The seats, which were removed for restoration last year at this time, were wrapped today, getting ready for the scaffolding.

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On January 25, 2009, our reopening celebration brought in over 500 people to see all the newly restored seats, backstage rigging and the curtains and to hear the Aberdeen Elks National Band and Dukes of Swing perform for this event. Check out our photo album. (Thanks to Sativa Miller for the great shots!)

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This is the second (and last) pile of boxes -- we've already recycled one batch. Terri is unloading one of the last boxes of cushions. We're 90% done with this project thanks to the help of numerous volunteers.

Labels: Boxes, seats, Teri

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These ticket stubs were found during seat installation. We found some during the seat removal, which makes sense, but it's a mystery how these came to be found. After the seats were removed the entire seating area was cleaned, mopped, vacuumed and scrubbed, and then these just appeared last weekend. Through a little research on the Jones Photo Collection website we found that in 1947 Adult admission was 59 cents, Loge Seating - 70, students - 40 and children - 15. These must be from sometime between the time the theatre opened (1928) and the early 30's.

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The seat installation is going amazingly well, considering there were about 450 seats delivered on Wednesday and about 40 boxes unloaded this weekend. About 10 people showed up over the weekend to help out. Work parties are scheduled at 9am from Wednesday January 7th through Sunday January 10th (or until they're done). Stop by and check out the progress, maybe help for an hour or two. There's something for everyone. Questions? Contact Lane Youmans.
A huge thank you to all who have pitched in!

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The theatre ghost pitched in with the seat installation today.

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The first shipment of seats were delivered by Washington Correctional Industries on December 31st. For those newbies -- these are the original seats, restored. I'm beyond excited to see these installed and offering patrons a comfortable place to sit. Wow. The big question is: "who is the mystery person in the yellow coat?" Interested in helping? Contact Lane Youmans -- we're starting installation the weekend of January 3rd.

Labels: Correctional Industries, restoration, seats

Here's a picture of the newly refinished armrests recently picked up from the Dept. of Corrections. Nice, aren't they!!!
We'll soon be getting the restored cushions and seat backs in two separate shipments and volunteers will begin installation soon thereafter. Interested in helping with this? Email Lane Youmans, and he'll get you on the list.

Labels: armrests, restoration, seats