OPINION
Back in April, my sweetheart and I watched our first movie in a theater together.
The movie in question? 'Casablanca.'
The theater? The Starbright Center for the Arts.
We sat in the theater here in Pilot Point, taking in one of the greatest movies in filmmaking history.
The idea grew from the combination of Kailey Rice and Joe Hjelmgren starting to show other movies at the theater after they took over the facility and Jim's desire to see some of the greatest classics on the big screen.
The theater here in Pilot Point has been a source of incredible memories and experiences for years, long before Kailey and Joe took on the responsibility of running it fully.
My girls and I met Kailey thanks to a performance we were all part of in 2021.
Julia, Jada and I have been part of various productions on the Garage Door Theater stage.
It makes me so happy to see the way Kailey and Joe have breathed new life into the theater with their ownership, honoring the hard work that was poured into that building by the people who founded and ran it before while putting their own twist on the space and what it has to offer.
Life is better when we have a place to explore humanity in the form of the arts. The theater and the connected gallery provide just that. That's why it matters to Jim and me to provide opportunities for people to come see classics in the form of our Front Page Films Series.
The next iteration of that will be two showings of 'The Godfather' on June 21, which, you might notice, happens to be Father's Day.
We opted to go with a nod to the holiday while sticking to the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest American Films Of All Time list.
Whether it's joining us for 'The Godfather' this month, taking in one of the fantastic live performances Starbright has or supporting the local artists whose work is featured in the gallery, support the arts in Pilot Point.
We're lucky to have such a gem here in our area.
Abigail Bardwell is the Editor & Publisher of the Post-Signal, and she serves on both the North and East Texas Press Association and the Texas Press Association boards. She can be reached at abardwell@postsignal. com.
