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The Del Oro Theatre is beginning a new round of fundraising for its mural project which has been stalled this summer due to the weather and other unexpected costs.
Beginning on Monday, the theater will host a series of classic movies to help overcome a $10,000 deficit. To date, Grass Valley's Downtown Association in conjunction with the Del Oro's company Sierra Cinemas has raised $60,000, said Sierra Cinemas owner Mike Getz.
“Some of these expenses have been related to scaffolding rental, lighting and additional wall prep,” Getz said. “We ran into a few little glitches there.”
Getz said he is confident the money will be raised to complete the project, which has been in the works since the design was unveiled in March 2007.
In the last week, the mural's artist, John Pugh, has added another strip of the painting. Pugh has been working in bursts and during the night to get the project done, but there is no estimated date of completion, Getz said.
But the benefit of the classic movies series is twofold, Getz said, with patrons in the community getting a much requested feature at their historic movie theater.
“Once we took over the Del Oro, a number of people suggested it would be great to show a couple of older movies,” Getz said. “(My wife) Barbara and I always thought it was a fun thing to do because we like to see those old movies ourselves.
“We'll try it out and see if people are interested and come,” Getz continued. “As long as we can get the films, we'll do it.”
The series will open with a showing of “Singin' in the Rain,” followed by showings of “The Guns of Navarone,” “Dr. Strangelove,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” “Cabaret,” “Rear Window,” “Lawrence of Arabia” and “West Side Story.” The series will run for eight weeks.
The new mural will cover two walls of the historic theater in order to enhance its three-dimensional perspective. It will showcase the South Yuba River and a “skip” full of miners being lowered into one of Grass Valley's underground gold mines, replacing an image of an old miner inside a heart.
For more information on the Del Oro Theatre, the mural project, and how to donate, visit www.sierracinemas.com.
Beginning on Monday, the theater will host a series of classic movies to help overcome a $10,000 deficit. To date, Grass Valley's Downtown Association in conjunction with the Del Oro's company Sierra Cinemas has raised $60,000, said Sierra Cinemas owner Mike Getz.
“Some of these expenses have been related to scaffolding rental, lighting and additional wall prep,” Getz said. “We ran into a few little glitches there.”
Getz said he is confident the money will be raised to complete the project, which has been in the works since the design was unveiled in March 2007.
In the last week, the mural's artist, John Pugh, has added another strip of the painting. Pugh has been working in bursts and during the night to get the project done, but there is no estimated date of completion, Getz said.
But the benefit of the classic movies series is twofold, Getz said, with patrons in the community getting a much requested feature at their historic movie theater.
“Once we took over the Del Oro, a number of people suggested it would be great to show a couple of older movies,” Getz said. “(My wife) Barbara and I always thought it was a fun thing to do because we like to see those old movies ourselves.
“We'll try it out and see if people are interested and come,” Getz continued. “As long as we can get the films, we'll do it.”
The series will open with a showing of “Singin' in the Rain,” followed by showings of “The Guns of Navarone,” “Dr. Strangelove,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” “Cabaret,” “Rear Window,” “Lawrence of Arabia” and “West Side Story.” The series will run for eight weeks.
The new mural will cover two walls of the historic theater in order to enhance its three-dimensional perspective. It will showcase the South Yuba River and a “skip” full of miners being lowered into one of Grass Valley's underground gold mines, replacing an image of an old miner inside a heart.
For more information on the Del Oro Theatre, the mural project, and how to donate, visit www.sierracinemas.com.
To contact Staff Writer and Online Community Manager Zuri Berry, e-mail zberry@theunion.com or call (530) 477-4244.
