Closing party planned for Rialto Cinemas
Ky J. Boyd, proprietor of Rialto Cinemas on Summerfield Road, will not have his lease renewed for the theater when it expires.
PD FILEPublished: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.
There will be a "Last Night” party — food, wine, a choice of five films — at Ky Boyd's Rialto Cinemas Lakeside on Monday, Aug. 23.
Expect a hush when Boyd stands to thank patrons for a great 10 years and, perhaps, to make an announcement about the Rialto's future.
Boyd is talking to somebody, seriously it seems, about a possible new home for the art house.
He'll begin moving out of the five-plex on Summerfield Road following the party because his lease isn't being renewed. Landlord Lynn Duggan is passing the theater building to the Tocchini family, whose SR Entertainment Group properties include the Roxy and Airport Stadium theaters.
Dan Tocchini has pledged not to change the operation on Summerfield, which under Boyd has drawn some 2.5 million people to foreign, art and international films and many relayed performances of the Metropolitan Opera and London's National Theatre.
The last day to see a regular-run film at Boyd's Rialto Lakeside is Aug. 22, the day before the party.
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