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The Little Theatre Movement served to oppose Hollywood and the film industry; they dismissed Hollywood's mass production and creation of films to appeal to the largest possible audience. [31] The Little Theatre Movement's focus was on creating fine art, focused not on commercial purposes, but rather, on artistic, historical, or political content.
1984: The Olympia Film Festival was born, taking place at the State Theater. OFS membership jumped from 60 to 600. 1986: OFS started showing films at the Capitol Theater, built in 1924. To accompany the silent classic Pandora's Box, Timothy Brock conducted the Olympia Chamber Orchestra's world premiere of his original film score.
The stage and screen at Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington. The theater played host to the International Pop Underground Convention, a punk and indie rock music festival in 1991, [1] as well as the similarly themed Yoyo A Go Go in 1994, 1997, 1999, and 2001. [2] Comedian Sam Miller's 2023 video and album Round Trip was recorded at the Capitol ...
Spartanburg Little Theatre announced its 2024-2025 theatre line up at the Chapman Cultural Center on April, 11, 2024. Guests dressed as icons in entertainment. Emily Hood of Spartanburg came as a ...
Mike and Marian Ilitch bought Olympia Stadium Corporation as part of their 1982 purchase of the Red Wings, and renamed it Olympia Arenas. They bought and renovated the Fox Theatre in 1987 and moved Olympia and Little Caesars' headquarters there a year later. The current name, Olympia Entertainment, was adopted in 1996.
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south.
Apollo Theater: Show with Little Willie John, Mickey & Sylvia, and the Upsetters [106] May 19, 1961 Portsmouth, VA: Sunset Lake Park Grand opening of New Sunset Lake Park [107] June 9–15, 1961 Washington, D.C. Howard Theatre Show with the Olympics, Big Maybelle, Little Jimmy Dee, Freddie & Flo, and Billy Gayles [108] July 3, 1961 [109 ...
The theatre was then owned by Ampol and Ralph Stewart was the operator until August 1959. [1] Evelyn and Bob Manorgan owned the theatre from 1959 to October 1966. [ 1 ] The picture gardens closed in 1964, [ 5 ] and an Ampol service station was built on the site by the owners.