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The State Theatre is a movie palace in Ann Arbor, Michigan, designed by C. Howard Crane in the Art Deco style. The State was built by W. S. Butterfield Theatres, which also operated the nearby Michigan Theater. [1] The non-profit Marquee Arts has operated the theater since 1999, complementing the Michigan's programming.
The Michigan Theater opened on January 5, 1928, and was at the time the finest theater in Ann Arbor. The theater not only showed movies, but also hosted vaudeville acts, live concerts, and touring stage plays. Over the years, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Paul Robeson, and Ethel Barrymore all appeared at the theater. [3]
Cottage Inn Pizza is a family-owned, family-operated American pizza franchise delivery company, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1] The first Cottage Inn restaurant opened in 1948. [ 2 ] There are over 50 stores in operation in Michigan and Ohio .
The Original Cottage Inn Pizza Restaurant in Ann Arbor on E. William is under new ownership as of Feb. 7 and undergoing renovations.
Backlot Pizza + Kitchen will open at the same location as ACX Cinema 7+ Friday to offer a "unique" experience combining pizza and movies.
W. S. Butterfield Theatres, Inc. was an American operator of vaudeville theaters and later movie theaters in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Beginning in the early 1900s, "Colonel" Walter Scott Butterfield expanded his business from one vaudeville house in Battle Creek in 1906 to 114 cinemas across Michigan in 1942. [ 1 ]
Regional and local performing arts groups not associated with the university include the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, the Arbor Opera Theater, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, The Ark, [115] and Performance Network Theatre. [116] State Theatre and the adjacent Michigan Theater are a movie palace and a performing arts center, respectively. [115]
The Ann Arbor Film Festival attracts over 3,000 entries from filmmakers in more than 60 countries, and distributes over $20,000 in cash awards. [3] As an early example of the traveling festival concept beginning in 1964, [ 4 ] each year the Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour presents a collection of short films at more than 30 art house theaters ...