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July 2008 E-Newsletter Just when you think that things may slow down so that you can sit back and smell the roses a month like this comes along. July will be slammed with great movies and live entertainment. The Fourth of July weekend will contain a lot of great entertainment on the stage of the theater including Jim Smith on Friday July 4 from 7-10 p.m. Jim will be singing karaoke to his favorite tracks and then opening the stage for anyone else interested in peroforming on the stage. This event will be free of charge for spectators and performers. Saturday July 5 will mark the return of the ever popular mock game show "Deal or Not a Deal" which will begin at 7:00 p.m. The evening of fun will contain 3 segments of the show as well as games of "Heads or Tails" between each segment. Each of the three contestants could win $500 if they know how to do it and out-wit the evil banker. The tickets for "Deal or Not a Deal" are available now by calling 740-962-3200 or 740-962-3030. They are $10.00. Friday July 11 at 9:30 p.m. the Opera House will host the Alternative-Country-Rock act "Tramps and Thieves" from Arizona. The show will be a homecoming for one band member, drummer Ryan Ferguson will return to his hometown to give everyone a memorable show. Check them out at www.aztrampsandthieves.com. Tickets are $7.00 and will be available the night of the show. This show will follow the regularly scheduled movie. For those of you interested in renting the theater for video games we have most Saturday's in May available for your son or daughter, but don't wait, get your reservation today! Don't forget that we have cool history books for sale in the Opera House lobby and they are also available at Ginny's Flower Shoppe in McConnelsville. They are $25.00 and all proceeds go to the benefit of the Twin City Opera House. Once a month we will be offering a special on a Sunday Matinee. Admission for this once a month special will be $2.00 per person. Read on to find out which movie will be our "Matinee of the Month." Follow this link for a printable schedule of events for July 2008. Click on the photo to find out more info...
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" June 27, 28, 29, 30 PG-13 2 hours and 3 minutes In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull.
The "Ohio Valley Opry" will take the stage at the Twin City Opera House on Saturday July 19, 2008. It should be a very entertaining show, as always, so come on down for some good old fashioned picking and singing! You can help the Twin City Opera House simply by changing the way you search online. The Opera House will receive $.01 for each legitimate search you make on www.goodsearch.com Instead of using other search engines such as Google, we encourage you to use www.goodsearch.com, which is powered by Yahoo! When you visit from your home computer you will need to enter your preferred charity, in this case type in “Opera House (McConnelsville, Ohio)” or Opera House and then hit the “Verify” button. Choose the appropriate charity and begin searching. If you are an online shopper you can link from goodsearch.com to www.goodshop.com and shop many online stores. A percentage of your online purchases at these stores will also go to your selected charity. Goodsearch has been profiled on ABC News, Oprah, The New York Times among others as a positive way to give back to your community while not costing you a cent! Some readers of the Morgan County Herald have missed our advertisements over the past several weeks after aimless searching. The Twin City Opera House ad has been and will continue to be located in the first part of the classified section. So while you are looking to see if you have been randomly selected as a winner of free movie tickets or for your next vehicle, you can also check our upcoming movie schedule. Don't forget that our new books are also available for $25.00. The 68 page book chronicles the history of the Twin City Opera House in pictures and words, and includes many old photos taken of various landmarks throughout the county. The book also includes pictures of the glass advertising slides that were shown before the movies several decades ago. The slides appear in full eye-popping color and are of mostly local businesses of Morgan County. Call to get your book today. All proceeds from the book will go to the improvement of the facility. Ecophones The Twin City Opera House will be taking part in a recycling fundraiser. Items to be collected will be: cell phones, ink jets, DVD’s, laptops, MP3 players, video game consoles, digital cameras, GPS devices, digital picture frames and portable DVD players. All proceeds from the collection will go directly to Opera House capital improvements and programming for 2008. There will be a special collection bin located in the Opera House lobby through the end of November 2007. Approved items may be donated during normal operating hours or special arrangements may be made to deliver items at other times by calling 740-962-3030. This fundraising opportunity is brought to us by EcoPhones. Kroger Cares We are now proud to be a part of another unique fund raising opportunity, the Kroger Cares program. The idea is simple and works like this: 1) Purchase a Kroger Gift Card from the Opera House for $5.00 2) The card will have a balance of $5.00 already on it. 3) Shop at Kroger stores. 4) When you go to the store, go to the cashier and put as much money on your card as you would like (Maximum of $500). 5) Use the card like cash to purchase groceries and gas. 6) The Twin City Opera House will receive 5% of our collective purchases. The card can be used forever. Whenever your balance gets low, just visit the cashier and put more money on it before you shop. It is very easy and a great way to help the theater by doing something you already do! Just stop in our give us a call to purchase your card and start helping us out. They make a great gift for Christmas or for your college student miles from home. Misc. Have you checked out the vintage advertising slides from the good old days of the Twin City Opera House? Click here to view the slideshow. Postcards are now available with many of the ads on them. New cards will be released periodically. You may have noticed the pre-movie slideshow at the theater. Perhaps you have an announcement or event that you would like to promote, like a birthday, birth announcement, anniversary, yard sale or business opportunity. Contact us for our rates. *Please remember that the Twin City Opera House is open for all individuals to enjoy quality entertainment. While in attendance proper behavior is required. If any individual is disruptive to the point that they are a consistent distraction for other patrons, the Twin City Opera House reserves the right to eject that patron for the remainder of a show or movie or for a longer period of time if necessary. We hope that this never has to happen as we are in the business of serving all sections of the population. 1-740-962-3030 Home | Movies | Music | Magic | Mystery | History | Board | Staff | Rental | Links | Photos |
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