Enjoy Kanopy at Home

posted on March 25, 2020

We’re in this together. Even at a mandatory six foot distance, we’re bolstered by the thoughtfulness of this remarkable community – your strength and solidarity are so appreciated as we continue to weather these strange times. While we’re all cooped up inside together/apart, we thought it would be a good opportunity to remind our friends and neighbors about an amazing at-home film resource, available to all Columbia County residents. Last year, the Crandell Theatre joined forces with Columbia County Libraries to expand access to the film streaming platform Kanopy for all card-carrying library patrons – their catalogue of over 30,000 films is available to you now, all absolutely free to view via your computer, television, or mobile device. If you’ve got a library card for one of Columbia County’s eleven library branches, you can start watching now at www.columbiacountyny.kanopy.com. No card? Not a problem. Just sign…

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Crandell Theatre Closing through Thursday, April 16, 2020

posted on March 16, 2020

Out of caution and with particular concern for at-risk groups and the overall health of our community, Crandell Theatre will close on Monday, March 16 through Thursday, April 16. The reopening on Friday, April 17, will be subject to then-current public health information. All scheduled programming during this time is canceled. This decision has been reached by the Board of Directors after much deliberation and in acknowledgement of the Crandell’s role as the “living room” of the community. Despite having recently implemented increased sanitation and other precautionary measures, we believe that the best course of action is a temporary closure as many other theatres are doing. For the next two weeks, all theatre employees will continue to receive full pay and benefits. We hope to continue to compensate staff for the full closing. As a community-based, not-for-profit, only half of…

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Coronavirus – COVID 19 – Special Update

posted on March 12, 2020

The Crandell Theatre is working to ensure the safety of our members and patrons during the current Coronavirus threat. Our Executive Committee is adding defense and preparedness measures to our Emergency Action Plan. These measures are being developed consistent with local and state public health officials. While there is no immediate local threat, we are all aware of the probability that COVID-19 will continue to spread throughout New York State over the coming weeks. Our precautionary measures include the following: We are providing easy access to tissues in the theater for people to use to cover their mouths during coughing or sneezing. There will be plenty of handwashing soap in the bathrooms. Please wash your hands before eating and/or drinking. As all hand sanitizer brands are currently out of stock in stores, feel free to bring your own. We are…

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