The Adobe Theater at The Old Church with Jim Belshaw and Sara Voorhees January 25, 2007

Join Jim Belshaw and Sara Voorhees for a delightful reminiscence of the years when The Adobe Theatre was housed in the Old Church.

From 1963 to 1987 The Historic Old San Ysidro Church was the home of The Adobe Theater, now located on 4th Street. During this time, the ownership was transferred from the Catholic Church to the Historical Society and the Village of Corrales. The period also saw the beginnings of the restoration of the old building and many, many performances. Jim Belshaw and Sara Voorhees met when they were cast as the leads in “A Thousand Clowns” and performed at the Church. As part of the history of the Theater at the Church, they will share it with humor and wit on Thursday the 25th..

Jim Belshaw is in his thirtieth year at the Albuquerque Journal. He came to New Mexico in 1967 while in the Air Force and is a native of Chicago. He has worked as a reporter, copy editor, assistant city editor, feature editor and for the past 26 years, columnist at the Albuquerque Journal. Belshaw's work has been recognized by the Associated Press Managing Editors and the New Mexico Press Association. He also has been honored for his coverage of issues affecting those in the developmentally disabled community. He is the co-author of "Closing the Chart – A Dying Physician Examines Family, Faith and Medicine," a non-fiction work published by the University of New Mexico Press.

Sara Voorhees was the film critic for KOBTV in Albuquerque for 22 years, and was nationally syndicated until her retirement from full-time television in 2002. She is on the board of directors of the Broadcast Film Critics' Association and for the Action Coalition for Media Education, She continues to write film reviews, and appears on television on an emergency basis. She is the author of "The Lumiere Affair," which will be published by Simon and Schuster in 2007.

FURTHER INFORMATION: The program is free and open to the public. The Old Church is fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

DIRECTIONS: Take the Alameda exit (West) from I-25. From the intersection of Alameda Rd (NM 528) and Corrales Rd. (NM 448), go north for 3 miles to Old Church Rd, turn left (west) and proceed 0.3 miles to the Old Church.

For additional information call 899-6212

Official Website: http://www.corraleshistory.org