5 Points Theatre to Re-Launch with New Ownership and Funding Campaign

[urbanjacksonville]

The Times Union and Urban Jacksonville just published articles announcing the re-launch of the 5 Points Theatre.

http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2011/08/16/5-points-theatre-to-re-launch-with-new-ownership-and-funding-campaign

Plans include a larger screen, improved sound and acoustics, theater seats with a bar running the length of each row, and full-on kitchen where food will be delivered to your seat.

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-08-16/story/makeover-planned-5-points-theatre

If he [Tim Massett] pulls it off, it would add a vital cultural spark to an eclectic collection of close-in neighborhoods that would welcome such a spruced-up amenity, Riverside Avondale Preservation founder Wayne Wood said.

Jacksonville, we need your help raising funds to do this. Tim has set up a project page to help raise the money on a crowdsourced funding site called Ulule: http://www.ulule.com/5pointstheatre

If you contribute to the project, you will be rewarded with various levels of prizes, depending on your contribution level. The most popular level is $100 and in exchange you receive twelve movie tickets and twelve popcorns. With the average cost of a movie ticket around $7.50 this contribution pays for itself.

Urban Jacksonville Matching Challenge
I believe this project can be transformative so I have committed to match up to $100 in contributions from Urban Jacksonville readers. Read about the Urban Jacksonville Matching Challenge

Related: I just posted an article about innovative ways to fund your next project for One Spark, a movement dedicated to highlighting and fostering innovation in Jacksonville

[Garden guy]

Who remembers Sud's and more? food delivered while you watch the movie...what a great idea and i'm suprised it went away...i'd pay premium for a movie with that kind of service...even better if it's good food.

[acme54321]

Sounds like a good time. 

[Tacachale]

Very cool. I will be donating.

[duvaldude08]

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2011-08-16/story/makeover-planned-5-points-theatre?cid=hp-afterlede

[Dog Walker]

Under the "better acoustics" part they need to put mufflers on the A/C system.  It's really loud.

[duvaldude08]

I have never been inside the theatre. (sad I know)

[Ajax]

Yes, I remember this.  Okay Stephen - you've convinced me.  I'll kick in some cash and spread the word.