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Alpena Civic Theatre and Rogers City Community Theatre are feeling “blessed” and “relieved” to be recipients of the Michigan Stages Survival Grants from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
They were among the 101 venues in Michigan that shared a portion of the $3.423 million, with a maximum allocation amount of $40,000 per venue. Since both ACT and RCCT are all-volunteer run, smaller venues, they each received less than $10,000, but they are grateful for every penny.
Alpena Civic Theatre
“We were just tremendously happy,” said ACT Board President Bill Powell.
ACT Board Treasurer Jay Kettler said the money will be used to pay for the utilities and to upgrade the ventilation system.
Here is the schedule for upcoming showings:
¯ “Big Hero 6” 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
¯ “Dumb and Dumber” 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
¯ “Jojo Rabbit” 2 p.m. on Sunday.
¯ “Blade Runner 2049” 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
¯ “Sixteen Candles” 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
The movie theater is located at 257 N. 3rd St., Rogers City, MI 49779. For more information, call 989-341-3277, see Rogers City Theater Facebook page, or rogerscitytheater.com.
Per state COVID restrictions, the concessions stand will be closed, outside food and drink are not permitted, face masks must be worn at all times, and attendance for each event will be limited to 50 people.