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ARTICLE: Colonial Fox full of spooks...In 90 years a place like the historic Colonial Fox Theatre can accumulate a lot of spirits, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Sun Oct 31 2010 22:30:47 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Film series to conclude Nov. 5...The 2010 Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation Friday  Flix Series will conclude at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 with “The Polar Express,” which will kick off the Pittsburg Broadway District Holiday Open House Weekend...
Fri Oct 29 2010 05:31:51 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Pittsburg landmarks to be focus of PBS show » Local News » The Hotel Stilwell and the Colonial Fox Theater, which have been the focus of resoration efforts by Pittsburg-area residents...
Oct 27, 2010

ARTICLE: Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Nothing normal about the paranormal - Home ...
Contact 103.5 the X or Colonial Fox Theatre for more details.” The Colonial Fox in Pittsburg was built just before the height of the...
October 24, 2010

ARTICLE: Colonial Fox Theatre plans paranormal tour... Paranormal exploration tours will be offered Oct. 30 of the 90-year-old Colonial Fox Theatre.
Sun Oct 24 2010 05:08:41 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Theater to get profits from sale... Earl Wolfe and Patrick Williams like old movie theaters. They also share a passion for vintage electronic equipment.
Fri Sep 17 2010 21:43:15 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Area events "Cult classic..." Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation will present its third annual showing of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” in the space between the Colonial Fox Theatre and M&I Bank building on the outside wall of the historic theater.
Fri Sep 17 2010 05:18:52 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Area events "Friday Flix"...The 2010 Friday Flix Series will continue with a showing of the animated film “Up” at dusk in the south M&I Bank parking lot on the outside wall of the historic Colonial Fox Theatre.
Fri Aug 20 2010 05:01:44 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: LOCAL BUSINESS BRIEFS "Corsini named president of historical association"
Vonnie Corsini, Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation executive director was elected to a second term as president of the Kansas Historic Theatre Assoication...
Sun Aug 15 2010 06:50:03 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: RETURN ENGAGEMENT... Jonny Wood, Miami, Okla., describes himself as a normal factory worker, husband and dad. But he’s also hoping to make the world a little better with his music.
Fri Jul 16 2010 04:45:32 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Area events...Friday, July 16 Friday Flix...The Friday Flix Series will continue with a showing of classic musical “Singin’ in the Rain” around 9 p.m. on the outside wall of the historic Colonial Fox Theatre.
Fri Jul 16 2010 04:29:58 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Area events...Sunday, July 11 Theater tour...Colonial Fox Theatre will have a Second Sunday Theatre Tour from 2 to 4 p.m.
Sun Jul 11 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Area events...Friday Flix--The Friday Flix Series will continue with a showing of “Where the Wild Things Are” at 9 p.m. in the south M&I Bank parking lot, on the outside wall of the historic Colonial Fox Theatre.
Fri Jun 18 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Farmers Market to show ‘Food Inc.’ film tonight...Pittsburg Farmers Market will present an evening at the Colonial Fox Theatre Saturday at 407 N. Broadway in the south M&I Bank parking lot.
Sat Jun 05 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

EVENT: Friday Flix Series begins, Second Sunday Theatre Tours begin
May 2010

ARTICLE: Colonia Fox Theater to resume tours Colonial Fox Theatre will resume its Second Sunday Theatre tours from 2 to 4 p.m. today.
Sun May 09 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

EVENT: Wichita Public Broadcasting Station does story on Colonial Fox – Sunflower Series.
May 2010

ARTICLE: Kansas Sampler snapshots...For those of traveling to Leavenworth anytime soon, be sure to try the New York Strip at Mama Mia’s and Annie’s Amber Ale at the High Noon Saloon … you can’t go wrong.
Fri May 07 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Construction to transform Pittsburg's Besse Hotel into apartments ...He also constructed the nearby Colonial Fox Theatre, which in recent years gained a spot on the historic registry and is undergoing...
Apr 11, 2010

ARTICLE: Colonial Fox gets Heritage Trust Fund grant..."Waiting to exhale"  That’s how Vonnie Corsini felt in late February as she awaited word as to whether or not the Colonial Fox Theatre would again be awarded a Heritage Trust Fund grant...
Sat Mar 27 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

ARTICLE: Grant to Colonial Fox moves project to next phase » The Colonial Fox Theatre took another step last week toward its caretakers' goal of complete restoration with a $90000 grant from the Kansas...
Mar 27, 2010

ARTICLE: Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Pritchett Trust continues to impact lives...Colonial Fox Theater Foundation, which is in the second year of fundraising to restore the historic building; and Memorial Auditorium...
May 16, 2010

ARTICLE: PSU project to benefit Colonial Fox...In their ongoing effort to restore the Colonial Fox Theatre and revive the Pittsburg downtown district, Vonnie Corsini and her staff are getting a lift from students at Pittsburg State University...
Fri Mar 12 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

ARTICLE: Many take part in 2nd Shamrock Festival...If anyone is wondering why Vonnie Corsini is so passionate about restoring the Colonial Fox Theatre in Pittsburg, Saturday’s Shamrock Festival was a pretty good answer...
Sun Mar 07 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

EVENT: Second Annual Shamrock Festival and St. Paddy’s Parade. 
March 2010 

ARTICLE: Downtown group discusses ‘hook’ Members of the Downtown Revitalization Committee know there are people coming to the county and to the town. Now their goal is to figure out a way to get them to come to the heart of the city...
Fri Feb 12 2010 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)