{"id":516,"date":"2014-04-24T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2014\/04\/24\/love-dc-theaters-support-the-avalons-annual-fundraiser-this-sunday\/"},"modified":"2014-04-24T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T15:19:00","slug":"love-dc-theaters-support-the-avalons-annual-fundraiser-this-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2014\/04\/24\/love-dc-theaters-support-the-avalons-annual-fundraiser-this-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Love DC theaters? Support the Avalon’s annual fundraiser this Sunday!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the sad news that Filmfest DC may be entering its last year, we’ve reached a critical moment for DC film culture. Many of us probably take for granted that we live in a city that our city is home to independent theaters, several film festivals, and the AFI Silver. Once in a while, it’s important to head out and support these cultural institutions.<\/p>\n

One such opportunity is coming up this weekend to support the Avalon Theater, small non-profit theater in Chevy Chase. The Avalon is a historic theater that, admittedly, has been through a lot in the last 91 years. Originally built to show silent films, the Avalon has had a bumpy time transitioning through the sound era and now into the digital projection era<\/a>, with much of their facility needing constant remodeling or being stripped down by leasers for other use. At the brink of demolition about a decade ago, the Avalon Theater Project acquired the building and began a lengthy restoration process. That process continues today: last year, the Avalon remodeled its lobby and reinstalled its elevator.<\/p>\n

This Sunday, April 27th, at 5pm, the Avalon will host its annual fundraiser<\/a> to help renovate the theater’s second screening room. This year’s feature event is a screening of Herblock: The Black & the White<\/i>, a documentary about the influential editorial cartoonist Hebert Block. The screening will be accompanied by a panel discussion led by Judy Woodruff and Washington Post<\/i> cartoonist Tom Toles. This is sort of a big deal!<\/p>\n

Make no mistake: this is a very pricey event. But your ticket will be going to a great cause. If you can’t make or afford to go to this weekend’s event, look for one of the other many exciting film screenings<\/a> coming to the Avalon in the next few weeks, including a Q&A with Kevin Spacey. It’s a lovely little theater that needs support more than ever now.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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