Help Bring the Gift of Sound & Vision to the historic Frostburg Palace Theatre!
A message from the Palace Volunteer Staff:
"The history of the Palace Theatre in downtown Frostburg has always been a story of change and now we need your help to complete the next stage in its 120-year evolution. From the theater’s early days as a nickelodeon through the silent period and into the era of “talkies,” from black and white to technicolor - anyone has been able to buy a ticket, settle into a seat, and be transported by the magic of cinema at the Palace. Behind the magic has always been a community – film lovers devoted to keeping Frostburg a place where movies live. Today we still line up on Main Street each month to see a film with neighbors. We volunteer as ticket-takers, projectionists, and popcorn sweepers. We always raise the roof…like we did over the past three years by literally raising money to put a new roof on the Palace. But the roof isn’t the only update the Palace needs.
Our volunteer staff has been carefully nursing along the theater’s 20-year-old projection unit and 70’s-era sound system through recent years. This technology served us well for a long time, but its time has passed. We are looking ahead to the future and have embarked on a process of bringing state-of-the-art 5.1 surround sound audio and 2k digital projection to our cinema. We are calling this effort the Sound and Vision Project. The surround sound will soon be installed, and the Palace will reverberate with crisp, immersive audio.
The next stage is the purchase and installation of an $80,000 2k digital projection system. This will deliver picture quality that is as sharp and clean as it gets, offering audiences an unrivaled viewing experience.
To make these projection upgrades, we need your support."
"On June 1st we are kicking off the Sound and Vision Fundraiser. In addition to asking for financial assistance, we have a full schedule of summer events at the theatre.
The summer portion of our classic film series offers up To Catch a Thief, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Bonnie and Clyde. We also have a set of special fundraiser events planned (below).
The movies are alive in Frostburg because the community has chosen to keep them alive, year after year. We hope you will choose to help the Palace in its next evolution. Whether you can give one dollar or a few thousand, come to an event, or just help spread the word you will be helping us “project confidence” in the future of the Palace Theatre - in the future of film in Frostburg. The Palace has always told great stories. But maybe its greatest is the story of the theatre itself. It’s a story of change, of community, of new technologies used to do an old thing - gather people around a light in the dark for the telling of tales.
Together, we can keep that light flickering in downtown Frostburg and ensure great cinema will always live in our community.
The summer portion of our classic film series offers up To Catch a Thief, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Bonnie and Clyde. We also have a set of special fundraiser events planned (below).
The movies are alive in Frostburg because the community has chosen to keep them alive, year after year. We hope you will choose to help the Palace in its next evolution. Whether you can give one dollar or a few thousand, come to an event, or just help spread the word you will be helping us “project confidence” in the future of the Palace Theatre - in the future of film in Frostburg. The Palace has always told great stories. But maybe its greatest is the story of the theatre itself. It’s a story of change, of community, of new technologies used to do an old thing - gather people around a light in the dark for the telling of tales.
Together, we can keep that light flickering in downtown Frostburg and ensure great cinema will always live in our community.
Together we can bring the gift of sound and vision to the Palace. Donations are welcome and profits from all Palace events go toward the project."
How to Help!
- Join in for one of the upcoming fundraising events (below)–and bring friends!
- Donations can be sent to Frostburg Palace Theatre, P.O. Box 321 Frostburg MD, 21532
- Donate at any Palace event, or at our GoFundMe Page
- For more information visit or call Main Street Books in Frostburg – 301 689 5605
Sound & Vision Fundraising Events
Local Guest Caller Bingo Night June 27
An evening of Bingo and prizes donated from local businesses. Ten rounds of bingo with each round called by one of our area's most familiar and well-known figures. Callers include Frostburg's Mayor and Chief of Police, Clatter Folk, Chuck Dicken from WFWM, and a crew of teachers from Mountain City Center for the Arts. Doors will open at 7p for social hour with a full range of bar and concessions available. The Bingo calling starts at 8p. Tickets are $25 and will be available at Main Street Books, online at our website, and at the door the night of the event.
Yard Sale Under the Marquee July 11
Start your Saturday morning off with a bit of shopping. A wide range of antiques, vintage goods, and Palace memorabilia donated from the cabinets, attics, and basements of your neighbors. All items priced to move and haggling is encouraged. Coffee, conversation, and tours of the Palace provided. 8a - 2p
Sound and Vision Raffle June 1 - August 20
The winner of the drawing will get a private screening of a film of their choice for 100 people at the Palace. Popcorn provided. Raffle tickets are $5 and are available at Main Street Books and any Palace event. The drawing for the winner will take place at the Palaces screening of Bonnie and Clyde on August 20th.
The Grateful Dead Movie August 8th
One night only showing of the famous 1977 concert film that captures live performances of the Grateful Dead during an October 1974 five-night run at Winterland in San Francisco. This film is sponsored by WFWM and celebrates the four-year run of Dead Air on the station from 1992 -1996 and the life of WFWM radio personality Gary Wolz. Showtime is 7:30p, doors open at 7p, and tickets are $10. All proceeds go to support the Palace Sound and Vision Project
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