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=== Theater === {{Main|Rosendale Theatre}} [[File:Rosendale Theatre interior.jpg|thumb|left|Originally a casino, the Rosendale Theatre was converted into a movie theater in the 1940s]] Originally a [[casino]] in the 1920s, the Rosendale Theater was seized by the village and converted into a [[theater]] in 1949 by Anthony Cacchio, a man who bore a strong resemblance to filmmaker [[Otto Preminger]].<ref name="stargazing">{{Cite news |title=Cheap stargazing at old theater |newspaper=[[Daily Freeman]] |location=Kingston, NY |date=1982-04-25 |first=Neal |last=Allen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS/902230315 |title=Filmgoers applaud Rosendale Theatre on its 60th birthday |first=Meghan E. |last=Murphy |date=2009-02-23 |access-date=2011-02-12 |newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones Local Media Group]] |location=Middletown, NY |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164424/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090223/NEWS/902230315 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first film shown on opening night in February 1949 was ''[[Blood on the Moon]]''.<ref name="theater-sale">{{Cite news |newspaper=Shawangunk Journal |location=Ellenville, NY |publisher=Electric Valley Media LLC |date=2010-08-19 |title=The End of an Era: The Credits Roll for the Rosendale Theatre |first=Rochelle |last=Riservato |url=http://www.shawangunkjournal.com/2010/08/19/news/1008192.html}}</ref> Caccio owned the building outright by 1954, and operated it with his son, Anthony Cacchio Jr., who banned [[popcorn]] in the theater in 1969.<ref name="stargazing" /> The theater served as the village's fire department at one point.<ref name="theater-sale" /> In early 2010, a [[real estate]] developer approached the Cacchios with an offer to purchase the theater.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS/4190316 |title=Donations grow to preserve Rosendale Theatre |first=Timothy |last=Malcolm |date=2010-04-19 |access-date=2011-02-12 |newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones Local Media Group]] |location=Middletown, NY |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105120014/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NEWS/4190316 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A [[501(c)]] nonprofit organization was formed in March 2010 to preserve the building,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100326/ENTERTAIN/100329779 |title=Rosendale Theater Collective secures nonprofit status |first=Timothy |last=Malcolm |date=2010-03-26 |access-date=2011-02-12 |newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones Local Media Group]] |location=Middletown, NY |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164437/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100326/ENTERTAIN/100329779 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which secured a $50,000 grant from [[PepsiCo]] to help take out a $385,000 [[Mortgage loan|mortgage]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100712/NEWS/7120332 |title=Volunteers help keep Rosendale Theatre alive |first=Jeremiah |last=Horrigan |date=2010-07-12 |access-date=2011-02-12 |newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]] |publisher=[[Dow Jones Local Media Group]] |location=Middletown, NY |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715164544/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100712/NEWS/7120332 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since completing its purchase of the theater on August 19, 2010,<ref name="theater-sale" /> the Rosendale Theatre Collective has added a [[Video projector|digital projector]], [[surround sound]] system, [[Thrust stage|stage thrust]], and [[retractable screen]]. The group plans to add a [[concession stand]] and move the [[box office|ticket booth]] outside during warm months.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/04/life/doc4d49e764d4634892474585.txt?viewmode=fullstory |title=They're making big plans for the Rosendale Theatre |newspaper=[[Daily Freeman]] |location=Kingston, NY |date=2011-02-04 |access-date=2011-02-14 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402025804/http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/04/life/doc4d49e764d4634892474585.txt?viewmode=fullstory |url-status=dead }}</ref> In late February 2011, the theater received a $175,000 state grant to renovate the building.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/03/01/news/doc4d6c6ac24a0a1843808123.txt |title=Rosendale Theater group gets $175,000 for renovations |newspaper=[[Daily Freeman]] |location=Kingston, NY |date=2011-03-01 |access-date=2011-03-05 |first=William J. |last=Kemble |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402031419/http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/03/01/news/doc4d6c6ac24a0a1843808123.txt |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{Clear}}
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