Ritzville Downtown Development Association

09/09/2014

Happy 77th Birthday to the Ritz Theatre!

THANK YOU to our wheatland communities. YOU made this possible!!

09/09/2014

Have you checked out the Journal from the library on disc yet? They have some serious wayback machine going on in those archives.

You can find some pretty cool stuff, like the theatre's original 1937 opening announcement!

09/08/2014

It's the second Monday of the month! That means meeting time! The public is welcome to attend.

5:30p, upstairs at 107 E. Main.

09/06/2014

You guys absolutely NAILED IT with your hard work and monetary donations! Just in time for the theatre's 77th birthday next week, we'll be getting a special present delivered and installed. :)

Look for the new price structure on the theatre's page, and Happy Birthday to the Ritzville Ritz Theatre!

Way to go, everybody! And THANK YOU!!!

08/26/2014

Woo Hoo!

Thanks to the strong young help from the volleyball and football teams that showed up today to es**rt the leftover seat parts into the annex for their hibernation!

Specifically, a thank you to Felicia, Jenna, Jana, Mallory, Tessa, Cort, Hugh, Jacob, and Skyler! We *really* appreciate the help!!

And Beverly!! That was a yard sale for the books, I think. :)

It looks like John Munroe gets his building back! THANKS JOHN!!!

08/21/2014

Happy Thursday!

This weekend we are welcoming the Oompa's and Ma's to the stage with a LIVE performance on Saturday evening @ 8p.

Tickets are still available for advance sale for only $10 at the following locations:

Flying Arts Ranch
Remember When?
Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce
Ritz Theatre Box Office

08/12/2014

At 19 and already an Academy of Western Artists Female Performer of the Year, Kristyn Harris is noted for her singing, swing guitar playing, songwriting and yodeling. Hailing from from McKinney, Texas, she has been called the "Jewel of the West" (Les Buffham) and praised as "a true breath of fresh air with a timeless voice" (Stars2Come.com).

She brings to the stage a warm, genuine, and energetic personality, and never fails to gallop into the hearts of her audiences.

We hope you'll join us in giving her a warm Ritzville welcome this weekend!

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/801267
https://www.facebook.com/kristynmusic

08/11/2014

MEETING: Tonight at 5:30p. Public is welcome to attend!

Upstairs at 107 E. Main.

07/18/2014

WELCOME!

We have a new board member joining us! Kris Lennon volunteered for a vacant position. Thank you!

You can pop in and tell her hello this evening at the theater. She'll be working at the concession stand. :)

07/12/2014

As shared by Beverly Cobb in her letter to the editor in last week's Journal, an amazing group of volunteers and donors combined efforts and put on a yard sale on June 21st that brought in

--------------------------------- $8,245.50! ------------------------------------

That is a huge step closer to our projector goal, and we're working hard to find a vendor that will make every cent you have donated go as far as it can.

You've probably noticed the theatre is operational and showing recently and previously released DVDs thanks to Abbie Kubik's work to get licensing deals struck with studios. Some studios are happy to work with us, but only once we have a digital cinema projector in place.

We're so close!

Thanks to Kim Lantis for providing a great group shot! As Bev said "Yes we were very busy but not too busy to have a lot of fun and lots of laughs!"

If anyone wants to give a shout out to a volunteer, feel free. They deserve some recognition!

06/19/2014

Thanks to the local Northwest Farm Credit Services crew for the amazing letter of support they wrote for us for this grant!

RDDA receives $1,500 Rural Community Grant