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BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER Galaxy Cinema, the locally- owned theater that plans to show a mix of independent and main- stream films, opened last week, although final renovations have not been completed. The cinema, at 770 Cary Towne was originally scheduled to open the day after Thanksgiving. Construction to change the look took longer than expected, said Kirit Padia, one of the four founding partners. Included in the reno- vation is a new fiber-optic dis- play in the lobby the first of its kind in North Carolina, Padia said that makes the ceiling look like it is studded with stars. The work quite finished yet.

Three of the six au- ditoriums opened Dec. 30, show- ing a mix of foreign films and one documentary. Approximately 385 tickets were sold opening day. All of the proceeds $2,542 were pre- sented to the Hindu Society of North Carolina and its disaster- relief fund to help tsunami vic- tims in southern Asia, Padia said. The remaining three theaters, which Padia said will show chil- and mainstream films, are tentatively scheduled to open in February.

A grand-opening cele- bration will be held then. Patrons said the intial open- ing was worth the wait. On open- ing day they filed into the theater for the first showing of an Indian film shown in Hindi with English subtitles. came to Madstone a lot, because we like independent said Cathy Martin of New Hill, who came to see Life in the when the theater reopened as Galaxy. really want to support this theater.

There is a need for more inde- pendent films to be shown Other movies showing this week are Petite and mones: End of the These are the types of the films that have been missing from the Cary market since Madstone Theater closed in the same building in June, patrons said. find these films at other Megha Mathur said. Madstone, which brought the first independent and foreign films to Cary, attracted a loyal clientele, but ultimately bring in the crowds necessary to stay open. The Madstone Theaters chain closed its nine locations across the country during the summer with little warning. Padia, along with his wife, Kalindri, and local businessmen Nagi Reddy and Siva Allu, leased the building from York Proper- ties in the fall.

have been waiting for this said Allu. Information about movie times, ticket prices and coming attractions is available online at www.mygalaxycinema.com. Contact Megan Jones at 460- 2608 or 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2A, 2004 The Cary News2A THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2005 GET IN TOUCH 212 E. Chatham St. Cary, NC 27511 FAX: (919) 460-6034 E-MAIL ADDRESSES General: Schools: Sports: KEITH KING, Editor 460-2605 LISA COSTON, Managing editor 460-2610 ADAM ARNOLD, Town government 460-2609 ANN CLAYCOMBE, Public safety 460-2607 STUART HALL, Sports editor 460-2606 GRANT HALVERSON, Chief photographer 460-2600, ext.

141 MEGAN JONES, Business 460-2608 WENDY LEMUS, Arts and entertainment 467-3391 KERRY WATSON-GARNER, Education 460-2604 DENNIS SIGLER, Circulation manager 460-2616 SAM REGISTER, Advertising manager 460-2601 CORRECTIONS An article that appeared in the Dec. 30 edition of The Cary News, the winter break included the wrong phone number for GameFrog Cafe. The correct number is 460-6002. An article that appeared in the Dec. 30 edition of The Cary News, area schools re- warded for left out Yates Mill Elementary School in the list of Schools of Excel- lence, according to the state ABCs of Public Education.

Yates Mill Elementary is currently a Honor School of Excellence, with a 92.1 score. An article that appeared in the Dec. 23 edition of The Cary News, Giving misstated the length of time that Mr. Coffeehouse in Preston Corners has been open. It has been a coffee shop un- der several different names and owners for about nine years.

Its current name was given by for- mer owner Dani Hilbrands about two and a half years ago, said current owner Stephanie Lake Britt, who purchased the shop about six months ago. MISS THE PAPER? To report a problem with deliv- ery of your paper, call 460-2600 no later than 11 a.m. Thursday or Friday. Locally-owned Galaxy Cinema opens PHOTOS BY TIM LYTVINENKO FOR THE CARY NEWS Moviegoers line up outside the newly opened Galaxy Cinema for the first shows last week. Projectionist Jeff Groce starts a movie.

Three of the movie six auditoriums opened on Dec. 30. Management hopes to have the other auditoriums ready by February. COMMUNITY BRIEFS CITIZENS ENCOURAGED TO RECYCLE HOLIDAY WASTE Wake County residents will be able to recycle any holiday waste until Jan. 9 at the Solid Waste annual iday event.

will be held until Jan. 9, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following Wake County Convenience Centers: 10505 Old Stage Road in Gar- ner; 3600 Yates Mill Pond Road in South Raleigh; 1101 U.S. 64 Business Highway in Wendell; 9004 Deponie Drive in North Raleigh; and 6000 Old Smithfield Road in Apex.

All sites will accept the fol- lowing items for a limited time only: Christmas trees (remove ornaments, lights and tinsel); corrugated cardboard; chip board (paper roll tubes, cereal boxes and so forth); glossy magazines and catalogs; holi- day cards; SBS board (shirt boxes and the like); and wrap- ping paper (no foil). Moviegoers line up to view foreign films, documentary really want to support this theater. There is a need for more independent films to be shown CATHY MARTIN Galaxy Cinema patron.