Capitol Theatre

Chambersburg Community Theatre (CCT) presented  its Angel Award on Friday, Oct. 21, to W. Thomas Amick. In theater, usually an "angel" refers to a financial backer, but CCT has broadened this definition to include any individual, business, service group, or organization that has made an exemplary commitment to the advancement and continuity of quality of CCT in the form of monetary donations, artistic contributions, time or talent. Amick began his love of the theater when he had the lead in both his high school junior and senior class plays.

Green Day fundraiser CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - EMBARQ will donate $1 to Capitol Theatre's annual spring youth arts initiative for each person who wears something green and stops by the EMBARQ booth set up on the square in downtown Chambersburg from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 29. Incentive giveaways include phone cards, door prize drawings including an MP3 player, and free, homemade ice cream from Williamson Ruritan. For more information, call 717-263-0202, ext. 203.

Theatre expansion plans on target By STACEY DANZUSO chbbureau@innernet.net CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Plans to build a $5 million cultural arts center and expand the Capitol Theatre remain on track, with construction to begin in March. Crews have demolished seven buildings in downtown Chambersburg to make way for the center since work began in October. The final building came down two weeks ago, said Paul Cullinane, president of Downtown Chambersburg Inc., which is spearheading the project for the Main Street theater.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Wilson College Choir will present "Melodies of Spring" from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Capitol Theatre, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg. The Wilson College Choir is composed of students from Korea, China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as well as from many parts of the United States. Three "Alleluia's" will begin the performance - one contemporary, and the others by Bach and Mozart. Songs with the themes of springtime and the garden will follow, including a madrigal titled "Spring.

A movie that loosely references true crime on the Appalachian Trail will debut Saturday at the Capitol Theatre in Chambersburg. “It's definitely not a slasher movie, but it does revolve around murder and crime,” said Libby McDermott, the movie's director. “Dead Woman's Hollow” will play on the South Main Street theater's screen Saturday at 8 p.m. The story written by Indiana resident John Taylor follows an investigation into the murder of two girls who were hiking. “It's cool to have a film that was shot in Franklin County play in Franklin County,” said Matt Stahley, director of photography.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - In the 1930s, when Walter Ward, manager of the Capitol Theatre in downtown Chambersburg, wanted to promote an especially big or important movie coming to his theater, he would ask Harry "Rip" Rossman to paint a poster to advertise the film. The posters, which usually carried a likeness of the main actors and actresses plus an illustration or two on what the movie was about, were mounted in glass-fronted cases attached to several downtown buildings.

By RICHARD F. BELISLE Staff Writer CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Towne Singers, a 27-member local choral group, will lend their voices to help celebrate the April reopening of Capitol Theatre as the downtown landmark celebrates its 70th anniversary. For The Towne Singers, helping a good cause is just part of its act. The group has raised more than $12,000 for charitable causes over the years. In 1986 it raised $5,000 toward the renovation of the Statue of Liberty at a concert held at the Capitol Theatre, said Jane Butler, the group's founder and business manager.

'Best of the Best' The Valley Art Association's all-member show is on exhibit through Sunday, Jan. 13, at Mansion House Art Gallery, City Park, Hagerstown. Call 301-733-5320. Go Figure! A new hands-on children's exhibit explores numbers and letters using characters from favorite children's books. Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Admission $5 to $7. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 301-790-0076 or go to www.discoverystation.

A movie that loosely references true crime on the Appalachian Trail will debut Saturday at the Capitol Theatre in Chambersburg. “It's definitely not a slasher movie, but it does revolve around murder and crime,” said Libby McDermott, the movie's director. “Dead Woman's Hollow” will play on the South Main Street theater's screen Saturday at 8 p.m. The story written by Indiana resident John Taylor follows an investigation into the murder of two girls who were hiking. “It's cool to have a film that was shot in Franklin County play in Franklin County,” said Matt Stahley, director of photography.