As many of you know, after nine and a half years, I am exiting as Executive Director of The Picture House. I wanted to take this moment to thank you all for the wisdom, effort, and support you have given me and TPH along the way. We have been through a lot together! The beginning [...]
People are always surprised when I tell them that The Picture House has to fundraise for 50% of its budget each year. You go to the movies, you pay your 10 or 12 dollars, and you assume you’ve taken care of things… but in reality we send 60% of those dollars to the film distributor, [...]
The Picture House was thrilled to receive the Arts Organization Award for 2023 from ArtsWestchester. On April 19, the TPH team and I attended the Arts Award Luncheon. It’s wonderful to be recognized, of course, but to be recognized in this vibrant Westchester arts landscape is doubly thrilling – and humbling. ArtsWestchester has over 140 [...]
With the advent of spring, we’re moving into festival mode at The Picture House. Now that we have 5 theaters with seating from 14 to 308 our festival capabilities are much expanded! With The Italian American Forum, we’re presenting the Westchester Italian Film Festival from April 21-23. Don’t miss opening night at TPH Bronxville with [...]
My friends in the Southwest say they miss fall with its changing colors. And then I have friends who define themselves as summer people or winter people. My season is Awards Season — the time every year when there’s a renewed focus on film — the stars, the scandals, and, most of all, the magic. [...]
At The Picture House, our mission guides our decisions, and that mission focuses on three areas: Film, Education, and Community. It’s not just the movies (just look at the back of our staff t-shirts)! It’s The Movies. And More. The 2022 holiday season was a clear example of this, from an interactive, book-based event with [...]
The economics of all nonprofits are different, and the economics of a nonprofit movie theater is a world unto itself. Few people understand that when they pay $10 for a movie ticket we have to send as much as $6.50 back to the movie distributor, leaving us with precious little for general operations, much less [...]
There are few certainties in life, but one certainty at The Picture House Regional Film Center is that we are powered by community. Both theaters – The Picture House Pelham and The Picture House Bronxville – are important fixtures in their respective villages and also throughout southern Westchester. Granted, we’ve only been in operation at [...]
With our Centennial behind us and programming in full swing at Bronxville and Pelham, this fall will be a time for reviving old traditions and inaugurating new ones. You may have seen a Save the Date or two come through your email recently. I hope you have duly marked your calendars! Picnic in the Park [...]
We talk about the Picture House mission having three focus areas: film, education, and community. At the core of that community are our members. Our members come from all over Westchester, from the Bronx, and a few brave and dedicated souls from the further reaches of New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Connecticut. Their [...]