Sure, I owe you a better photo of the recently refurbished Meyer Theatre. It wasn't my fault the minivan was in the way.Music, Comedy and Theatre all happen here again on a regular basis.
This theatre opened on Valentine's Day in 1930 as the Fox Theatre. As far as I know the name had nothing to do with the nearby river, Fox was just a Theatre company like Marcus is today. Hard times hit with the Great Depression and the theatre closed in 1933. It reopened as the Bay Theatre and survived until 1978, when it closed and then reopened as a triplex. The theatre closed again in 1998. Betty Meyer provided an endowment that helped reopen the theatre in 2000 and it's had audiences ever since. Even the original pipe organ has been restored and returned to it's rightful place.
The last bands I've seen there were Solas and Bohola (irish bands) one night and Todd Snider (alt-country or y'allternative) not long after.
No comments:
Post a Comment