The ghosts in the glorious historic downtown Vernon theatre have given their approval to renovations made inside the old girl.

No chocolate bars 害羞草研究所� well, actually, a specific brand of bar 害羞草研究所� have been thrown out of their concession stall as seven weeks of revamping the Towne Theatre on 30th Avenue draw to a close.

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Scott John shared a story of being alone in his office at the theatre one night, and a chocolate bar went flying onto the floor.

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Besides the concession, the women害羞草研究所檚 washroom, an upstairs storage space, and the projection booth are said to be well-visited by apparitions.

None of those spaces, however, were touched during the recent seven-week theatre closure which saw the auditorium completely revamped and cleaned.

Walls were taken down. New sound baffling was put up. A new curtain is hoped to be in place by opening night Thursday, May 16. The auditorium has been repainted. There害羞草研究所檚 a new system for live acts and for the cinema side of the Towne, which opened as a dance hall in 1929, and was converted to a theatre in 1938.

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Old surround sound speakers from the 1960s were found behind the wall fabric as renovations were being carried out.

The re-opening event Thursday is a preview night of the movie IF, which is sold-out. IF, starring Ryan Reynolds, Emily Blunt, and Steve Carell, is the story of a young girl who goes through a difficult experience, but then begins to see everyone害羞草研究所檚 imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

IF will run for two weeks straight at the Towne, and that includes five showings a day all long weekend.

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Getting a first-release movie like IF is, well, a first for the Towne Theatre. As an independent theatre, they are not allowed to receive first-run movies.

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More information and theatre show times can be found at .