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Pictured above, apparently relaxing after robbing a Winnemucca, Nevada bank, is the "Wild Bunch" - better known to us as the "Hole in the Wall Gang", led by Butch Cassidy (front row, center-naturally). The gang will be featured in the next 1st Thursday movie at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium on Thursday, July 7 at 7 PM, in the movie that starred Paul Newman and Robert Redford as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Sponsored by FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium), the film depicts the careers of two train and bank robbers at the end of the 19th Century. The movie is free and is shown on the new large auditorium screen using the state-of-the-art projection equipment given to the town by FOLA. Incidentally, for those wondering how the Sundance Kid ever earned his moniker, it wasn't as romantic as the name might suggest. When, as a very young lad, he was in jail in the town of Sundance, Wyoming, he was referred to as the kid from Sundance; hence, the Sundance Kid. The movie also featured the memorable song, "Raindrops Keep Falling".
After arranging the donation of a very special piano to the Ludlow Auditorium, FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) decided it was time for the piano to enjoy a tuning now that the main heating season is over. The piano, donated to Ludlow by Glenn Brown of Ellison Lake Road, is an upright grand piano, manufactured by Hartmann Company in 1908. According to Richard Johnson, pictured above tuning the piano, it reflects the "old style" pianos manufactured when this country was still manufacturing quality pianos. Johnson, an owner-technician of Frederick Johnson Pianos, Inc. of White River Jct, also noted that the style of the piano fit perfectly with that of the auditorium. FOLA has taken responsibility for maintaining the century-old piano, having it tuned twice a year. The piano will be the focus of a planned 150th anniversary celebration of Vermont's entrance into the Civil War on October 9 when renowned pianist, Jacqueline Schwab, will be featured at a concert of Civil War and Mark Twain era music. Schwab is most recently noted for playing period pieces as background music to a number of Ken Burns' epic productions on PBS, including the Civil War, Mark Twain, and baseball history.
Since FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) decided to show recently-released and classic family-oriented films in the Ludlow Auditorium of Town Hall, one problem has beset them: How do you show movies in a large room with massive windows when it is light outside? Thanks to the ingenuity of Chrisandra's, Ludlow well-known interior decoration specialist, along with the efforts of David Almond, FOLA's pointman to resolve the problem and Ludlow Town Manager Frank Heald, the problem was resolved with especially designed window shades for the balcony and main floor windows. The custom designed vinyl shades, in a color to complement the interior walls of the auditorium, were purchased by FOLA for the town and installed recently. Pictured above is, from left to right, Kevin Zaloudek, owner of The Blind Man who did the installation, Frank Heald, and David Almond as they examine one of the specially-designed 19 curtains that will enable FOLA to show movies even when the sun is shining brightly outside. The installation of the curtains was completed just in time since FOLA has scheduled it first full-length movie, The March of the Penguins, for Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 PM in the auditorium.
Pictured above is Frank Heald, Ludlow Town Manager, as he reviews the multitude of equipment being prepared by FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) for use in showing first run motion pictures and other graphic devices in the renovated Ludlow Auditorium. The equipment, which will be formally presented to the town, was acquired by FOLA with the help of David Giancola of Edgewood Studios in Rutland. It consists of a professional level projector capable of projecting over 100 feet to the newly-installed large screen in the auditorium along with various devices to display DVD's, VHS, slide, and computer graphic images. FOLA will be adding a new blu ray player to the inventory of equipment to provide high definition movie images. With the help of Edgewood Studios, it has also installed new audio equipment to enhance the sound quality of the motion pictures it plans to exhibit in the near future. FOLA is looking for individuals interested in learning how to operate this equipment, principally to show movies in the auditorium. Anyone interested in participating in this project can get more information at 228-7239.
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