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Wednesday, September 1, 1976, page 15 (of 61)
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entertainment in south dade, coral gables
Wednesday, September 1, 1976 TIMES/GUIDE 15 entertainment in south dade, coral gables
Movie viewers can save cash with proper timing
See related story, Page 54 By ERICA MEYER Staff Writer Remember when you could see a first run movie for less than $3? Well, you still can — if your timing is right. Most Coral Gables and South Dade theaters offer discount prices for the first matinee each day. The deals vary, but the substance is the same: early birds can obtain $3 tickets for between $1.25 and $2.50. And you can get under $3 tickets if your age is right. People under 14 and over 65 are offered discounts at certain times on certain days, also. One local theater, the Twin Gables (SW 33rd Avenue and Coral Way) offers an entire children's program each Wednesday at 10 a.m. The two-hour program includes cartoons, games, prizes and a G-rated flick — all for 50 cents a customer. Some of the discounts are established by various independent theaters and others are established by the major theater chains: Wometco, Florida State and General Cinema Corporation. Wometco (Miracle, Dadeland Twin, Parkway, Sunset) offers special matinee prices in the theaters where they have matinees. The Parkway and Sunset only have evening shows. Wometco doesn't offer a senior citizens' discount. General Cinema (Riviera I and II, Westchester I and II, Cutler Ridge I and II) offers a set reduction for all tickets sold before 2:30 p.m. The special price, except during runs of "road show block buster films, is $1.50. ABC-Florida State Theaters (Twin Gables, Suniland, Coral Gables have varying early bird discounts and all offer special senior citizens' rates. Those special features vary, so check under each theater's names. Theater by theater, here's how to pay less and see more in your neighborhood: Coral, 2331 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 443-4621. Early bird: $2.50 until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Senior citizens with Medicare cards: $1.50 every feature, daily except Saturday and Sunday. Cutler Ridge, 20239 S. Dixie Hwy., 238-5311. Early bird: $1.50 until 2:30 p.m. Dadeland Twin I and II, 7440 SW 88th St., 665-7555. Early bird: $1.25 or $1.50 for the first show, Monday through Friday. Price varies depending on the movie. Gables, 2112 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 446-1221. Adults: $2.50 before 5 p.m. Children under 14, $1.50 Monday through Friday. Senior citizens with Medicare card, $1.50 Monday through Friday. Gala, 8546 Bird Rd., 226-0914. Adult movies. All shows $5. Loew's Kendall, SW 107th Avenue and N. Kendall Drive, 279-3112. Usually maintains an evening-only schedule, except weekends, and offers no special prices. Miller Road Cinema, 9318 Miller Rd., 279-1339. Adult movies. All shows $4. Miracle, 280 Miracle Mile, 443-5201. First show, $1.50 Monday through Saturday. Movies at Kendall, I and II Shops of Kendall, SW 127th Avenue and N. Kendall Drive, 279-8177. Usually evening-only schedule is maintained on weekdays. On Saturday, Sunday and holidays, admission is $1 until 2:30 p.m. Parkway, 1261 Coral Way, 854-3592. Evening schedule only; no special prices. Riviera I and II, 1560 S. Dixie Hwy., 666-8513. Early bird: $1.50 until 2:30 p.m. Suniland I and II, 11975 S. Dixie Hwy., 233-2540. Early bird: $2.30 before 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Children $1.50 at all times. Sunset, 5790 S. Dixie Hwy., 667-0761. Evenings shows only; no special prices. Twin Gables I and II, 3275 Coral Way, 445-2402. Early bird: $2.50 for the first matinee Monday through Friday. Senior citizens with Medicare cards, $1.50 for all shows Monday through Thursday (may be suspended during special road show pictures). Special children's show every Wednesday, 10 a.m. for 50 cents. Children under 14, $1.50 at all times. Trail, 3713 SW Eighth St., 448-0592. No special prices. Westchester I and II, SW 87th Avenue at 27th Street, 264-4880. Early bird: $1.50 until 2:30 p.m.
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Grandma's Receipts
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