May 23, 2007 10:07pm - Some of our local regulars decided it would be fun to help us promote our upcoming presentation of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie by dressing the parts and wending their way through the crowds giving away pirates' gold. The result - Captain Zack and the Pirates of Ambridge. The pirate crew included

• Zack Pickens as Captain Jack Sparrow
• Nick Mixter as William Turner
• Mike Savage as Mr. Gibbs
• Julien Critchfield as Iron Billy
• Joe Amoroso as Critchen
• William Henry
• Wyatt Austin
• Lauren Ott
• Chris Blaho
• Karen Henry

Thank you. I love our customers! This shows why I enjoy the running the theatre.

May 5, 2007 9:06am - You read that right! We are happy - and proud - to tell you that we will be opening the New Pirates of the Caribbean Movie, At World's End on May 25, 2007 with every major multiplex in the country. If you love coming to your hometown theatre, and look forward to seeing the return of Captain Jack Sparrow, you won't have to wait. He's going to be in your town on opening day. Even better, Buena Vista has given us permission to have a sneak peak show at midnight, Thursday night! So if you have trouble making it to our regular shows on the weekends, come see the midnight show. Doors will open 11:30PM Thursday, May 24. We are preselling tickets at the theatre for this show. Tickets for the midnight show are $4.50 each. Tickets for all other showtimes are at their regular price of $4.00 for matinees and $4.50 for evening shows. To buy a ticket stop in at the box office any time this weekend, next weekend, or during Nationality Days. We'll be happy to help you out, say hi, and chat for a while. Tickets for the midnight show are limited to 100, so stop in soon.

April 27, 2007 6:17am - On Wednesday the Ambridge Area Chamber of Commerce held their 2007 Celebration of Effort Awards Banquet. The purpose of this banquet is

...to celebrate the efforts of people in our community who make a positive impact, and deserve recognition.

We are proud, and grateful, to announce that the Ambridge Famiy Theatre received recognition as the Outstanding Business this year. An outstanding group of individuals and organizations were recognized. Many of our Senior High School students received the President's Volunteer Service Award for their volunteer efforts at the school and in the community. These young adults have volunteered up to almost 480 documented hours in the past year. We all know, where there is documented time, there is also undocumented time. They include

• Jeremy Angus
• Sara Berger
• Travis Cavanaugh
• Naomii Collier
• Kaci Drewnoski
• Anthony Firetto
• Jenna Floro
• Abigail Hoffman
• Kelly Ann Katchmark
• Cory Moyer
• Jennifer Nesbitt
• Melissa Stranko

Two organizations also received the President's Volunteer Service Award.

• Love Ambridge, from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, for their work assistancing area senior citizens.
• The Ambridge Rotary Club, at the First United Methodist Church of Ambridge

Recognized as Oustanding Employee was Donna Peduzzi, of the Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry. Recognized as Outstanding Adult Volunteer was John Sevin, of St. John's Lutheran Church. Recognized as Outstanding Youth Volunteer ws Naomii Collier, of the Ambridge Area High School. Recognized as Outstanding Community Leaders/Organization was the Committee to Clean & Beautify Ambridge. Recognized for Outstanding Public Service was Jack Lively, the Chief of the Harmony Township Police. Recognized as Outstanding Student was Frank Karl of the Ambridge Area High School. Recognized as Outstanding Teacher was Martha Piontek of the Ambridge Area High School. Recognized as Outstanding Commercial Business was Economy Electric. Recognized as Outstanding Industrial Business was Ryerson. These individuals and organizations have worked to make our community a better place. They exemplify the spirit of leadership, love expressed through action, and accepting the responsibility to leave things better than the way they found them. Thank you.

January 18, 2007 7:53am - As of Friday, January 19 we will no longer be carrying Pepsi products. Prior to this date we received our soft drinks as five gallon tanks of premixed soft drink. Pepsi has decided to discontinue these, and told us we didn't sell enough soft drinks to serve us as a customer with what is called Bag in a Box, where the soft drink syrup and water are mixed and carbonated at the point of use. The only option they gave us was to sell cans and bottles. We didn't like the idea of selling cans and bottles. We don't think they are appropriate for a theatre, and they generate much more garbage than the cups we currently used. As a result, we looked for a local supplier and this week Slush Puppie installed a Bag in a Box system for us. We will now be carrying RC products. Our flavors will include

• RC Cola
• Diet Rite Cola
• 7Up
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale
• Stewart's Root Beer
• Sundrop (similar to Mountain Dew)
• Dr. Pepper
• Hawaiian Punch

As you can see, we were able to replace all the old flavors and add two - Hawaiian Punch and Dr. Pepper. That was kind of a bonus for us, and we hope for you. Thanks for patronizing the Ambridge Family Theatre. We look forward to seeing you!.