Bookworm Wednesdays is Back by Popular Demand!; National Amusements Set to Begin Their Third Annual Summer Reading Program.Business/Entertainment Editors DEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 On Wednesday, July 11, 2001, National Amusements National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned media and entertainment company based in Dedham, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone. , owner and operator of Showcase Cinemas and Multiplex Cinemas will kick off the third annual "Bookworm bookworm, popular name for the larvae of several beetles that bore through books, e.g., the drugstore, spider, and deathwatch beetles. Wednesdays," a fun and rewarding summer reading program developed to encourage young children to read during the summer months. This six-week reading program entitles children 6-12 years of age free admission to a select children's film every Wednesday when they present a book report at participating Showcase Cinemas or Multiplex Cinemas theatre box offices. Parents and children under six receive free admission and do not need to submit a book report. "We are very excited to be bringing back a program that has such a positive message," said Shari E. Redstone, president of National Amusements. "It has been a long running tradition of ours to give back to the communities in which we do business and Bookworm Wednesdays is a great way to show the children in those communities that reading can be fun and rewarding too." The program will run every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. from July 11 through August 15, 2001 in the following markets: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Virginia. National Amusements, Inc., a closely held corporation Noun 1. closely held corporation - stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state , which operates more than 1,350 motion picture screens in the U.S., the U.K. and Latin America, is an equal partner in the online ticketing service, MovieTickets.com and the parent company of Viacom. Viacom, Inc. is one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the production, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, and music. Its properties include CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Television, MTV Networks, Showtime Networks, Infinity Broadcasting, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Paramount Parks, UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation , Blockbuster, Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. and theatrical exhibition operations in North America and abroad. The company's Internet businesses include the MTVi Group, the CBS Internet Group, and Nickelodeon Online. Viacom also owns a half-interest in the Comedy Central cable channel.
BOOKWORM WEDNESDAYS 2001 Schedule
July 11 Chicken Run
July 18 My Dog Skip
July 25 The Iron Giant
August 1 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
August 8 The Road to El Dorado
August 15 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
For more information and participating theatres please our website at www.nationalamusements.com |
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