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Agawam, MA: Closed Agawam Family Cinemas Purchased by Agawam Resident, Hopes to Reopen Later This Year

Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2014 and updated on Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:15 PM

When the two-screen Agawam Family Cinemas in Agawam, Massachusetts closed in May 2014, residents in the area were left without a small movie theater in the area. The nearest choices are the Rave Cinemas West Springfield 15, Rave Cinemas Enfield 12, or Entertainment Cinemas - Springfield Plaza multiplexes.

Masslive.com posted an article recently that reported that the theater has been purchased by local resident Kimberly Wheeler:

A young film enthusiast has taken over Agawam Cinemas, and the beloved theater could reopen as soon as November.

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Wheeler's background isn't in film; she's actually an emergency medical technician. But the 31-year-old Agawam native grew up watching flicks at the theater, formerly known as Agawam Family Cinemas, and was heartbroken to hear of its closing.

"When it closed I had to start going to the bigger cinemas, and I realized there was a gap between what they were able to provide and what I was used to on a customer service level," she said.

This summer Wheeler contacted the landlords of the theater building, located in the Southgate Plaza on Suffield Street, to see about buying the business. She signed a lease on the place three weeks ago.

"I kind of jumped into it with both feet because it’s something I wanted to do so badly," Wheeler said. She's been incessantly researching the film industry since.

If all goes as planned, Wheeler said, the cinema could reopen as soon as Thanksgiving.

The article goes on to say that while the former theater was a discount, second-run movie theater, Wheeler intends to show first-run movies at a price lower than nearby multiplexes. Click the Read link below to view the full article.

She has launched a Kickstarter campaign to get help funding the remaining $40,000 cost of converting to Digital Cinema Projection systems. The theater has been renamed to Agawam Cinemas and has a Facebook page.

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