{"id":34933,"date":"2023-08-22T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=34933"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:16:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:16:11","slug":"polk-theatre-will-reopen-saturday-after-major-repair-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/08\/22\/polk-theatre-will-reopen-saturday-after-major-repair-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk Theatre will reopen Saturday after major repair work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk Theatre&nbsp;in Lakeland is scheduled to reopen Saturday after a closure of several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ghows-LK-a2e4e418-405a-4d3b-8de0-1779d5e135bc-4002d96b.webp?resize=800%2C572&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34934\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theater announced on its website and through social media that it would resume programming with the showing of \u201cThe Iron Giant\u201d at 2 p.m. Saturday, followed by &#8220;Twister&#8221; at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, the theater has scheduled &#8220;Manet&#8221; at 2 p.m. and &#8220;My Fair Lady&#8221; at 5 p.m. The comedy &#8220;Blazing Saddles&#8221; is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.sellingticket.com\/design22\/clients\/list\/index_byUserListAll.aspx?OrganizationID=64\">polktheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theater\u2019s management reported on July 9 that a pipe had broken under the seats in the orchestra&#8217;s center section, causing flooding in the basement of the historic building at 121 S. Florida Ave. In a series of posted updates since then, the management reported that the repair work was taking longer than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk Theatre, which opened in 1928, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nonprofit owns and operates the venue, one of the last remaining atmospheric theaters in Florida operating as a movie house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polk Theatre&nbsp;in Lakeland is scheduled to reopen Saturday after a closure of several weeks. 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