Kickstarter

Creator Chad Pealo on January 6

When should the donors page on the website be created?

Looks like everything is going great, wonderful job!

Creator Richard Kuhn on December 26

Maribeth and I were at the Premier showing of Polar Express. We both thoroughly enjoyed the movie, the new/refurbished seats, new heating, new screen, and digital (1080p) projection. Money well invested! Thanks for your efforts. Dick amd Maribeth Kuhn

Creator Bob and Nancy Geary on December 23

Will Baloneys be open during It's a Wonderful Life?

Creator Jacquie and Joe Skurla on December 17

Tim and Roberta, we received today's email about the Project Update #26. I'm confused. Does your letter mean, then, that there will be no showing of Polar Express/Wonderful Life for all of us on Friday or Monday? Or just that we need not reply to number of people and preference? Open to all instead?
Jacquie Skurla

Creator Chad Pealo on December 9

Good day,
At what point will the website be updated to show KS backers? And for those of us unable to travel to your wonderful theater, could we get a pic of the seats?

Have a wonderful holiday season

Creator Mark Presley Hawkins on October 19, 2012

Why not auction off the seating that you are going to replace?

Creator Darryl Holland on September 24, 2012

Proud to donate to your cause...and taking great inspiration from your project...as my family and I are taking on our own massive, historic theater restoration project in Plainview, Texas....bringing back a 1929 movie palace that my grandfather was a partner in for several years. It featured an atmospheric ceiling (twinkling stars/clouds) and a unique, Spanish courtyard (with the feeling of being outdoors). We purchased it a month ago and have been working on the ground floor of details, financing, etc., when we found out about Kickstarter. We are launching our project this week (just waiting on the Amazon set-up to kick in) and wanted to support your cause thanks to the inspiration it has provided us. We have a Facebook page set up for Granada Theater Plainview and would encourage anyone interested in preservation and revitalization to visit our page if you "LIKE" these type of projects. We endeavor to bring our theater all the way back and be able to inspire others as well! So pleased to participate as a FRIEND.....so happy to contribute in far exceeding your goal....and hope to visit you sometime in the future. - Darryl Holland, Owner, Granada Theater, Plainview, Texas

Creator Laurie Waldin Leeds on September 23, 2012

Was glad to pitch in to become a "chairperson" haha... I have shared our story of the Catlow with many people but here it is one more time... My mom and dad lived above the theater in 1962 after their wedding 10/13/62 (celebrating 50 years next month!!) Dad would often sit on the rooftop on a hot summer night and share a beer and a smoke with the beloved projectionist, Jim Hollister, Jim would roll the film and step out for a chat and a beverage......I too remember being up there as a very young kid and sitting with my then "new" dad and his buddy... ahhh the wonderment of the experience. After seeing so many fond memories fade away from Lipofsky's, Berts, aka Last National Bank, Esh's Drug Store ..I am pleased to see the passion to preserve this historic treasure. Thank you for your commitment!! My donation is in honor of my parents, Carol and Joe Waldin, with love!
Laurie Waldin- Leeds

Creator Jason Coffman on September 14, 2012

Happy to contribute and save another historic cinema! There's another Illinois theater that is trying to raise some funds through Kickstarter that I'm sure would be grateful if you could give them a mention to your followers. The Midway Drive-In is trying to raise funds for a digital conversion as well. They're located about three hours away from the city, and it's a gorgeous drive-in. Please check out their Kickstarter, thanks for your time! Can't wait to visit the Catlow for the first time in the near future! www.kickstarter.com/projects/782168802/save-the-midway-drive-in

Creator Mary Kay Crotty on September 13, 2012

Hi Tim & Roberta...We lived in Barrington for 27 years, raised our daughters there & saw a lot of movies at the Catlow....the first one being "Mousetrap". We were on a house hunting trip in Barrington in 1982 & we fell in love with the historic Catlow. We have so many fond memories of the theater along with loving all those great sandwiches at Boloneys....staffed by the nicest, friendliest people in the nation...thank you, Roberta!
We are now living in Sarasota FL & all our daughters are away from Barrington as well but we all still talk with nostalgia about both the Catlow & Boloneys....we are so happy to join the fundraising effort to "Save the Catlow"...a lovely respite from the multi-plex cinemas.
Best wishes to you both...Mary Kay & Jeff Crotty

Creator Ben Harroun on September 12, 2012

Hello Tim, first I want to thank you for what you've done. Not only have you saved your historic theatre, but you've been a huge inspiration to many others. You may not know it, but your success with this campaign spurred us to create a Kickstarter campaign of our own. My family runs a small drive in movie theatre in central illinois, one of the last in the state. Our fundraising efforts over the course of the year made a dent in our quest to convert our two screens to digital, but our efforts looked very bleak until I read a newspaper article about your theatre on facebook. It inspired me, and gave me hope that this could be accomplished, even by a small theatre like ours. I hope you don't mind, but I copied many of the rewards you used to champion your campaign to success. Your wording, format, and passion carried through to me and I pledged the support I could. I hope that maybe you can help us also. We are merely days away from our deadline, September 28th, and only 20% to our goal. We are not located in a very populous area, so many of our donors don't have the opportunity to visit our establishment. Would it be possible to have you help promote our kickstarter with your donors? I know it is a lot to ask of you, and I don't want to take away any of the acclaim you've worked so hard to accomplish. I am simply asking for help from someone I really admire. At the very least, please let me know what helped you kickoff your fundraising and make such an impressive leap in so short a time span. Thank you for any help you can offer, and for being my inspiration. Here is our campaign: just search Harvest Moon

Creator Scott and Janna Masters on August 13, 2012

Great to hear you on WBEZ radio last week!!!

Creator Mary Staros on August 7, 2012

The sound is great. Too great. Please lower the volume. I've never heard anyone complain that they can't hear the movies. Thank you.

Creator Stephen Rider on August 6, 2012

I don't live in Barrington any more, but I make sure to get over to the Catlow once in a while (takes about 1/2 hour from Mt. Prospect). I'm excited to see a movie with the new pristine digital projector. Congratulations on making the goal so quickly -- I knew Barrington wouldn't let you down! You've got 48 days to go -- I hope you get enough to do all the work the building needs to keep you guys going for years to come.

(Oh... and one more vote for NO 3-D. It's a sideshow and a distraction from great film making. No need for it.)

Creator John Shields on August 6, 2012

Tim, I was backer #1000 ! Was happy to help, even if it was a small amount! I used to live 4 blocks from the theater and loved you guys and Baloney's(they deserved the shout out!). I will be doing my own Kickstarter project in the near future to help fund a small lunchtime restaurant I would like to open. Hopefully all the Kickstarter supporters will be good to me as well!

Can't wait to see a digital movie at the "NEW" Catlow Theater, as I still only live 20 minutes away!

Jack & Heather Shields

Creator Tom Babich on August 4, 2012

Good things do come to good people. Thank you for trying so hard to keep The Catlow usable to us for many years to come!

Creator Scott and Janna Masters on August 4, 2012

We spend a lot of time in Frankfort, MI where there is another historic theater, similar to the Catlow, called the Garden Theater. They have already under gone many of the renovations that the Catlow is considering. One of which was new seating, and they did in fact sell the old seats to help cover the cost of the new comfy ones. It's always refreshing to see how local communities rally around the things that are important to their hearts. We are so glad to see the support that you have gotten thus far. Congratulations!!! We love the Catlow!!!

Creator Pattie Schultz on August 4, 2012

Another idea I've seen is to find out the cost of the seat and let people donate a seat and then have a 'donated by' tag on the back of the seat.

Creator Jacquie and Joe Skurla on August 3, 2012

Just saw the fabulous Marigold Hotel tonight-- looking forward to your getting Moonlight Kingdom! Question: if you ever replace the seats, would you consider allowing your faithful patrons to buy the originals to help defray the future costs, like stadiums do?

Creator Dorothy Kotscha on August 3, 2012

This is so fantastic, congrats to everyone for keeping a part of history in our present and future!

Creator Linda Lundquist on August 2, 2012

My husband and I would walk to The Catlow all the time. It is a symbol of small town life and are happy to support you. Now we live in Tampa and don't go to the movies. The Catlow spoiled it for us.Nothing like it. Great memories of friendly faces and special places. Movie and sandwich. So happy the goal was reached. Barrington is a special place. Linda and Ken Brainerd. See you soon!!!!

Creator Julie Bzostek on August 2, 2012

Great memories of movies at the Catlow. I hope I'll get to take my kids there when we're back in town for the holidays.

Creator Al Buschauer on August 2, 2012

Way to go you guys! The Catlow is too good to go into extinction, and this proves it. A toast to many more happy years!

Al Buschauer

Creator Jason Mayland on August 2, 2012

I loved seeing movies at The Catlow as a kid - one of my favorite movie-going memories is seeing AIRPLANE there when it first came out in 1980. Congratulations Tim and Roberta - I'm proud to have my name on the list of donors. Thank you for acting as caretakers for this wonderful institution. If there's extra money left over, maybe we can stuff a little extra padding in those old seats!

Creator Rhonda Foster on August 2, 2012

I never doubted for a minute that you'd make it. Can't wait to see what number you get to on "0 days to go". Congrats!!