Leaders of Barrington’s cultural community are floating ideas on how to boost business at the landmark Catlow Theater in the village’s downtown.
Catlow owner Tim O’Connor has made public the 92-year-old theater’s financial struggles and is asking for more business to keep it going. The Tudor Revival-style, one-screen theater has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.
Aware of the Catlow’s situation, Barrington Cultural Commission members are suggesting events or other ways to improve the theater’s financial standing. The 12-member volunteer commission is a branch of village government that coordinates and co-sponsors activities like the Barrington Independent Short Film Festival that was held Saturday at the Catlow.
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