The Sunrise Theater hosts the Cat Video Fest

LAUGHTER. CAT VIDEO FEST descends on the Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines this Sunday afternoon. It's not just fun. It's a fundraiser. So, to share more. This is the fundraising coordinator, Mills Hutchens. Good morning. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for letting me be here this morning. Yes. So can you tell us a little bit more about the historical context of the Sunrise Theater, your venue? Yes, absolutely. So this building was built in 1898. I'm actually there right now. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, AND WE'VE BEEN AN OPERATING THEATER SINCE 1942. AND THEN WE BECAME A 500 AND 1C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 1998. AND WE'VE BEEN OPERATING LIKE THAT SINCE EVERYTHING. AND IT'S JUST A COMMUNITY THEATER. WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS: MOVIES, CAT VIDEO FEST, AND ALSO LIVE THEATER ITSELF. OKAY, SO HAVE FUN. ALWAYS THERE. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT VENUE FOR CAT VIDEO FEST? WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT INVOLVE? SO CAT VIDEO FEST IS AN ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE WASHINGTON THAT WE WORK WITH. AND IN FACT LEE BOWDITCH, ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HERE AND CHAIRMAN OF OUR SUN FLICKS COMMITTEE, FOUND IT FOR US. AND WE THINK THIS IS A PERFECT VENUE, FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO WORKS HERE HAS CATS. EVERYONE LOVES CATS. AND WE JUST THOUGHT WE WERE A COMMUNITY THEATER FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WE JUST THOUGHT CATS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT. AS A CAT OWNER, I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS. AND THEY SAID THIS IS A FUNDRAISER AS WELL. SO WHO IS SUPPORTING AND HOW? OUR SPECIAL ONE IS SUPPORTING THE MORE HUMANE SOCIETY, OUR LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY THAT I GROWED UP WITH. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THEM, AND WE HAVE ALREADY RAISED MONEY FOR THEM BEFORE THE EVENT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. SO HOW DOES THIS WORK? CAN ANYONE SUBMIT VIDEOS? HOW CAN YOU ENTER? YES, DEFINITELY. SO YOU CAN GO TO CAT VIDEO FEST DOT COM SLASH SUBMISSIONS TO SUBMIT VIDEOS OR IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT VIDEOS TO OUR LOCAL CAT WALL OF FAME YOU CAN COME IN, IT'S A $10 DONATION AND YOU JUST EMAIL ME, SUNRISE THEATER, NC AT GMAIL.COM. AND WE'LL HANG YOUR CAT ON THE WALL WITH THEIR NAME AND THEN THEIR FAVORITE FOOD. VERY CUTE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER EVENTS YOU'D LIKE TO PROMOTE? IT'S AT THE SUNRISE THEATER. YOU MENTIONED HOW MANY DIFFERENT OCCURRENCIES USUALLY HAPPEN, BUT WHAT'S NEXT MONTH? SO, NEXT MONTH, IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE SHOWING SOME NICHOLAS SPARKS MOVIES. WE'VE GOT A $5 THURSDAY, SO THERE'S $5 TICKETS, $5 DRAFT BEER, AND $5 POPCORN. AND IT'S NICHOLAS SPARKS MOVIES. SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WHO DOESN'T LOVE THEM? ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING HERE, IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. IS THAT GOING INTO IT TOO? YES. IT IS. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF OUR LIVE THEATER DIVISION AS WELL. AMY DAMON IS GOING TO BE OUR DIRECTOR FOR THAT. AND SHE'S AMAZING. SHE JUST DIRECTED SOUND OF MUSIC, AND IT WAS OUR BEST-SELLING SHOW EVER. WOW. OKAY, SO, I'M GLAD IT'S COMING BACK. THEN PEOPLE WILL GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER LOGISTICS YOU WANT TO ATTACH TO THE CAT VIDEO? YES. SO IT GOES AGAIN TO THE QUESTION: WHO DOESN'T LOVE CATS IN 2022? YOUTUBE ITSELF RELEASED SOME STATISTICS THAT ON YOUTUBE ALONE 18 MILLION CAT VIDEOS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED. AND YES, WE ARE NOW A PART OF THAT WITH THE CAT VIDEO FEST, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. WELL, GREAT. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN. EVERYONE. THE CAT VIDEO FEST WILL BE BACK ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST AT 2 PM. TICKETS ARE $10. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT SUNRISE THEATER DOT COM OR AT THE DOOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE SHOW STARTS. AND THEN AGAIN 10% OF TICKET SALES

The Cat Video Fest comes to the Sunrise Theatre on Sunday

Updated: 10:56 a.m. EDT, August 28, 2024

CatVideoFest is coming to the Sunrise Theater. From Nyan Cat to Keyboard Cat, the Internet's best videos are brought together in one film. You can watch it with other cat lovers on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. Ten percent of ticket sales will go to the Moore Humane Society. The Moore Humane Society will bring kitties that will be available for viewing at 1:30 p.m. A Cat Wall of Fame will also be on display at Sunrise. For $10, they'll put your cat on display. Half of all proceeds from the Cat Wall of Fame will go to the Moore Humane Society. Watch: NOWCAST Streaming News Shows NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | Stay up to date with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

SOUTH PINES, NC —

The CatVideoFest comes to the Sunrise Theater.

From Nyan Cat to Keyboard Cat, the best videos from the internet are brought together in one film. You can watch it together with other cat lovers on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $10. Ten percent of ticket proceeds go to the Moore Humane Society.

The Moore Humane Society will bring kittens for viewing at 1:30 p.m.

The Sunrise also features a Cat Wall of Fame. For $10, you can display your cat there. Half of all proceeds from the Cat Wall of Fame go to the Moore Humane Society.

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