For the last few weeks we've been drilling and cutting and chipping and hammering and cursing and raging, and maybe sometimes throwing ourselves at the feet of the pitiless gods of concrete to atone for our hubris. But throughout these trials, our demolition crew stayed strong, and hefted nearly 30 tons of old concrete from the structure. As of Friday, our new slab is poured and setting up to be a strong foundation for an excellent future in this space.

As per our plan, the floor is now level from the entryway all the way to the end of what will be our cabaret seating area, a full eighteen feet into the auditorium. This elevated platform will make the space much more accessible, and allow for tabled viewing and concession munching, in addition to staggered and graded theater seating further into the auditorium.  

It was hard work, but we know it's worth it, and we're excited to have turned a corner in our process, to move out of demolition and into building up the space we all want to share! 

Everyone’s favorite anonymous Facebook group has rallied behind The Porcupine to help secure some marquee real estate! Homer’s Anonymous Communications has taken up the challenge thrown down by our beloved Porc. As of this writing, The Porcupine Theater’s Facebook page is sitting at 985 followers—just 15 short of the magic 1,000 needed for the group to earn marquee rights for a day.  How will they decide what gets put on the sign? Will they push forward and secure an additional 1000 followers in order to double the fun?  Stay tuned!

In an effort to open up the space and make part of the auditorium more accessible, we must first remove large parts of the poured concrete...a job that requires concrete saws, jackhammers, an expanding goo poured in drilled holes and lots and lots of hard physical labor.  Wish us luck! We can't do much else until we lose this excess slab!