Goodbye To The Tivoli

By Steve Kraske,

Published April 10, 2019 at 1:56 PM CDT

The owner of Kansas City's oldest independent movie theater talks about his decision to close.

Jerry Harrington has been a boon to independent, documentary and foreign filmmakers for devoting the screens of The Tivoli to their work for 35 years. He explained how he managed to grow the audience for these types of films, added innovative content over the decades and gifted Kansas City with the opportunity to see many of the greatest films ever made.

Jerry Harrington, owner of Tivoli Cinemas
Cynthia Haines, Up to Date film critic
Steve Walker, Up to Date film critic
Bob Butler, Up to Date film critic

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