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KOOTENAY WEBSITE www.ilovecreston.com November 2012 3 this issue she says. “We’re absolutely delighted these in years.’ I want mine to be out Guest with this.” on the street, the way it was.” From the editor The digital cartridges, which resemble She tried in vain to get the building f Bonnie Geddes’s life were to pass a small computer hard drive, cost a declared a heritage site, which would Ibefore her eyes, it might be projected pittance to produce compared to the have opened up funding avenues, so on a screen – a big silver one, like what old 70-plus pound canisters of film, she’s done it all on her own dime, she installed at the Tivoli Theatre she resulting in an abundance of copies including upgraded seating (wider and owns with husband Rob. in circulation. That means Geddes is with more leg room, which reduced limited in her movie selections only by capacity to 240 from 270), a new roof The historical movie house has played the number of screens and the need to and flooring, custom-built windows, a central role in the life of the Creston- mix up the genres. an exterior facelift and Dolby digital born entrepreneur for going on 40 surround sound. years. She started working there while “I can’t play everything because I’m dating the owners’ son in the mid- only a single screen, not a multiplex,” Future enhancements may include 1970s, then bought the place a decade she says. “I want to reach all the recreating a neon look with special later. The curtain won’t go down on audiences. It’s challenging.” LED lighting on the signage, a this romance anytime soon. Geddes has toyed with the idea of movie-themed mural on the eastern outer wall and using the new server “I have a love affair with this adding a small cinema or two in the to present live cultural and sporting building,” Geddes says. “I love the vacant lot next door but would never events via satellite. business. People are here to have fun. compromise the character of the Nobody comes in cranky.” existing theatre by twinning it. Having increased prices by only 50 cents, she hopes to recoup her That affection inspires Geddes to “It would change the architectural investments over time through higher continuously renovate, upgrade and structure on the inside and for me it’s attendance drawn by the high-quality restore the 74-year-old landmark, not worth it,” she says. “Since 1975 experience. Even the “throw” of most recently with a nearly six-figure I’ve been attached to this building in the old theatre, the distance from investment in the aforementioned some way and I don’t think that I can lamphouse to screen, is optimal for silver screen and state-of-the-art digital change it.” image clarity. projection technology, which allow All the improvements she’s undertaken viewing in 3D. With production of have maintained the Tivoli’s historical The Tivoli was state-of-the-art 35-millimetre film discontinued by integrity. when it opened in 1938, too, with the $30,000 price tag including air the end of 2013 it was necessary to “After we had a fire, in ’91 I believe it conditioning, carpeting and staggered maintain the business as is. was, I painstakingly restored all those leather seating with plush backs. In “To stay alive it was this or have to light sconces and all those gold bars, tribute to those early days, Geddes turn the theatre into something else,” sanded all of the smoke damage, filled plans some special 75th anniversary says Geddes, who ran the Tivoli as a them, repainted them as best I could,” celebrations in 2013. bingo hall for over a decade through Geddes says. “They’re not perfect the 1980s and ’90s. “I don’t really but I did what I could with what I “I’m hoping to get a copy of the movie understand all the guts of it. You can had. I really wanted to retain that it originally opened with: Carefree, see all the plugs and wires. I don’t 1938 art deco style, which was always with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,” touch ’em. important to me. says Geddes, whose commitment to her customers knows no bounds. “Fortunately for me I’ve got a techie “The same with the façade. I lamented husband. He understands this far for years over how am I going to “I will play a show when I have 10 better than I do.” update this? How do I make it new people in the house. You’ve got to make money on those days when She knows enough, however, to and make it look like it’s 1938 brand you’ve got 100, 150 (to) pay for those program the machine remotely from new? This building is the way it was days you’ve got 10. her laptop or cell phone. and that’s what I want to hold on to. “I think Creston needs a theatre,” she “It’s really kind of cool for us because “The little box office out front? We continues. “Creston people appreciate I’m downstairs working in the freeze our tails off out there in the it, which makes you feel like coming concession and, bingo, at 7:30 I can wintertime but . people come by have that movie come on all by itself,” and say, ‘Wow. I haven’t seen one of to work the next day.” 4 November 2012 www.ilovecreston.com feature for the and ardening isn’t just a seasonal pastime anymore Gthanks to the Creston community greenhouse.