Final Curtain Call For Beloved Nh Theater

Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 19, 2008

Exeter, New Hampshire is home to one of New England’s oldest movie houses. The Ioka Theater has been a downtown fixture for nine decades, but is set to close on Christmas Eve the victim of updated building codes and increased costs.
“There were people dressed up as Klansmen, riding through the streets to help promote the [...]

Martin’s final curtain call at arts centre

Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 5, 2008

During that time Martin has seen it grow from very simple beginnings in a semi-derelict building to become a hub of artistic and social life for the community of Helmsley and its surrounding towns and villages.
Mr Vander Weyer was also a founder member of the 1812 Theatre Company, the resident amateur drama company of the [...]