The arts hub of the downtown is celebrating this weekend.

The Capitol Centre turns 30 on Sunday with a free movie to celebrate.

Marketing Manager Katelynn Ricci says the Capitol Theatre dates back to 1929, but it was in the 80’s, during a time of decline in movie audiences, when the Capitol Centre was born.

“A group of people formed, and Betty Speers was the head of that, and they decided they weren’t going to let the theatre get chopped up into pieces,” she says about the drive to save the Capitol.

“We’re the hub of the downtown, as far as the arts go and we’ll remain here as long as we can. That’s the hope and that’s why we need lots of support from our community and also why we want to give back to our community,” she adds.

To that end, the Capitol Centre is giving back on Sunday with a cake cutting and free movie, The Princess Bride, which also turns 30 this year.

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