Sundance Cinemas 608 press release

LOS ANGELES, CA – Sundance Cinemas today announced the grand opening date of the Sundance Cinemas 608 at the Hilldale Mall in Madison, Wisconsin. On Friday, May 11th, the Sundance Cinemas 608 will be open to the public following three special grand opening events. All benefit events will include a reception, extraordinary entertainment and the Madison premiere of a new release film.

Sunday, May 6, A benefit for the Chazen Art Museum
Monday, May 7, A benefit for The Wisconsin River Alliance
Tuesday, May 8, A benefit for OutReach, the Madison-based LGBT Community Center

Tickets to all events will be available by contacting each organization directly. The Sundance Cinemas 608 will not be selling tickets to the events.

The Sundance Cinemas 608 has many distinctive features:

6 all stadium seated auditoriums with plush seats, digital stereo surround sound, and outstanding presentation.
Caffé 608, serving San Francisco-based Peet’s Coffee’s and Teas, fresh breakfast items and sandwiches – Open 6 a.m. to late night
Bar Bistro 608, serving elegant meals and tempting appetizers along with a full bar
The Rooftop Bar, a seasonal gathering spot for great drinks and appetizers
The 608 Gallery selling Sundance logo items and work from local artists
Reserved seating for every show allowing you to pick your favorite seat – every time!

The Sundance Cinemas 608 will feature the finest in specialized film programming, including the best in independent and foreign language film, a custom proprietary pre-show, and no annoying advertisements.

Madison is the first city selected by Sundance Cinemas as a site for its emerging national movie theatre circuit. In San Francisco, the 8 screen Sundance Cinemas Kabuki is undergoing a complete renovation with an opening set for Summer of 2007.

For more information in Sundance Cinemas, please visit our website.

Sundance Cinemas, LLC
Based in Los Angeles, CA Sundance Cinemas LLC plans to build a multiple facility national theatre circuit. Sundance Cinemas, LLC brings together Robert Redford’s Sundance brand, a recognized name in independent film, with the seasoned specialized theatre management team of Paul Richardson and Bert Manzari. Investment funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management are financing the company.

For tickets and information about grand opening events:

The Chazen Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, holds the largest collection of permanent art in Madison with galleries displaying paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, and more from a range of world cultures and time periods. Contact: Wisconsin Union Theater Box office web site or by phone at 608.262.2201, or the museum at specialevents@chazen.wisc.edu.

OutReach is Madison and south central Wisconsin's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community center. For more than 33 years, OutReach has provided great program services to the community. OutReach's mission is to promote equality and quality of life for LGBT people. Contact: outreachevent@gmail.com

River Alliance. Everyone deserves healthy rivers. That’s what the River Alliance of Wisconsin believes. The River Alliance is Wisconsin’s only conservation organization devoted to restoring and protecting the state’s rivers and streams. Contact: info@wisconsinrivers.org

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