Aurora Theatre temporarily closing its doors

After almost ten months of struggling to reopen, and taking all the steps to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, the Aurora Theatre is taking a break.

GETTING IN.THE PANDEMIC ISTAKING A TOLL ONTHEATERS ACROSSTHE NATION...AND TONIGHT ... THEAURORA THEATREIN EAST AURORA..WHICH HAS BEENPUSHING TO HELPTHEATERS RE-OPEN...HAS NOWGONE DARK..7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERALA ERREBHI ..

HASTHE STORY OF HOWTHE THEATRE ISNOW "TAKING ANINTERMISSION"...AFTER ALMOST TENMONTHS OFSTRUGGLING TOREOPEN...ANDTAKING ALL THESTEPS TO ADHERETO COVID-19GUIDELINES,THE AURORATHEATER IS TAKINGA BREAK.THEANNOUNCEMENTCOMES AS OWNERLYNN KINSELLASAYS THE MOVIEINDUSTRYUNFORTUNATELYHAS NOT IMPROVED."WE TOOK A LOOKAT THE RELEASESCHEDULE FORMOVIES FOR THENEXT COUPLE OFMONTHS, AND IT'SVERY FEW AND FARBETWEEN.

AND WEALSO SAW THATMANY OF THEMOVIES WEREALREADY MOVINGOUT OF JANUARYAND FEBRUARY TOTHE SPRINGSEASON."AND THE HOLIDAYSEASON SAW VERYLOW ATTENDANCE."WE RESPECT THATPEOPLE MIGHT NOTBE COMFORTABLEYET COMING BACKTO THE MOVIES,ALTHOUGH WEHAVE ALL THESAFETYPROTOCOLS INPLACE.

AND WEJUST THOUGHT ITWOULD BE THEBEST DECISION ATTHIS POINT."SHE SAYS THETHEATER ALSOFACED ATTENDANCERESTRICTIONS,EVENTS WERE NOTPERMITTED, ANDTHEY COULD NOTSELL CONCESSIONSBECAUSE INDOORDINING IS NOTALLOWED.KINSELLA ANDOTHER MOVIETHEATER OWNERSHAD CALLED FORTHE STATE TOALLOW THEM TOREOPEN IN AUGUSTOF LAST YEAR.ACROSS THEUNITED STATESTHOUSANDS OFFULL AND PART-TIMEMOVIE THEATEREMPLOYEES HAVEBEEN LAID OFF ORFURLOUGHED SINCETHE PANDEMICBEGAN.BUT THIS ISN'TGOODBYE FORGOOD."OWNER LYNNKINSELLA SAYS THISIS ONLY ATEMPORARYSITUATION; SHE'SLOOKING INTOSHOW MOVIES INAPRIL SHOULDCIRCUMSTANCESCHANGE.

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INEA, AE, 7 EWN.STILL AHEAD... AREYOU WAITING FORYOUR STIMULUSCHECK?

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