family movie theater back to Sewickley that screens not only American independent and foreign films, but also second-run and older films.  has been pegged as the potential location for the theater. 

Plans are to open the theater in mid-2013, though the official start date is directly tied to the success of . Initial capital raised will enable the group to fund both theater construction and a minimum of six months of operations. 

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Get a 'Front Row' seat

A donor who pledges any amount before June 30 will become a Front Row member.

Front Row members will be invited to the first movie ever shown in the Village Theater.

To make a tax-deductible contribution to the theater, a pledge form is available online at villagetheatercompany.com/make-a-pledge.

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