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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'><img width=447 height=89 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3692C.426DDC90" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></span></b><br><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif"'>WEEK OF FRIDAY, <span style='color:red'>DEC. 1st </span><span style='color:black'>thru</span> THURSDAY, <span style='color:red'>DEC. 7th </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><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact","sans-serif";color:red'><br></span><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_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3692C.426DDC90" 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 VITAL FACEBOOK PAGE!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++<br>OUR “QUICK LOOK” SHOWTIMES<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=314 height=345 id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image004.png@01D3692F.22066460" alt=3BTIMES.PNG></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>+++++++++++++++++++++<br>ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST!!<br>BIG OSCAR BUZZ FOR FRANCES McDORMAND!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=293 height=435 id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D3692F.22066460" alt="three_billboards_outside_ebbing_missouri_ver3.JPG"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>THREE BILLBOARDS Outside Ebbing, Missouri</u> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>(R)</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br></span><span class="m-6159837150676030773m9108313962145722151m4986684943291623062m1295878657518023811m-1785484995151463034gmail-m-4141310447235503184gmail-m-1941198743953941326gmail-subtle"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#787878;background:#FEF7CD'>Critics Consensus:</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri</span></em> deftly balances black comedy against searing drama -- and draws unforgettable performances from its veteran cast along the way.<br><img border=0 width=355 height=131 id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image008.png@01D3692F.22066460" alt=THREEBILLBOARDSbanner.PNG><br></span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>THREE BILLBOARDS Outside Ebbing, Missouri</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (R)<br>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<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>PERFECT FOR THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#00B050'>THE INSIDE STORY OF DICKENS’</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'> “A Christmas Carol”<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=310 height=461 id="Picture_x0020_16" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D3692F.22066460" alt="man_who_invented_christmas.JPG"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (PG)</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Man Who Invented Christmas tells of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. Directed by Bharat Nalluri (MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY), the film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.<br></span></b><span class="m-6159837150676030773m9108313962145722151m4986684943291623062m1295878657518023811m-1785484995151463034gmail-subtle"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#787878;background:#FEF7CD'>Critics Consensus:</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:#FEF7CD'> <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The Man Who Invented Christmas</span></em> adds holiday magic to the writing of <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>A Christmas Carol</span></em>, putting a sweetly revisionist spin on the story behind a classic yuletide tale.<br></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><img border=0 width=317 height=238 id="Picture_x0020_17" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D3692F.22066460" alt="man_who_invented_christmas_ver2.JPG"></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (PG)<br>FRI: (4:00) – 7:00<br>SAT: (1:00) – (4:00) – 7:00<br>SUN: (1:00) – (4:00)<br>MON thru THURS: 6:30</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-style:normal'>++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><br></span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'>BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!!</span></b></em><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-style:normal'>NEW FROM PIXAR/DISNEY!!</span></em><br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=408 height=288 id="Picture_x0020_27" src="cid:image013.jpg@01D3692C.426DDC90" alt=cocoreworked.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>COCO </span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>(PG)</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><img border=0 width=237 height=368 id="Picture_x0020_28" src="cid:image014.jpg@01D3692C.426DDC90" alt=coco.JPG></span></i><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><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>COCO</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> (PG)<br>FRI: (</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>*4:00 3D</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>) – 7:00<br>SAT: (1:00) – (</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>*4:00 3D</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>) – 7:00<br>SUN: (1:00) – (</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>*4:00 3D</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>)<br>MON, TUES & WED: 6:30<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>*NO EXTRA 3D CHARGES!!</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><em><b><span style='color:black;font-style:normal'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></b></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=165 height=88 id="Picture_x0020_18" src="cid:image016.jpg@01D3692F.22066460" alt="Skip&Marquee.jpg"></span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></u></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Skip Huston</span><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Well, there is certainly something for everyone this weekend!<br>From hard-hitting dark, dark comedy with <b><u>THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI</u></b>, to olde fashioned holiday spirit with <b><u>THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS</u></b>, to the 2<sup>nd</sup> week of family favorite <b><u>COCO</u></b> (with a few shows in <span style='color:red'>FREE 3D</span> this weekend!).<br><br>The Oscar buzz on THREE BILLBOARDS is huge, with many saying this is Frances McDormand’s best performance since her last Oscar-winning role in FARGO. There is talk of a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Sam Rockwell too.<br><br>But, if you want some warm and snuggly olde fashioned holiday cheer, you can’t beat THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS. This is the inside story of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, which, if you know your history, was the actual catalyst for the way we enjoy Christmas today. It’s a lot of fun. Don’t miss it!<br><br>I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving, and are ready for the ramp up for Christmas and New Year’s.<br>Growing up, I always saw Thanksgiving as a kind of “practice” for Christmas, but, as I get older I realize how naïve that was.<br>Its wonderful we have a day for the sole purpose of giving thanks for our blessings.<br>I know I count my blessings every day, but some don’t.<br>They should.<br><b>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<span style='color:#7030A0'><br></span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>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 OVER 100 Years!!</span></em><br></span></b><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'>NOW IN OUR 19<sup>th</sup> YEAR!! </span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'><img border=0 width=48 height=56 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image017.jpg@01D3692C.426DDC90" alt="cid:image008.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></span></i></b><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><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'>Skip Huston</span></b></em><b><i><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black'><br></span></i></b><em><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black;font-style:normal'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></b></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>