Chapel Hill’s Varsity Theatre to reopen Thanksgiving weekend
It’s been a little over four months since the owners of the Varsity Theatre announced they were shuttering the Franklin Street staple. Residents were sad to see the landmark close, lamenting that downtown was officially without a movie theater. The Carolina Theatre closed back in 2005.
But the Varsity Theatre won reprieve. New owners announced late last month that they plan to show classic and recently released movies for $3. (Photo by @dgtlpapercuts)
So when will it open and what will be the first movie shown?
It will reopen on Nov. 27 with an airing of “The Wizard of Oz” reports the News & Observer. The day after Thanksgiving is always a big movie day, so hopefully residents will pack the theater and give it a nice welcome back showing.
Will you go?
I’m looking forward to The Varsity re-opening. I haven’t been there since I was a freshmen in College, but have wanted to go back ever since.
Wow, I haven’t been there since high school! I didn’t even know it closed.
I was glad to attend a show on their next to last day, and took the above picture, but will be even happier to continue to attend movies there in the future. I will be out of town Thanksgiving weekend, so I will miss the Wizard of Oz on a big screen. I remember seeing it on a big screen as a kid, before it became a TV staple, and was creeped out by the flying monkey. I still don’t like those things.
I’m so there! I had my first date at the Varsity Theatre
Such good news that we haven’t lost the venue.
You can bet your bottom dollar I’d be there if I could.