{"id":131540,"date":"2026-06-08T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=131540"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:39:52","slug":"june-17-strand-theatre-to-host-book-signing-panel-discussion-on-americas-hometown-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/june-17-strand-theatre-to-host-book-signing-panel-discussion-on-americas-hometown-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"June 17 &#8211; Strand Theatre to Host Book Signing &amp; Panel Discussion on \u2018America\u2019s Hometown Theaters\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Strand Theatre will host a special evening June 17, celebrating the launch of the book \u201cAmerica\u2019s Hometown Theaters: Please Remain Standing,\u201d an exploration of the importance and architectural legacy of hometown theaters.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $10 for everyone for the event starting at 7 p.m. at the downtown cinema, 28 E. Winter St. There will be a small reception after the panel discussion. For tickets or more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/book-launch-1q9nyk\">https:\/\/givebutter.com\/book-launch-1q9nyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will include a presentation by the book\u2019s author and photographer, Benita VanWinkle, who has documented hometown movie theaters and drive-ins for over 40 years. It will also feature a panel discussion with VanWinkle; Chris Yates, executive director of the Ross Art Museum; David Hejmanowski, history and arts enthusiast, and president of the Strand Theatre and Cultural Arts Association Board; and Michael Hurwitz, author, historian, and technician of America\u2019s opera houses. The panel will be moderated by Nicole Fowles, communications coordinator for the Delaware County District Library.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us!<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ross Art Museum and Strand Theater<br \/>\nContact: strandmail@aol.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Strand Theatre will host a special evening June 17, celebrating the launch of the book \u201cAmerica\u2019s Hometown Theaters: Please Remain Standing,\u201d an exploration of the importance and architectural legacy of hometown theaters. Tickets are $10 for everyone for the event starting at 7 p.m. at the downtown cinema, 28 E. Winter St. There will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2057,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-universityclassifieds"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2057"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131541,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131540\/revisions\/131541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}