Quick update: We’re still waiting for the electrical permit from the city, they said it would be ready by March 3 at the latest. Our electrician is all ready to go so things should move quickly after the permit is in. I mentioned last time that another $1800 worth of electrical upgrades were added to the total, these are things we need to pass our CO inspection (wired smoke alarms in the storage rooms, additional fire pull bars throughout the room), about a third of that has been paid off and I’m currently scraping together funds to pay off the rest as well as rent and utilities for March. So things are moving along nicely and I’m still aiming for an April re-opening. I already have our re-opening night film screening ready to go and am all set to start booking for this year’s Cinedelphia Film Festival, which will likely be held in May.
Also, a bunch of kind locals organized a benefit show for PhilaMOCA, it’s happening at the First Unitarian Church on Friday, March 6 and will feature locals Yowler, Kississippi, and Thin Lips. Advance tickets are available here:
https://resurrect-philamoca.eventbrite.com