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“We were sort of blindsided,” a Hawthorne Collaborative board member said. “We thought we knew what we needed to do."

The Colonial Theatre celebrates with a Grand "Re-Opening" Nov. 18.

After going dark for a year, the screens at Belfast's historic Colonial Theatre will light up again this month. The theater is now owned by a nonprofit community group.

More than 300 folks braved the rain at the Robbins Lumber mill on Saturday morning, Oct. 7, for a “Living Celebration of Life for Jenness Robbins.” Three generations of his

While it may not have seemed like too much was taking place on the surface, behind the curtain and backstage, so to speak, there's been quite a bit of activity.

After it went dark last year, moviegoers feared this charming and historic venue might be lost forever. But it will reopen under a new owner next month.

The downtown cinema had been for sale since 2015 and closed in September 2022 when owners Mike Hurley and Therese Bagnardi retired.

The Colonial returns!