A cinema that stays open all year changes how a night out gets planned: there is no short season to squeeze into, so a quiet weekday and a packed weekend are equally possible. The practical side is simple — arrive a little earlier than the film, eat first, and let the short walk from Main Street do the rest.
Lunch and dinner are served daily, and the specials rotate, so the menu seldom reads the same twice. If you want to eat before the screening, give yourself a comfortable margin rather than a tight one; if you would rather linger afterwards, the courtyard and the grape-covered arbor stay pleasant long after the credits. Indoor seating has been newly renovated, and the covered patio works in most weather.
Expect first-run blockbusters alongside independent films and festival programming, shown with proper lighting, audio, heating and air-conditioning in the theatre itself. Theme nights, live performances and sporting events on the plasma screens fill out the rest of the calendar, so a midweek visit and a weekend visit rarely feel the same.
Some guests prefer to get the admin out of the way before they arrive, rather than fumbling with it at the bar. If you keep login details for the services you use, the a9 login page explains how to log in to your account and what to do if you forget your password — worth a look beforehand, so nothing interrupts the evening itself.
Everything sits at 1 N. Union St., right off Main Street, and the doors stay open all year. Book nothing on guesswork: check the day's show times, decide whether dinner comes first or last, and dress for the walk rather than the room.