"With ticket revenue not providing enough to fund the theater's operation, it has sought donations from multiple sources, including a recent push from individual donors through the theater's "Keep the Arts Alive in Antioch" campaign. The theater hopes to receive $50,000 from donors to continue operations through this year. Audience members can choose one of 640 seats, including wheelchair and companion seating, spread among three floors."
"El Campanil Theatre opened Nov. 1, 1928, and at the time was called "the most pretentious building in Contra Costa County" in news reports, according to the theater's website. It was used for vaudeville shows and film screenings in the 1920s and '30s and scored appearances throughout the decades by stars including Mary Pickford, Roy Rogers and Donald O'Connor, many of whom left their autographs on the dressing room wall."
El Campanil Theatre in Antioch is a nearly century-old historic venue located in the Rivertown district on the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. A string quintet performed Beatles music for local residents at the theater. Ticket revenue alone is insufficient to fund operations, prompting a fundraising drive that includes an individual donor campaign called Keep the Arts Alive in Antioch with a $50,000 goal to sustain operations through the year. The theater seats 640 patrons across three floors with wheelchair and companion seating. Opened Nov. 1, 1928, the venue hosted vaudeville and films and hosted stars who left autographs on the dressing room wall. Early reports described a decorative, inviting atmosphere.
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