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Years after a tornado wrecked the Cinema Capitol, the Rome indie movie theater is getting a reboot
(WSYR-TV) — An upstate New York cinema, wrecked by a summer 2024 tornado, is slated to reopen next year in downtown Rome. The ornate movie palace behind the Rome Capitol’s marquee survived the tornado, but the two-screen cinema next door, the Cinema Capitol, did not and has been closed ever since. The Capitol’s weekly newsletter […]
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3 Free Holiday Movie Screenings for Local Students
UTICA, N.Y. -- Oneida County students will have a chance to watch holiday classics on the big screen with free movie screenings at The Stanley Theatre in Utica and Rome Capitol Theatre. Broadway Theatre League of Utica and the Oneida County Executive’s Office are working together for the third year...
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Rome's Capitol Theatre goes to the cats for one purr-fect day
Has the one-two punch of Halloween and Election Day left you feeling shaky or even scared? Well, the Rome Capitol Theatre is offering an antidote this weekend, one likely to prove purr-fectly cat-hartic. It’s dedicating Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7 to cats. In partnership with Purrs and Whiskers, a foster-based cat rescue group in Oneida County, the theater will screen the 2026 edition of the CatVideoFest, a compilation of the “latest and best” cat videos, according to the producers. The event starts at 2:30 p.m. with a compilation of submitted local cat videos. And actual felines, available for adoption through Purrs and Whiskers, will be on hand for the event, turning the venue into the Cat-itol Theatre for the afternoon. More: Oneida County Health Dept: Another animal tests positive for rabies More: Rockefeller Christmas tree makes its way through NY Thursday. See route, traffic alerts Cat lovers will have to put $8 in the kitty to attend or $7 for seniors, students and service members, $6 for Capitol Theatre “Friends” and $4 for children age 12 and under, with a portion of the proceeds going to Purrs and Whiskers. Audience members are also asked to bring a cat-appropriate donation, such as
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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Graduated From Binghamton University
People sometimes think of Binghamton University as a place where students go to prepare for careers in business, science, law, and other demanding fields. That is certainly part of its reputation. Yet the university has also educated actors, comedians, musicians, writers, television personalities, political leaders, and people who helped build major American companies. Some of those names are so familiar that their connection to this SUNY campus in New York’s Southern Tier comes as a surprise.
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Downtown nightclub adds student bands to the setlist
The street-facing windows of Lot 10 — one of Ithaca’s most popular bars for a college-aged crowd — take up the whole length of the two–story Cayuga Street building. The windows, which are usually a backdrop for groups of social smokers on the sidewalk, gave a behind–the–scenes look at a group of students setting up for their Halloween themed band night Oct. 31.
The Ithaca Voice
Ithaca’s local dad bands are ready to rock out for a charitable cause
This week, a group of Ithaca’s dad bands are ready to take over town and battle it out for the title of “Best Dad Band” all in the name of charitable causes. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. On Friday, Nov....