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(Athens) — Due to increasing illness rates in Ohio from the COVID-19 pandemic, WOUB Public Media is postponing the premiere screening of Our Town: Chillicothe which was originally scheduled for September 26 at the Majestic Theatre.
It has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 3 p.m. at the same location.
“We are saddened to have to postpone this premiere screening because we know how excited people are to see the film,” said WOUB General Manager Mark Brewer. “We have nearly 300 people registered to attend the event, and we want to celebrate this documentary with all of those people at the Majestic in Chillicothe when we know that we’ll all be safe being together.”
“Postponing the event makes sense, since it is such a large event and cases are surging now due to the highly contagious Delta variant,” said Ohio University’s Special Assistant to the President for Public Health Operations Gillian Ice. “Masks and distancing are needed at indoor events to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
Melody Young, Executive Director of the Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau and Majestic Theatre board member echoed Brewer’s sentiments. “We’re sorry it’s being postponed” Young told Litter Media. “But we’re excited we’ll get to see it in March, and still get to see it first.” Our Town: Chillicothe was to originally air on WOUB September 27th after making its screening debut at The Majestic.
“It gives us more time to anticipate what we’ll see in March” said Young, keeping a positive outlook.
The movie features the work of award winning film maker Evan Shaw and his WOUB production team. READ MORE about “Our Town: Chillicothe” here and WATCH Litter Media’s interview with Shaw from his visit last June to the Litter Media Studios.
WOUB will also be rescheduling the broadcast premiere of the program for March 28 at 8 p.m.
Our Town: Chillicothe
FREE Premiere Screening
Sunday, March 27, 2022
3 p.m.
Majestic Theatre, Chillicothe
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