[Hidden-tech] Fwd: Pleasant St. Update

[Jon Reed]

Hey folks....

Thanks to all of you who helped push the Pleasant Street Theater 
fundraising project forward. I received one major update from Silas 
recently, one of the main organizers behind this push.  I am pasting 
it in below. I'm sure that the Hidden Folks on this list had an 
impact on this project.

We're not there yet with the funds needed, but we're getting closer. 
I'm not going to post any more updates on this "save Pleasant Street" 
initiative, but if you're working on some angle to help with the 
project, feel free to follow up with the organizers directly at the 
email address below.

I hope we can put our resources together and bring this one over the 
finish line. I will make one final post to the list down the line 
when everything is in order and all the funds and agreements are in 
place. But let's not make the assumption that we're in the clear 
yet...if you can think of any fresh ideas or leads to pursue, please do so!

Thanks again for pulling together and helping to make this happen. I 
realize it would be a small victory, and perhaps an impermanent one, 
but it will be neat if we can pull it off!

Jon Reed
Hidden Tech Board Member




>From: Silas Kopf <silas at silaskopf.com>
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>The community support to save the Pleasant Street Theater has been 
>tremendous.  We have asked the nonprofit Amherst Cinema to reopen 
>the theater and operate it and they are willing, provided the 
>financial support is there.
>
>In ten days, we received over $80,000 in pledges from almost five 
>hundred individuals.  Because so many forwarded our original message 
>to friends, the responses have come from around the world.  As you 
>probably heard, now the Northampton Center for the Arts is pitching 
>in and we are on track to reach the $100,000 needed right now.
>
>The Amherst Cinema reports that 195 donations totaling over $47,000 
>have poured in so far.  We thank those of you who have already sent 
>a check.  If you have not done so, please send your pledge directly to:
>
>Amherst Cinema Arts Center, Inc.
>28 Amity Street
>Amherst MA 01002
>
>Please write in the notation line ""Pleasant Street Theater Reopening".
>
>Your donation is tax-deductible and will be held in reserve until 
>there are enough funds raised for the reopening to move ahead.  If 
>for any reason Amherst Cinema does not reopen the theater, your 
>money will be returned.
>
>If you are interested in pledging and haven't yet done so, please 
>send an email to silas at silaskopf.com, noting the amount so we can keep a tally.
>
>Lease negotiations are underway between the Amherst Cinema and the 
>building owner and things look very promising on that 
>score.  Unfortunately, the sale of the equipment remains in limbo 
>and may add to the funds needed.  But once all of that is resolved 
>and the financial support from the community is in hand, we can look 
>forward to a refurbished theater that includes an on-line ticketing 
>service, new seating and a spiffed up lobby and concession area.
>
>Again, thanks so much for responding so quickly at such a busy time 
>of the year.  We look forward to seeing you at the movies!
>
>Silas and Linda Kopf                   Bruce and Rita Bleiman
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