MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) on Tuesday awarded $10 million from the COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant program to 54 movie theater operators across the state. Moreover, the program will provide critical funds to assist movie theaters impacted by the pandemic. Marcus Cinemas of Wisconsin received $4.02 million. The company, which is the […]
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Discover Wisconsin TV episode preview April 19
A special, free preview showing of the new Discover Wisconsin TV episode, “Racine County – Stay Awhile”, will be held Wednesday, April 19 at the Marcus Renaissance Cinema, 10411 Washington Ave., Sturtevant. Doors open at 6 p.m. The program starts at 6:30 p.m. “Racine County – Stay Awhile” takes viewers throughout the county. The Discover […]
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Sturtevant Police No Longer Security at Marcus Renaissance
Off-duty Sturtevant police officers will no longer work security at the Marcus Renaissance, and what the company plans to do remains up in the air. Sturtevant trustees voted last week to reject a new contract proposal from Marcus that would have shifted the responsibility from the company to the village for liability, insurance and payroll. […]
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Excellence in Racine: Area High School Students in Alcohol Prevention Video
Five Racine-area students are on the big screen, and area theater-goers will see them in an alcohol-prevention video before the main attraction movie begins. The video is part of a Focus on Community effort to get teenagers to think before they drink, to think past Friday. To raise awareness using a social media channel teens […]
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Marcus Cinema Liquor License Approved
Sturtevant trustees Tuesday unanimously approved a liquor license for the Marcus Renaissance Theater, clearing the way for a Take Five Lounge to be added to the lobby of the cinema. Despite some push-back on the Racine County Eye Facebook page, the meeting was not attended by anyone who expressed any concerns. In an email to […]
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Trustees Consider Marcus Liquor License, SportsPlex School Rezone
Whether or not Marcus Cinema at the Renaissance gets a Class “B” liquor license to add a Take Five Lounge comes down to a vote Tuesday during the Sturtevant Village Board meeting. Trustees first considered the idea in March but held off on a vote until board members could visit another Marcus location with a […]
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Kindness Really Can Make You Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
**Editor’s note: Racine County Eye Advertising Sales Rep. Judy Williams is the positive force behind this push for more kindness. The community is invited to participate in a kindness campaign that starts with a movie. Kindness is Contagious – a documentary featuring stories from real people from all walks of life talking about how acts of […]
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Moviegoers Relax Now in Recliners
Movie fans who take in the latest release on the UltraScreen at the Marcus Cinema can do so in even greater comfort. 200 new recliners have replaced the 400 seats that were in the theater to allow for the extra room the chairs require. On the Marcus Renaissance Cinema Facebook page, Chris Holle had […]