A hardware problem forced SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Star Cinema to delay its re-opening, but its owner could not be more thrilled to be open again.
Sandy Nelson said a problem with the projector forced the theatre to move its scheduled opening from Friday, June 18, to Monday, June 21.
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Following the arrival of the part from eastern Canada, installation only took an hour. But until then, the show had to wait.
Fortunately, MondayB次元官网网址檚 re-opening went off without a hitch.
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With several fun movies on the horizon, Nelson is confident that they wonB次元官网网址檛 be last.
After leaving its historic, now demolished, location at Third Street and Sidney Avenue and moving to its temporary location on Fifth Street in early 2020, Star Cinema closed during the first COVID-19 wave. They reopened in July but closed again last fall.
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