Coming This Summer to a Theatre Near You Bookworm Wednesdays; National Amusements Launches 1999 Summer Reading Program.DEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999-- 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. , Inc., owner and operator of Showcase Cinemas and Multiplex Cinemas launches "Bookworm bookworm, popular name for the larvae of several beetles that bore through books, e.g., the drugstore, spider, and deathwatch beetles. Wednesdays," an exciting summer reading program developed to encourage children to read during the summer months. The four-week reading program entitles elementary school elementary school: see school. children free admission to a select children's film every Wednesday when they present a book report at participating National Amusements' theatre box offices. "Bookworm Wednesdays" will run every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., from July 28 through August 18, 1999 in select markets including 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 , Massachusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Virginia. The four-week movie schedule includes The Rugrats Movie, Babe: Pig in the City, Mouse Hunt and Baby Geniuses. "National Amusements has made it a long running tradition to give back to the communities where we do business," said Shari E. Redstone, executive vice president of National Amusements. "We are very proud of the `Bookworm Wednesdays' summer reading program and know we will be making a difference in the lives of local children and their families." Each week three children per market will win movie passes for their entire homeroom home·room n. A school classroom to which a group of pupils of the same grade are required to report each day. Noun 1. homeroom class (including their teacher, of course!). In addition, all Bookworm participants are automatically entered to win exciting prizes including a trip for four to Universal Studios Escape in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . National Amusements, Inc., a family-owned corporation based in Dedham, Massachusetts, owns and operates 1,293 motion picture screens in the United States, United Kingdom, and Latin America under the names of Showcase and Multiplex Cinemas. The Fortune 500 entertainment giant is the parent company of Viacom, Inc., which includes Paramount Communications, MTV Networks, 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. , Nickelodeon, Blockbuster Video and other major entertainment properties. For more information and official Bookworm Wednesdays entry forms visit our web site at www.national-amusements.com. |
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