CINEMA NOUVEAU SUMMER SERIES OPENS WITH SUNSHINE CLEANING

(Tuscaloosa) Cinema Nouveau’s summer line-up of notable and award-winning films opens at the Bama Theatre with Sunshine Cleaning, a 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize nomination.   The film will be screened June 12 – 18 with showtimes on weeknights and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.  $7 will be charged for general admission, $6 for seniors and students, and $5 for Arts Council members.  Tickets will be on sale at the Bama Theatre box office, located at 600 Greensboro Avenue in downtown Tuscaloosa, approximately one half hour before showtime.

Cinema Nouveau is a program of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County.  Call 205-758-5195 or go to www.tuscarts.org for more information.

June 12 – 18

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

Directed by Christine Jeffs; Written by Megan Holley

Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Comedy / Rated-R / 1 hour 31 min / color

Nominated 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize

www.sunshinecleaning-themovie.com/#/home

Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) finds herself a single mother attempting to support her son Oscar (Jason Spevack) and her unreliable sister Norah (Emily Blunt) while working a mundane job as a maid. Once the head cheerleader in school with plenty of prospects, Rose now has little to show for her years, and while she still sees the former lead football player (Steve Zahn), it is little more than a despondent affair. When Oscar is expelled from public school, Rose takes a job as a bio-hazard crime-scene cleaner to help pay for a private education and brings Norah on to help in her steadily growing business. As the sisters work to clean up the messes left behind by the chaotic lives of others, they must learn to reconcile their own differences and overcome a troubled past if they hope to prosper in their newfound venture.

We were unable to get a speaker scheduled for this month and I have been so busy over the past few weeks with photo shoots that I’ve been unable to coordinate much. There are still a few business owners that would like to get together and talk so we are going to meet here at Capture Studio Cafe and talk about some recent meetings with the mayor and talk about current issues.

***Crucial meeting pertaining to the future of Downtown****

We have Connie Cooper from the Mainstreet Program* as our special guest and she will be providing us a presentation about the program that will provide detailed information on what the program consists of, the impact the program can have on Downtown and how we can effectively implement this program. 

We need a big turn out for this meeting so please spread the word as you find the opportunity.  We will be providing more information about the meeting soon.  Please check back or subscribe to this blog to receive updates via email or news feed.  

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If you have any questions about this meeting or if you want to help us out with promoting the event please email me at  capturestudio@gmail.com

Hello,

I hope all of you had a prosperous March and that it is carrying over into April.   This month’s meeting will be at the Bama Theatre this Tuesday the 7th at 4pm!! Our guest this month will be Pam Penick, President of the Tuscaloosa Arts Council.  Please make arrangements to come and also tell others about the meeting as well.

I apologize for not getting the site updated sooner, but we went through some changes with our server and didn’t have access to it for a couple of weeks.

I’ll be calling everyone on our list to remind you about the meeting.

(Next month we will have Connie Cooper with the ‘Mainstreet Program’ - more info on that coming up Tuesday)

Due to last minute changes with the Mayor, we have decided to move the meeting to next Monday (the 9th). Please forward this info on to anyone that you have invited to come.

We apologize for the confusion but feel that it will be best to wait til next Monday when the Mayor is available.

Please call Bryan with any questions 205-301-3455

Just got a call from Mayor Maddox’s office.  Governor Riley has called for a meeting with him and so he will not be able to make the meeting.

I’m looking for a replacement right now and I’ll update you when that occurs.

Place:

Capture Studio Cafe
2217 University Blvd - Next to Children’s Hands-on Museum

Time:

4:00 - Introduction from host/owner Bryan Dill

4: 15 - Q&A with Mayor Maddox: Everyone present gets one question to ask the Mayor

4:45 - Network with other downtown business owners

There will be refreshments provided and you are invited to bring a guest.

February 9, 2009

Venice Italian Fusion

This was the first meeting of the newly formed Downtown Tuscaloosa Network and we had a great turnout. Adam McClellan, the new owner of Cafe Venice, started the meeting and told everyone about all the new changes that are taking place at the restaurant.

Bill and his staff gave a great presentation and provided much needed information about the status of all the current projects underway and gave some insight on future plans.

Meeting notes:

• Parking Deck - The construction is set to be finished by the first of June and will consist of 468 parking spaces that will be free to the public. The bottom floor will consist of the Tuscaloosa Dept of Transportation.
• Amphitheater - Construction on the amphitheater will begin in March with a deadline set for the beginning of the fall school schedule in 2010.

There were about 15 people in attendance to this meeting. We need to get the word out to others for the March meeting so please spread the word. There is no fee to join and anyone that can contribute to the betterment of the downtown area is invited to join.

For questions, please contact Bryan Dill via email: capturestudio@gmail.com