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I did when I worked at St. Louis.  We did SF films in the planetarium.  The real hard-core fans showed up.  It went well, but I think we could have done more advertising.  We got the films from a local company who takes care of the legal stuff, so it cost more, but it was less of a headache.
Beryl

On Sep 3, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Steve Fentress wrote:

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> Has anyone shown 1950's-era sci-fi or horror films to a paying audience in
> a science center? If so I would very much appreciate learning how it went
> for you. You can e-mail me directly. 
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> Many thanks in advance,
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> Steve Fentress, Director
> Strasenburgh Planetarium
> Rochester Museum & Science Center
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