Oh Bu-Jeebus...
So, I volunteer at a local art-house cinema, The Grand Cinema, something I probably alluded to in the past. Well anyways, recently, the Managing Director was ousted/resigned, the Artistic Director set his resignation for October, and I just got an e-mail from Volunteer Coördinator saying that she had announced her resignation, effective immediately.
Wow.
I have been hoping for a while to be able to work (you know, for real money, not as a volunteer) as a projectionist there for a while, seeing how I love the Grand, love film, trust-wrothy and responsible (to a certain degree, I think, or at least that's what people tell me, so I guess I'll believe them, though I'm always skeptical about those kinds of things), and am turning 16 soon. I heard that some people were thinking about leaving in the fall, but this is monumental. These changes, plus that the Board of Directors is considering moving the Grand to a different (and, if so, permanent) location, make it seem as if the fate of the Grand, at least after the Tacoma Film Festival, is completely up in the air.
What makes me feel terrible is how preoccupied I am, and how I can't help out the Grand in this time of, I would guess, severe need. This is because right now is the Stadium High School (my high school) Centennial Celebration, and that plus our building is newly renovated after two years, is the center of what will be huge celebrations this Homecoming week, and since I play in the band, this is going to be a hellish week, so I'm basically booked through the weekend. Afterwards things'll calm down, but still...
Sorry, I just kind of needed to write that.
Wow.
I have been hoping for a while to be able to work (you know, for real money, not as a volunteer) as a projectionist there for a while, seeing how I love the Grand, love film, trust-wrothy and responsible (to a certain degree, I think, or at least that's what people tell me, so I guess I'll believe them, though I'm always skeptical about those kinds of things), and am turning 16 soon. I heard that some people were thinking about leaving in the fall, but this is monumental. These changes, plus that the Board of Directors is considering moving the Grand to a different (and, if so, permanent) location, make it seem as if the fate of the Grand, at least after the Tacoma Film Festival, is completely up in the air.
What makes me feel terrible is how preoccupied I am, and how I can't help out the Grand in this time of, I would guess, severe need. This is because right now is the Stadium High School (my high school) Centennial Celebration, and that plus our building is newly renovated after two years, is the center of what will be huge celebrations this Homecoming week, and since I play in the band, this is going to be a hellish week, so I'm basically booked through the weekend. Afterwards things'll calm down, but still...
Sorry, I just kind of needed to write that.