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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'> STARTS FRIDAY!! FUN FOR ALL AGES!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=361 height=240 id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image011.jpg@01D117C0.554C79D0" alt=PEANUTSquad.jpg></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><br><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'><img width=447 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=NEWSLETTERTOPPER.jpg></span><b><i><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <span style='color:red'>NOV. 6th</span> <span style='color:black'>thru</span> THURSDAY, <span style='color:red'>NOV. 12th </span><span style='color:black'>ONLY!!</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'><br>Check out our website at: </span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.TheAvon.com">www.TheAvon.com</a></span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:maroon'>NOTE: PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE <br>ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR THIS NEWSLETTER!!<b> </b></span><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheAvonTheatre"><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=149 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=FBlogo1.jpg></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>CLICK ABOVE TO GO TO OUR FUN FACEBOOK PAGE!!<u><span style='color:black'><br></span></u></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>OUR "QUICK LOOK" SHOWTIME GUIDE!!<br>Fri, NOV. 6th thru Thurs, Nov. 12th ONLY!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=253 height=349 id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=HRTIMESNOV2015XXXX.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>FUN FOR ALL AGES!!</span></b><br><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=224 height=331 id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D117C5.7EFC11A0" alt=PEANUTSposterB.jpg></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>THE PEANUTS MOVIE 2D & 3D</u> (G) </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>1 hr. 32 min. <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#F6F6F5'>Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved "Peanuts" gang make their big-screen debut, like they've never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Charlie Brown, the world's most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.</span></b><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>THE PEANUTS MOVIE 2D & 3D</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (G)<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#002060'>NOTE: NO EXTRA 3D CHARGE FOR OUR EXCELLENT 3D!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>FRI: (4:00) – (4:45 3D) – 7:00<br>SAT: (1:00 – (1:45 3D) – (4:00) – (4:45 3D) – 7:00<br>SUN: (1:00) – (1:45 3D) – (4:00)<br>MON thru THURS: 6:30 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>TOM HANKS in a NEW Steven Spielberg Epic!!<br>4<sup>th</sup> BIG WEEK!! ENDS SOON!!</span></b><br><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=225 height=334 id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=BRIDEGEOFSPIESposterC.jpg></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>BRIDGE OF SPIES</u> (PG13) </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>2 hr. 22 min. <br><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>Tom Hanks stars as the American attorney tasked with negotiating the release of a U-2 spy plane pilot who was shot down over Russia at the height of the Cold War in this historical drama from DreamWorks Studios.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><b><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;background:#FEF7CD'> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;background:#FEF7CD'>Bridge of Spies finds new life in Hollywood's classic Cold War espionage thriller formula, thanks to reliably outstanding work from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.</span></i></b><b><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>BRIDGE OF SPIES</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (PG13)<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>FRI: 6:00<br>SAT: (3:00) – 6:00<br>SUN: (3:00)<br>MON thru THURS: 6:30 </span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>(Probably Ends Thurs!) <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>+++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>An Early Oscar Favorite for Cate Blanchett!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=300 height=248 id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=FBTRUTH.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>TRUTH</u> (R) </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>2 hr. 5 min. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer MARY MAPES (Cate Blanchett) believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done. By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News anchor DAN RATHER (Robert Redford) would be under harsh scrutiny.<span class=apple-converted-space> <br></span></span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;background:#FEF7CD'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;background:#FEF7CD'>Truth's terrific cast and compelling… dramatization of a nuanced real-life tale.</span></i><b><i><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=356 height=100 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=TRUTHblurb.bmp></span></b><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>TRUTH</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (R)<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>FRI & SAT: (7:45<br>SUN: (4:45) <br>MON thru THURS: 7:15 </span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>(Probably Ends Thurs!) </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>+++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=68 height=90 id="Picture_x0020_16" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D117C5.7EFC11A0" alt=Skip2.bmp></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO<br><br>A PERSONAL NOTE FROM SKIP<br></span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sometimes, I share with you some of the inside workings of our business so you can better understand some of the trials and provocations our movie industry presents…<br>In a nut shell, I can say this: “It ain’t easy”!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Because the Avon falls into a weird niche between a Twin theater and a Quad (2 screens vs 4), we are frequently held up to rules that apply to the 4 screen theater, rather than the 2 screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>As such, there are certain studios who make draconian demands on the length of time we have to hold any particular movie, and it sometimes is totally unacceptable!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Case in point: This week’s release of the new James Bond movie “Spectre” was offered to us by Sony (a studio we have never been very friendly with anyway) with many tough codicils, including having to <i>hold it through Thanksgiving and into early December!</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>This was not anywhere near a possible deal to me!<br><br>We have too many good films booked for the holidays, and we can’t hold up a screen with a movie like “Spectre” that will have maybe 2 good weeks in it, at best.<br><br>So, I did what Sony thought was the absolute unthinkable: </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>I passed on it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>We’ve got a lot of really great movies coming, and I have to think of those future upcoming movies when I only have 3 screens to work with.<br>I’m sure Sony feels the entire world is about James Bond and “Spectre”, and it <u>is</u> a mammoth series of films, but their myopic senses did not sway me in the least.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Did I make the right decision? There is no yes or no here.<br><u>I made the only decision I could with just 3 screens to program</u> .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Good news is: You don’t have to go to Carmike here to see “Spectre”; make the short drive to our friends at the theaters in Clinton or Taylorville, and a tad longer drive to the Lincoln 4 in Lincoln, Illinois (a theater I had much to do with the initial set-up). They will be glad to see you, and you don’t have to feel you were forced to go to Carmike.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>OR…<br>Forego seeing “Spectre” altogether and come to the good ol’ Avon for THE PEANUTS MOVIE or TRUTH or BRIDGE OF SPIES.<br><br>YOUR choice!<br>But, I feel you were deserving an explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>-Skip<br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>T</span><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>he Avon Theater has been YOUR locally owned & family-operated 'hometown theater' for almost 100 Years!! </span></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><br></span><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This weekend, I'm looking for you and you and...</span></em><em><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>YOU!!</span></b></em><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><br></span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'><img border=0 width=42 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_17" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D117C5.7EFC11A0" alt=SkipTan.bmp></span></i><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'>-</span></em><em><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'> Skip Huston</span></b></em><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'><br></span></i></b><em><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>++++++++++++++++++++++</span></b></em><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>STARTS NOV. 19<sup>th</sup>!!!</span></em><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'><img border=0 width=192 height=292 id="Picture_x0020_28" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D117BC.468EA8E0" alt=HUNGERposterA.jpg></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>