The Cabot Reopens & Montserrat Commencement Returns to the Cinema

November 13, 2014

Montserrat College of Art is excited to welcome The Cabot back to the neighborhood! We are looking forward to seeing the infamous marquee lights back on for the re-opening this weekend! For more on The Cabot Theater, including its program calendar and ticket sales, visit thecabot.org

Also, it is official! Montserrat will once again be having graduation ceremonies back at the Cabot Street Cinema this coming May!

The new ownership group includes Bertolon, architect Thaddeus Siemasko with local firm Siemasko + Verbridge, Beverly Bank Board of Directors Chairman William Howard, Chianti Tuscan Restaurant owner Rich Marino and Cinema Salem owner Paul Van Ness. The group is currently working to get nonprofit status through the IRS, Siemasko said. The theater was sold by past owner David Bull to local entrepreneur Henry Bertolon for $1.2 million on Oct. 16 after a sale being in the works for about a year, Bertolon said.

The front rows of seats in front of the stage will be removed to add a flat floor surface ideal for dancing — or mosh pits, in the case of hard-rock concerts, Siemasko said.

“We’re trying to make this place used in any way people can imagine it,” Siemasko said.

The first movies will be played this weekend. Drafthouse Films’ “20,000 Days On Earth” will play Friday at 4:30 p.m., and “Mood Indigo” will play at 7:30 p.m. The two movies will also play Saturday with their start times reversed. Dec. 6 will see the first official music performance at The Cabot Theater, headlined by local bands Exit 18 and Something In Common.

Content Courtesy of The Salem News, read the full article at salemnews.com


Published by College Relations Intern Josh Ramsey