LET’S WATCH A movie
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oarman’s Roxy Theatre In downtown Shelbyville is the place to go for a fun movie experience in Central Illinois. The award winning marquis has the old fashioned running lights. Inside you will find curtains from floor to ceiling and a stage that remains from
when it was a playhouse theater in the early 1900’s. It is sort of a blast from the past for many who experienced the original Roxy The- atre. Relax in the main auditorium or on a busy night go up to the balcony for a view that is one of a kind. The original Roxy had closed on November 6th, 1966 with Mary Pop- pins as its last movie. In the summer of 2003, local auto dealer, Bob Boarman and his family, donated $100,000 to the Shelbyville Cham- ber of Commerce to open a movie theater in Shelbyville. The Dove family, also of Shelbyville, donated the building that housed the original Roxy Theatre. The community immediately came forward with donations of money, labor, equipment, material and energy to remodel the building from
top to bottom. In a little over 3 months, the Boarman’s Roxy Theater re-opened to excited moviegoers on November 6, 2003 with Mary Poppins as its first movie. The businesses and people of Shelbyville and surrounding communities have con- tinued to support the theater throughout the years. New seats were installed in the main auditorium in 2010 and in the fall of 2012 the Roxy Theatre projection system was upgraded to Digital and Real 3D. In 2014, the balcony was refurbished. Just inside the concession area, a donor wall lists the many contributors and supporters of the Roxy Theatre. In 2019 the conces- sion area/annex was upgraded. The Roxy Theatre is open 7 days a week with show times at 6:30pm every night, and Matinees at 2:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $4.00 per person for all shows except 3D movies ($6.00 per per- son). You can check out the website at
www.boarmansroxytheatre.com or on Facebook at Roxy Movies or Shelby Roxy or call 217-774-7699.
Chautauqua Auditorium
Located in Forest Park it was built in 1903 with a bowled floor to provide seating for 5000. The interior space of the building is 15,000 square feet with no posts inside the structure, the roof is a unique series of beams and supports in the ceiling. Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places it is the largest building of its kind anywhere in the world, and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Grecian statues designed by Robert Root decorate the stage that witnesses famous speakers including William Jennings Bryan and Billy Sunday, and vibrant musicians and performers John Philips Sousa Band, Dolly Parton, USAF Hot Brass Band, and more.
We could use some help... In 2009 and again in 2018 Shelbyville ’s Chautauqua Auditorium was placed on Landmarks Illinois Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list, sadly we are still there. In critical need of repairs a restoration effort has been launched. If you would like to participate or make a donation (217) 774-5531 or contact
info@lakeshelbyville.com for more information.
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