We don't just pop collars...

Less than 10 days to the soft opening of a/perture cinema. You may have noticed my absence which this time was due neither to epidemics nor laziness, my two most trusty excuses. Instead, we've been doing everything we can to get ready for January 8th. Decorations, concession area design, bane of my existence Dymo Label Printer, and silly little things like occupancy and ABC permits. Some might say those last things are imperative to officially being in business, but as a movie theater, we made that leap the other day when we did the following:

That's right, the popcorn popper is operational. Our secret recipe of pre-mixed idiot proof movie theater popcorn will knock you off your feet with yummy goodness. Some of the staff is already enjoying it.

Scott "4-D Viewmaster" DuVall, Lawren "Popcorn Czar" Desai, and Jigar "I already eat too much popcorn and candy without partly owning a theater" Desai enjoy the first batch.

So I just indirectly introduced you to one of our master projectionists Scott. Aside from still having an ABBA song stuck in his head from his first official screening at a/perture, he along with the other projectionists have managed to avoid concussions in the low clearance projection booth while getting the place ready for some films. But who was taking pictures while you guys were chowing down? Photo credits go to our jack-of all trades assistant manager Genevieve Moore.

Not only can she make popcorn look artsy, she makes some mean cookies, likes schedules and lists just as much as Lawren, and has helped the curator keep her sanity for the last month by doing everything. I'm hoping you'll get to know Scott and Genevieve and the rest of our amazing staff by coming to visit a/perture, and maybe even through some guest blog spots and interviews.

Not only are these bags earth-friendly, but they're specially designed to keep the "golden" popcorn topping in the bag and out of your lap. Who says we don't love you?