CEDARBURG, Wis. — A Cedarburg couple is being honored for running one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.
Jerry and Alice Voigt received the key to the city last week for running the timeless Rivoli Theater for the past two decades on behalf of the local preservation commission.
"It's a seven-day-a-week job,” Jerry said. “Essentially, it's all day, every day… It's really a joy. We see friends every day."
The couple manage a team comprised of dozens of volunteers, who help take tickets, clean and run the snack bar. The Voigt’s fill in where needed.
"We get to connect with the community in a way that's so unique.,” Alice said. "We don't know how long we're going to be able to continue to do this, but I can't imagine getting up every day and not having this to come to."
The Voigt’s have lived in Cedarburg for nearly six decades. Before running the theater, Jerry once served as Chairman for the Town of Cedarburg.
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Neither Jerry nor Alice remember being cinema buffs before operating the theater. Now, it’s their job to pick out the movies shown every week. Oftentimes, they attend the first screening of each new film.
"This entire town are stakeholders in the entire operation,” Jerry said.” “(It’s) just a spectacular piece of this amazing city."
The Rivoli Theater is showing "Paddington in Peru" this weekend. Showtimes are at 7 p.m. daily, with a 3:30 p.m. matinee on Saturdays and Sundays. Standard admission is $4.
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