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January 05, 2007
Save the Academy!
The Academy of Music in Northampton, Mass., is closing.They finished showing movies last night, and once the current music/stage schedule is finished, the doors will be shut until the 117-year old theater can pay off its $100,000 debt and come up with some way to stay open.
The Academy is one of those beautiful old theaters with a balcony, a two-story movie screen, a stage large enough for theater productions and music ensembles, and a surprisingly intimate atmosphere for a building that seats 800 and change.
And, of course, European subway maps on the bathroom walls.
Some of my favorite memories from the Academy include:
- Watching Monty Python & the Holy Grail from the first row of the balcony.
- Waiting in line for a couple of Nields shows one New Year's Eve with Zach.
- Wondering whether it was my favorite place to see Ellis Paul, or if that honor was reserved for the Somerville Theatre.
- A dozen people taking up a row at A Mighty Wind.
- Finding seats near to each other for 25 people at opening night for Fahrenheit 9/11 in what might be the most liberal city in the U.S.
Posted by josh at January 5, 2007 12:07 PM
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