The Screening Room at 13 13 new Wilmington art house movie theater

Screening Room movie theater opens in downtown Wilmington

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

A new art house movie theater opened Friday, drawing 100 patrons to see Oscar-nominated documentaries, animated and live-action shorts. The Screening Room at 1313 is starting business by showing the documentaries, animated shorts and live action shorts nominated for a 2023 Oscar. Co-owners Beverly Zimmermann and Bob Weir have worked together before and had been searching for a new theater …

As Bear Drive In prepares to close for season, owner calls project a success

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

People watched “Jungle Cruise” inside and outside of their cars on opening night, July 31.from inside, out of cars at the Bear Drive In’s opening night.   Averaging 500 cars per three-day weekend during the summer, the Bear Drive In’s first season was a success, its owner said. “So, the summer went really really really well,” said Bob Weir. “The …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – August 1, 2021

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Bear Drive In’s opening night goes smoothly with stream of cars

Betsy PriceBusiness, Culture, Headlines

A video of classic movie moments ran before ‘F9.’   The Bear Drive In’s opening night started with a line of more than 50 cars waiting by the time the gates opened at 6:45 p.m. The cars stretched around the arc that is Songbird Drive, which curves around the Bear Lowe’s. By the time “Jungle Cruise” started, owner Bob Weir …

Heads up: Bear Drive In only takes admission at gate this weekend

Betsy PriceBusiness, Culture, Headlines

Yes, the Bear Drive In grand opening will be this weekend. No, you will not be able to buy tickets online, the twin-screen drive in website says. The theater, on Christiana-Bear Road behind the Bear Lowe’s, will sell tickets at the gate, and only plans to allow about 150 cars per screen. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, tickets for this opening …

Bear Drive In opens Friday with ‘Fast & Furious 9,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’

Betsy PriceBusiness, Culture, Headlines

Bear Drive In opens Friday behind the Lowe’s in Bear. Photo by Bob Weir.   The Bear Drive In will open Friday night with “Fast and Furious 9” on one screen and “Jungle Cruise” on the other. It will follow up next week with “Suicide Square 2.” Shows will take place at dusk, which is about 8:30ish this week, said …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – July 25, 2021

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Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – July 18, 2021

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New Bear Drive In will be built with cargo containers

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

  A twin screen drive-in is set to go in into a field behind the Lowe’s in Bear.   A twin-screen Bear Drive-In is expected to open this month behind the Lowe’s in Bear. Bob Weir, who is the technical director at the Playhouse on Rodney Square and has a side business doing drive-in movies with inflatable screens, plans to …