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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'>PREMIERES THURSDAY, MARCH 16<sup>th</sup> at 7:00 PM<br>All Premiere Seats ONLY $5.00!!<br></span><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>NOTE: We prefer </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>CASH </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>for the $5.00 Premiere seats (no credit cards) unless you are buying 4 or more tickets.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'><br></span><img width=535 height=263 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt="beauty_and_the_beast_ver6_xlg.jpg"><br><br><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'><img width=447 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <span style='color:red'>MARCH 17th </span><span style='color:black'>thru</span> THURSDAY, <span style='color:red'>MARCH 23rd </span><span style='color:black'>ONLY!!</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'><br>Check out our website at: </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.TheAvon.com">www.TheAvon.com</a></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>NOTE: PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE <br>ABOVE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR THIS NEWSLETTER!!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#002060;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Trouble Seeing the Pictures in the Newsletter??<br>Make sure your email browser is set to “html”, not “text only”.</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:maroon'><br> </span></b><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_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></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!!<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>OUR “QUICK LOOK” SHOWTIME PANEL<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=269 height=478 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image008.png@01D29DB7.C54057B0" alt=BEASTtimes.PNG></span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>DISNEY’S NEW PURE ENCHANTMENT!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>SHOWING ON TWO SCREENS!!<br>2D (Standard) or Eye-Popping </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>3D</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>---YOUR Choice!!<br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>…but, NO EXTRA 3D CHARGES!!<br></span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=253 height=375 id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D29DB7.C54057B0" alt="beauty_and_the_beast_xlg.jpg"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>BEAUTY & THE BEAST</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>(PG) <br></span></b><span class=gmailmsg><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. "Beauty and the Beast" is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Oscar (R) winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle's eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston's long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe (R) nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award (R) winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by Oscar (R) winner Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film, "Beauty and the Beast" is produced by Mandeville Films' David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, with eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards (R) (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time Oscar winner Tim Rice. "Beauty and the Beast" will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=m-3584883166160462980gmail-subtle><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#787878;background:#FEF7CD'>Critics Consensus:</span></i></b></span><span class=gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> With an enchanting cast, beautifully crafted songs, and a painterly eye for detail, </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD;font-style:normal'>Beauty and the Beast</span></b></em><span class=gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> offers a faithful yet fresh retelling that honors its beloved source material.</span></i></b></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>NOTE FROM SKIP: This is everything you want it to be, folks!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>BEAUTY & THE BEAST</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (PG)</span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>FRI: (4:00) – 7:00<br>SAT & SUN: (1:00) – (4:00) – 7:00<br>MON thru THURS: 6:30<br><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3D</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'> (PG)<br>FRI: (*5:00 3D) – *8:00 3D<br>SAT: (*2:00 3D) – (*5:00 3D) – *8:00 3D<br>SUN: (*2:00 3D) – (*5:00 3D)<br>MON thru THURS: *7:15 3D<br>* NO EXTRA 3D CHARGES!!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>HUGE NEW ADVENTURE!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=269 height=400 id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt=KONGPOSTER.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>KONG: SKULL ISLAND</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>(PG13) <br></span></b><span class=gmailmsg><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' "Kong: Skull Island" reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts ("The Kings of Summer"). In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific - as beautiful as it is treacherous - unaware that they're crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong. "Kong: Skull Island" stars Tom Hiddleston ("The Avengers," "Thor: The Dark World"), Samuel L. Jackson ("The Hateful Eight," "Avengers: Age of Ultron"), Oscar winner Brie Larson ("Room," "Trainwreck"), John Goodman ("Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Argo") and John C. Reilly ("Guardians of the Galaxy," "Step Brothers"). To fully immerse audiences in the mysterious Skull Island, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts and his cast and filmmaking team are filming across three continents over six months, capturing its primordial landscapes on Oahu, Hawaii - where filming commenced on October 2015 - on Australia's Gold Coast, and finally in Vietnam, where filming will take place across multiple locations, some of which have never before been seen on film. </span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=m2826285521686492747gmail-subtle><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#787878;background:#FEF7CD'>Critics Consensus:</span></i></b></span><span class=gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> Offering exhilarating eye candy, solid acting, and a fast-paced story, </span></i></b></span><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD;font-style:normal'>Kong: Skull Island</span></b></em><span class=gmailmsg><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> earns its spot in the movie monster's mythos...</span></i></b></span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>KONG: SKULL ISLAND</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (PG13)</span></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>FRI: (5:00) – 8:00<br>SAT: (2:00) – (5:00) – 8:00<br>SUN: (2:00) – (5:00)<br>MON thru THURS: 7:15</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:60.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><img border=0 width=46 height=54 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt="Skip pic.JPG"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><br></span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO<br></span></u><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>It seems like it was only yesterday when I was drumming up enrollment for our current film class, and here it is 8 weeks later, and, just as I promised, Spring is just around the corner!<br>The last class of this series is Thursday, and then we take a break until June 15<sup>th</sup>, when we return for the 16<sup>th</sup> year of our most popular “OVERLOOKED FILMS” series.<br>The film classes make time go by so quickly!<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++<br><i>Get ready to fall in love again with Disney’s new live-action version of BEAUTY & THE BEAST. It has all the songs you remember, and even some ones that are new to this version, but from the same composers.<br>Its gonna be a box office smasheroo, folks!!</i><br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>We’ll have the results of the Herald & Review’s “Best of Decatur” annual poll, very soon.<br>We are sworn to secrecy right now, as usual…BUT…we are happy! (hint hint)<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;font-weight:normal'>T<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>he Avon Theater has been YOUR locally owned, family-operated 'hometown theater' for 100 Years THIS YEAR!!</span></em><br></span><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This weekend, I'm looking for ALL of you and, especially...</span></em><em><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;font-weight:normal'>YOU!!</span></em><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><br></span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black;font-weight:normal'><img border=0 width=48 height=56 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D29DB0.2647CB90" alt="cid:image008.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></span></i><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'>-</span></em><em><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'> </span></em><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Skip Huston</span></em><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></h1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>