Closed for Cinema Sound Installation
In June 2026, more than 300 community members gathered for an extraordinary concert to raise funds for the Strand’s new sound system. With a generous leading gift from Beatles tribute sensation The Walrus, event revenue, and community support, we will begin Phase 1 of the sound system upgrade on Sunday, November 29. In short, this project will separate the analog cinema sound system and pair it with the 35mm projectors and install a new digital system to match the technological capacity of our 2024 digital projector. This project is an exciting step forward as we work to retain the historic integrity of our 1923 theater and bring our patrons the best cinema experience available.
The cinema sound upgrade is made possible by the generous support of our community:
The Walrus: Spencer Albee, Andrew Hodgkins, Zach Jones, Anna Lombard, Sean Morin, and Jon Roods
A fan of the Strand
Norman & Susan Thomas, Susan Schor & Gerald Oppenheimer, Joe Faber, LouAnn Daly, Lynn C. Potoff, Charlie Roth, Richard Crossman, Brinkley Thorne & Mazie Livingston Cox, Clifford & Sheryl Dacso, Ellen Seidman, Elysa Rose-Coster, Gerald & Suzanne Hall, Greta Brant, Karen Foxwell, Keiko & Matthew Storin, Kristine Wright & Peter Mecklenburg, Laura & Edward Waller, Marc Hall & John Devlin, Jo Dondis & Peter Imber, Ned Black & Carolyn Davis, Susan & Jonathan Frye, Russell Ames, Christopher Wolf, Janet Sharma, Nancy Williams, Alyce Delfino, Jeffrey Duckworth, Amber Armstrong, Becca Berry, Christopher Mudgett, Cricket Fuller, David & Nancy Rogers, Gina Parker, Glenn Nelson, Jeanne Ackor, Joe Lutwin, Karen Giansiracusa, Kermit & Michael Voncannon, Kevin Carney, Linda Baker, Myles Rogers, Simone Masse & Philip Kendrick, Cathy Jackson, Christine, Thomas & Karyn Rizzo, Lynn Dondis, Tammy Lane, Leslie Siddeley, Teague, Chris Purget, Heidi A. Wright, Hildy Simmons & David Sprafkin, Jan Pendleton, Kirk Neprud, Paul Oversmith & Margaret Churchill, Steve Ruelke, Susan & Paul Levine, Susan & Warner Vaughan, Angela Shoemake, Karen Labombarde, Tex Oakes, Mary & Edward Cady, R.B. Pool, Felicia & David Feldman, Catherine Solow, John Noone, Ruth Rinklin, Walter & Barbara Reitz, Christopher Frank, Cynthia Cook, Tina Bliss & Tim Moran, Edythe Hampson, Brenda Sweet, Carol & Ed B. Miller, Catherine Athay, Colleen & Carl Oberg, Debbie & Gary LeBlanc, Elisa Eplan, Frank & Nancy Toole, Heather Francis, Holly Coombs, James Carroll, Janet Brown, Jeffrey & Denise Breed, Jen & Mark Feldman, John Burns, John Guarnaccia & Mercedes Villamil, John Magruder, Judy & Jim Hengerer, Kate Spillane, Kenneth Blakeley, Kevin Curry, Kim Appleby, Marc Long, Melissa & David Bronder, Mike & Lynne Roughton, Nancy Roy, Nancy Webb & Michael Morse, Pam Tibbetts, Russell Keene, Sara & Richard Superfine, Serena Benner, Sharon Royers, Shelli Paolucci, Stephen Culver, Steven Ocean, Susan & Grace Flynn, Thomas Oldakowski, Wayne Hawes, Wendy Etzweiler, Andrew Vontz, Isabella Feracci, Philip McKean, Marilyn Doble, Beth Adams, Deborah Bailey, Jamie Werks, Jana McQuilkin, Julie LeBlanc, Stephen Pritz, Ted Reed, Linda Baker.
