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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><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@01D4CC52.E0B88280" 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'>March 1st </span><span style='color:black'>thru</span> THURSDAY, <span style='color:red'>March 7th </span><span style='color:black'>ONLY!!</span></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Papyrus'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>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@01D4CC52.E0B88280" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D1C668.61DC48E0"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:maroon'><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>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>OUR ‘QUICK LOOK’ SHOWTIMES!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=273 height=369 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image005.png@01D4CEC2.0348FFC0" alt=FAMILYtimes.PNG></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>+++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>WINNER!! OSCAR for “BEST PICTURE”!!<br>“BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR”!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=303 height=480 id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D4CC52.E0B88280" alt="green_book.JPG"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>GREEN BOOK</u> (PG13)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>When Tony Lip (Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger-as well as unexpected humanity and humor-they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.</span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>GREEN BOOK</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (PG13)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>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>WINNER!! OSCAR for “BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS”!!<br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From the book by James Baldwin<br></span></i></b><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=278 height=412 id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D4CEC2.0348FFC0" alt="if_beale_street_could_talk_ver2.JPG"></span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (R)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple's unbreakable bond and the African-American family's empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Through the unique intimacy and power of cinema, If Beale Street Could Talk honors the author's vision.</span><span style='color:#073763'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (R)<br>FRI: (4:00) – 7:00<br>SAT: (1:00) – (4:00) – 7:00<br>SUN: (1:00) – (4:00)<br>MON, TUES, WED: 6:30</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>HERE IS GREAT FUN!!<br>DWAYNE “The Rock” JOHNSON<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=275 height=407 id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D4CEC2.0348FFC0" alt="fighting_with_my_family_ver2.JPG"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY</u> (PG13)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY is a heartwarming comedy based on the incredible true story of WWE Superstar Paige(TM). Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her family and face this new, cut-throat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep, fight for her family, and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.</span><span style='color:#073763'> <br></span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (PG13)<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='color:#073763'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++++<br><span style='color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>SNEAK PREMIERE THURS, March 7<sup>th</sup> 7:00 PM!!</span><span style='color:red'><br></span></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=271 height=401 id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image018.jpg@01D4CEC2.0348FFC0" alt="captain_marvel_ver18.jpg"></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><u>CAPTAIN MARVEL</u> (PG13)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.</span><span style='color:#073763'> <br></span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>CAPTAIN MARVEL</span></u></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> (PG13)<br><span style='color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>SNEAK PREMIERE THURS, March 7<sup>th</sup> 7:00 PM!!</span><span style='color:red'><br></span>++++++++++++++++++++++<br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=51 height=57 id="Picture_x0020_18" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D4CC52.E0B88280" alt=SKIPPY2016.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>RANTS, RAVES & RAMBLINGS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO<br></span></u></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>So, the Oscars are over for another year, and what a great Oscar show it was!<br>As someone who has watched the Oscars avidly for over 60 years, I was impressed at the streamlining of what had become a bloated and tedious program.<br>Going without a host, really worked. The flow was much better.<br><br>Look, I come from the era where it was unthinkable that anyone but Bob Hope could host the Oscars (he did it 19 times!), then came Johnny Carson, who took the mantle quite nicely. Billy Crystal was probably the last of the iconic Oscar hosts we will see in the near future. And, maybe this hostless form will continue since it worked so well.<br><br>What is the difference between now and then? We are all suffering from “Award Fatigue”. There are so many award shows now, that its nigh impossible to keep track of all of them! The Oscars are the top of the heap, for sure, but many people just yawn and say “Another chance for Hollywood to pat itself on the back?”. Indeed, I don’t even want to attempt to list all the award shows here because it would be futile at best.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>A high point of this year’s Oscars was the absolutely incendiary performance by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga of the song “Shallow” from A Star is Born. Not only was this staged in completely unique manner, with Cooper and Gaga rising from their seats in the audience to take a stage bare of anything but a piano, but the chemistry between those two was so palpable, you almost felt like you were spying on a lover’s tryst. Was it all only acting? The internet has been ablaze with that speculation since that night.<br>Opening the show with a rousing rock medley by Queen, was a real soul stirrer to this old Oscar viewer too!<br><br>I do have a quibble that I’m surprised there has been so little debate about…<br>Why are the excellent movies made by HBO, Showtime and the like relegated to EMMY award status, and the also excellent films made by the streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu allowed to compete for OSCARS??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>The HBO & Showtime movies are NOT theatrical releases, but, here’s the news: NEITHER ARE THE STREAMING MOVIES!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:top'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#073763'>Maybe the explanation is the oldest one of all: Netflix, et al, is throwing a LOT of money around Hollywood, and hiring considerable talent.<br>But, that doesn’t make it right that movies from streaming services, which are the ANTITHESIS OF THEATRICAL EXHIBITION, should be granted Oscar consideration as opposed to Emmy.<br><br>(And I’m not just saying this because I <i>detested</i> Netflix’s ROMA either. I felt ROMA got exactly what it deserved out of its ridiculous TEN nominations; “Best Foreign Film”, “Best Director” and “Best Cinematography” (the black & white lensing was scintillating)<br><br>And the award shows are over until next time!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;vertical-align:top'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>The <span style='color:red'>ORIGINAL</span> $5.00 TUESDAY!!<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=338 height=102 id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D4CC52.E0B88280" alt=tightwad.JPG></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<span style='color:#7030A0'><br></span></span></b><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 102 Years!!</span></em><br></span></b><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'>As of April, 2018, </span></b></em><em><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red;font-style:normal'>we</span></b></em><em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'> started our 20<sup>th</sup> Year!!</span></b></em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><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:image008.jpg@01D4CC52.E0B88280" 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><b><u><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>