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Yesterday I speculated that we might spend our Halloween watching a DVD of Rocky Horror Picture Show on DVD. For over 40 years now, midnight or late evening screenings of the movie have been popular with independent movie houses, particularly at Halloween. But since we entered the red light district around here, these places have all been closed again for at least a few weeks. Being a born-and-bred Ottawan, I'd be really sad to see our local repertory places, the Mayfair and the Bytowne, close permanently.

Their owners are pretty creative in coming up with ways to make that happen, although creative pursuits are often not that great at paying the bills. But I was encouraged by this venture whereby a local artist, Heidi Conrod, is selling pandemic-inspired art prints and donating half the proceeds to the Mayfair:

https://mayfairtheatre.ca/31141-2/

I hope this is just the first of many bright ideas for keeping modern-day movie palaces afloat!