The curtain is closing on Vernon香蕉视频直播檚 historic Towne Theatre for a major renovation.

The theatre closes Tuesday, April 2 and will re-open mid-May after the auditorium gets a makeover with new paint, curtains, acoustic treatment and a new cinema sound system.

Infrastructure is also being added to support the theatre香蕉视频直播檚 transition to adding more live events.

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The theatre, located right on main street (30th Avenue) in downtown is a prime venue to fit the Greater Vernon Cultural Plan香蕉视频直播檚 identified need for additional live music and events capacity in the region, according to Beck.

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The upcoming closure follows a temporary weekend closure sparked by a power outage Friday, March 22.

The theatre remained closed until late Monday, March 25 due to an issue with the projection system, as it was running a movie when the outage happened.

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The repair was completed, but the theatre lost movies for the weekend and its big Monday at the Arts evening.

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