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CELEBRATION! CINEMA TO PRESENT FIRST EVER LIVE 3D EVENT BCS National Championship Game broadcast LIVE in 3D to Celebration! Cinema North on January 8th, 2009
Grand Rapids, Michigan - - Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 - - Celebration! Cinema announced today that its Grand Rapids North location has been tapped to present the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game for the first time ever in a fully-marketed, live 3D event. Fox Sports and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. will team up to broadcast the FedEx BCS National Championship Game in LIVE 3-D to select digitally-equipped theaters across the United States. The announcement represents the first ever sporting event broadcasted to the public in LIVE 3-D on a nationwide basis. "Grand Rapids can claim another first," said J.D. Loeks, Chief Operating Officer for Celebration! Cinema. "College football fans will be able to experience the game as if they were on the field. This gives a new, dynamic purpose for our theatres and is the result of our vision for digital cinema. Our guests are going to love this." The 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game, featuring the Florida Gators (2) vs. the Oklahoma Sooners (1), is scheduled for Thursday, January 8at 8 pm EST. The game features the country’s top collegiate teams competing for the coveted National Title. Tickets for the event can be purchased at Celebration! Cinema North or online at www.celebrationcinema.com . About Celebration! Cinema: John Loeks owns and operates theatres in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, Mt.Pleasant, Benton Harbor/St Joseph and Kalamazoo/Portage. Celebration! Cinema is a state-of-the-art shared entertainment experience with first rate amenities at each location. For more information contact Steve VanWagoner 616.447.4253 or visit us on the internet at www.celebrationcinema.com # # # |