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Editor, Brad Kane,
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News Editor, Grant Welker,
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(Manufacturing)
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T
he first movie I ever saw in
the theater was "Return of the
Jedi" in 1983. I was all of 2 or
3 years old when my parents
took me to the single-screen
Valentine eatre on the main street in
my hometown of Defiance, Ohio to see
the third part of the original Star Wars
trilogy.
Sitting in the dark 1,000-seat theater, I
proudly and loudly exclaimed to the very
crowded auditorium the voice of Yoda –
Frank Oz – was also the voice of a Sesame
Street character. Or, as I put it, "at's
Grover!" I still remember being universally
shushed, particularly by my mother.
Growing up, I saw dozens of movies
in that historic auditorium, until a new
multi-screen cineplex opened in a mall
on the other side of town with fancier
seats and a better sound system. e
Valentine eatre tried to compete for a
while, bringing in a variety of movies and
occasionally musical acts, but it eventu-
ally closed down and became a church.
Yet, for all the movies I saw growing up
– both in the cineplex and the downtown
auditorium – I remember the look and
feel of the Valentine eatre most vividly.
Reading over News Editor Grant
Welker's cover story "e movie-going
experience" on Page 14, you understand
the genius behind the Strand eatre
in Clinton and the Elm Draught House
Cinema in Millbury.
e owners of both Central Massa-
chusetts theaters understand the value
of what they have in their single-screen
auditoriums, and – perhaps, more im-
portantly – they understand what they
don't have. Neither theater was going to
compete for the crowds coming out to
see "Avengers: Infinity War" last week-
end, but they don't have to.
At a time when the moviemaking
business is focused on huge open-
ing-weekend box office numbers, the
Strand and the Elm offer the pleasures of
a different movie-going experience. eir
ticket prices are cheaper, their food is less
expensive, the auditoriums are simpler,
and watching the movie is only part
Movie-going nostalgia
I N T H I S I S S U E
of the entire sensory experience. ey
make watching movies fun, relaxed and
nostalgic.
at's a smart business model.
- Brad Kane, editor
W
Knowledge +
Experience +
Trusted Advice.
It all adds up.
Large enough to serve the
needs of most businesses
and individuals; small
enough to offer the
personal attention you
expect and deserve.
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, PC
Certified Public Accountants
306 Main Street, Suite 400 • Worcester, MA 01608
508.791.0901 • www.grkb.com
NEWS & ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENTS
4 Central Mass. In Brief
5 Flash Poll
12 Focus on Small Business
16 The List: Top SBA loan recipients
17 The Rainmaker
18 Know How
19 On the Move
20 Photo Finish
21 Opinion
22 Shop Talk: Marc Williams,
Piercing Emporium & Tattoo
10 Live, work & play
in Fitchburg mills
A $10-million mill redevelopment adds more
momentum to the city already bringing back
much of its historic manufacturing sites.
21 Set up a proper intern program
Opinion columnist Joseph T. Bartulis, Jr.
advises companies ensure their internship
programs are designed to benefit the intern
and not necessarily the business.
