Enjoy a Fifties Musical for Our Benefit: Shake, Ripple, and Roll!

Enjoy a kid-generated, kid-produced (with the help of some teachers!) fund-raiser for the Soo Theatre Project! On Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kewadin DreamMakers Theater, the JKL Bahweting Middle School Students will present Shake, Ripple, and Roll, a 1950's musical.

Tickets will be available at the door: $5 for adults, $3 for students. Kids 5 and under will be admitted free.

Proceeds go to the Soo Theatre Project.

This is sure to be a fun show for the whole family. Hope to see you there!

Come to a Family Skate and Pizza Party!

Come to a benefit Family Skate and Pizza Party before the snow completely goes!

The party takes place on Saturday, April 9, 2005, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chi Mukwa Arena in Sault Ste. Marie. Admission is $5.00 per person or $15.00 per family. Skate rental is available at $2 per pair, in Youth Size 10 to Adult 13. Be Safe! Wear a Helmet!

The party is sponsored by the Soo Co-op Credit Union. Proceeds are to benefit the Soo Theatre Project, Inc.

Advance tickets are available at all Sault Ste. Marie Branch locations. For more information, call the Soo Co-Op Credit Union at (906) 632-6819 Ext. 44.

Many thanks to the Chi Mukwa Arena for hosting this fund-raising event for us!

Don't miss this fun family event!

Thanks To All Who Brought the Wall Down

Soo Theatre Project, Inc. wishes to thank these people for donating labor and services to "Knock Down the Walls" and remove the debris:

• Carmine Bonacci and Bonacci Contracting
• Malette Construction Equipment
• Waste Management
• High School Students and Teachers from the Skill Center Construction Technology Class
• Chippewa County Sheriff's Department Community Service Program
• Great Lakes Plywood
• Arbic Construction
• The City of Sault Ste. Marie
• Many Soo Theatre Project Volunteers
• Contributors to "The Curtain Can't Go Up Until The Wall Comes Down" Campaign

Block by Block, The Wall Comes Down

The Soo Theatre, completed in 1930, was divided into two movie theatres in 1974 by a sturdy, fireproof concrete block wall. The restoration of the theatre to its former glory had to start with the removal of that wall. Thus "The Curtain Can't Go Up Until the Wall Comes Down" campaign was born, complete with a song composed by Soo Theatre Project board member John Ignatowski.

Follow the story of how The Wall came down this spring. As shown in words, pictures, and even one video, this thrilling chapter in the Theatre's history was made possible through the truly monumental efforts of many local people.

Work on the New Music and Dance Studios Is Underway

Conversion of the Soo Theatre Project storefronts into music and dance studios and a café is underway. New pictures of the demolition and construction are now available online.