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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><FONT face=Impact size=6><U>AVON THEATRE NEWS
& VIEWS</U></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG><EM><FONT
face=Papyrus>Showtimes, Programs, Erudition and Miscellaneous
Folderol</FONT></EM> </STRONG><FONT face=Papyrus><BR><FONT
color=#008000><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><EM>"All of Life's Answers
are in the Movies!"</EM></FONT> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><EM> </EM><FONT
size=2><EM>-Dr. Skippy P. Huston</EM></FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT
face=Papyrus><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Papyrus><FONT face=Impact
size=5>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>AUG 1st</FONT> thru
THURSDAY, <FONT color=#ff0000>AUGUST 7th</FONT> ONLY!! </FONT>
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia><FONT face=Papyrus><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Check
out our cool website at: </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.theavon.com/"><FONT
face=Arial size=4><STRONG>www.TheAvon.com</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>OPENING FRIDAY:
<FONT color=#000000><U>THE MUMMY 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor</U>
(PG13)<BR></FONT></STRONG><FONT size=2><FONT size=4><FONT
face=Impact><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>CONTINUING: <FONT
color=#000000><U>THE DARK KNIGHT</U> (PG13)</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG><FONT
color=#000000> <U>MAMMA
MIA!</U> (PG13)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></STRONG></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4><STRONG>COMING SOON: <FONT
color=#000000><U>TROPIC THUNDER</U>
(R)<BR> <U>STAR
WARS: The Clone Wars</U> (PG)</FONT> <BR></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
color=#000000>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#800080><U>HELP WANTED</U>!!</FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=3><STRONG>That's right, we have
openings for LOBBY STAFF <BR>available for Fall / Winter!<BR>Candidates must be
available NIGHTS and WEEKENDS, </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT color=#800080><STRONG>and HOLIDAYS,
<U>No Exceptions!</U></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=3><U><STRONG>Must have dependable
transportation.</STRONG></U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800080 size=3><U><STRONG>18 years old and up, but
we will consider as young as</STRONG></U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><U><FONT face=Arial color=#800080
size=3><STRONG>16 depending on the applicant.</STRONG></FONT></U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT face=Arial color=#800080><STRONG>APPLY
<U>IN PERSON</U> TO ASHLEY or SUE at the theater!</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000><FONT color=#000000><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial color=#800080><EM>NO PHONE CALLS,
PLEASE.<BR></EM></FONT>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><U>THE MUMMY 3</U> (PG13) <FONT size=3>Ok, folks, I
got to confess here: I LOVED the MUMMY movies! I actually felt a little bit
guilty about it, but...<U>These movies are just pure FUN</U>! I know that some
of the fans are a bit steamed that Rachel Weisz is not in this one, but ya'
got JET LI and MICHELLE YEOH with MARIA BELLO taking over for
Rachel, plus there's good ol' BRENDAN FRASER in the lead (as usual) and so
many cool special effects the mind boggles! This is probably the last really big
movie of a remarkable Summer season. Come and have some <U>pure escapist
fun</U>!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><U>THE MUMMY 3</U> (PG13)</STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=1><STRONG>(Showtimes in brackets are
$5.50 'Bargain Matinees")</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>FRI: (5:00) - 8:00 <BR>SAT
& SUN: (2:00) - (5:00) - 8:00<BR>MON thru THURS:
7:15<BR>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><U>THE DARK KNIGHT (PG13)</U> <FONT
size=3>This incredible movie continues to break (and set) records all over the
world, and is now in perfect alignment to possibly topple TITANIC as the biggest
money-maker of all time! It won't be here for more much longer, so you better
put those hush puppies in gear and make tracks to the
Avon!</FONT></STRONG></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><U>THE DARK
KNIGHT</U> (PG13)</STRONG></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=1><STRONG>(Showtimes in brackets are
$5.50 'Bargain Matinees")</STRONG></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>FRI: (4:30) - 8:15<BR>SAT
& SUN: (1:00) - (4:30) - 8:15<BR>MON, TUES & WED: 6:30<BR>THURS:
7:00<BR></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#000000
size=4><STRONG>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</STRONG>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=4><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><U>MAMMA MIA!</U><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT
size=4>(PG13) </FONT><FONT size=3>As far as I am concerned, this can play for
the entire next year if it continues to draw the crowds it still is after two
weeks! This is the perfect "Avon movie", and it is no wonder we are drawing more
patrons for it than the "other guys". The Avon has always been the Decatur
leader when it comes to musicals, and the long list of past tune-filled
successes proves that! Remember when THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA played an
astounding 9 weeks? Remember when HAIRSPRAY kept packing them in long after
other theaters had dropped it? What about DREAMGIRLS?? Same deal. CHICAGO?
Check. MOULIN ROUGE? Check. There is just something about seeing such a happy
movie at the Avon! (And for those of you who maybe saw it "somewhere else";
seeing it <U>again</U> at the Avon will be a <U>much better experience</U>,
<EM>if you know what I mean</EM>.) Don't worry about what some smarty-pantz
critics have said, and don't worry that it might be a "chick flick"; <U>just
come on and get happy</U>!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=2><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma><U><FONT size=4>MAMMA
MIA!</FONT></U> <FONT size=4>(PG13)</FONT></FONT>
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<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=1><STRONG>(Showtimes in brackets are
$5.50 'Bargain Matinees")</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>FRI: (4:15) -
7:15</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>SAT & SUN: (1:15) -
(4:15) - 7:15</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=4><STRONG>MON, TUES & WED:
6:40</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT
color=#000000>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT color=#000000><U>A NOTE FROM
SKIP</U>...</FONT> </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3>As if I didn't have to
remind you, this is Decatur Celebration weekend.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3>That means your usual
easy parking at the Avon will be not so easy.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3><EM>(It will be
about on the same difficulty level as the "other guys" are <U>all the
time</U> actually!)</EM></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3>You can handle
it.</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=4><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3>It is a minor
inconvenience to support your favorite theater!<BR><BR>I know that many downtown
establishments close shop on Decatur Celebration weekend rather than
deal with the thundering hordes, but <U>The Avon</U> will be OPEN as
usual!</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=3>And here's a secret tip:
<EM>We have better and cheaper drinks and snacks than many of the
vendors!</EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=3>Feel free to stop in if only
for popcorn or hot dogs or nachos or caramel corn or candy or cold
drinks!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=3>I'll be there all weekend
and I hope to see ALL of YOU!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting" color=#000000 size=5><EM>-Skip
Huston</EM></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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