
Andrea Perry
Does anyone know why a fire truck was parked in front of the Senator this morning?
I give up on a getting a straight answer to my questions from Tom, but I'm harboring some small hope that they prompted an inspection (by the fire marshall, not an historic theater expert).

Tom Kiefaber Andrea, You raised issues regarding the deteriorated state of The Senator's marquee wiring and added the suggestion of an objective evaluation of The Senator's present condition. I agree. At this stage with The Senator sitting empty the city should be encouraged to initiate a full, object professional inspection and ev...aluation of every aspect of the facility and its preservation, based on The Senator's irreplaceable status as one of the nation;s most significant & intact historic theatres. The issues speak to The Senator's uncertain future, the primary for members of this site. In that light a counterproductive negative undercurrent also lingers, reinforced by your followup comments that may be seeking to apply retroactive blame or irresponsibility on my part over my past ownership and operation of The Senator. I'm not sure, but it seems to be a blame game inquiry that has little relevance to the issues facing The Senator Theatre & its future

Tom Kiefaber In response though, to your concerns about my past actions and qualifications I will assert that my independent ownership and daily operation of The Senator for approximately 25 years, [9150+ sequential days of operation, no weekends off....] along with by a highly motivated, well- trained, overworked and underpaid his...toric theatre management team is a compelling case study, when judged by insurance claims and liability standards and criteria. In 25 years of operating an aging historic theatre facility there wasn't a single serious incident of patron or staff injury, nor any major or minor incident of fire ,nor any serious mishap. None. Our insurance carriers always considered that track record a "unprecedented marvel", [their words] and related to us each year at renewal time that most historic facilities of this type, age and popularity have more incidents and insurance claims each and every year than The Senator had in over 25 cumulative years of operation!

Tom Kiefaber We remain proud of this accomplishment, which did not just happen on its own. Hardly. It happened because dedicated professionals achieved it through vigilance, acquired skill and hard work. Now it is up to others to carry on and achieve their own track record and build an eventual legacy, and to do that will require... a much more extensive and expensive restoration of the aged facility than is generally recognized or being discussed. These are the types of productive FOTS interactions that hopefully move things forward towards The Senator's eventual protection and preservation in perpetuity and they remain my focus in this FOTS forum.

The FOTS leadership recently received the following communication from former Senator owner and operator Tom Kiefaber: I just noted from some interactions on Facebook that apparently The Senator's entire marquee and the neon towers were left continuously lit for over 72 hours this past...

Friends of The Senator Theatre Hearfelt thanks to all who helped move items last week. There may be need this week as well to finish the job.

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Let me start by saying I went to The Senator last night simply to see, for free, a classic film I’d never watched all the way through and to check out what I thought would be a neat event. I didn’t go as a reporter; I didn’t bring a notebook; I didn’t interview former Senator owner Tom Kiefaber (who...

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Friends of The Senator Theatre Volunteers needed today beginning at 12:30pm (for about 3-4 hrs) to help pack, move items (some heavy) out of & tidy The Senator. Wedding party coming in tonight for rehearsal for the ceremony tomorrow!

Friends of The Senator Theatre Need moving boxes @ the senator asap!

Saray Israel
THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO SHOW TOM & FAMILY AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
SO MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT...WELL DESERVED IT WAS A BLESSED BUT SAD DAY
I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR TOM I FEEL HE HANDLED HIMSELF LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT THAT HE IS...PEOPLE EXPECTED HIM TO RANT & RAVE
HE HAS CLASS AND DIGNITY AND HE SHOWED IT ...IN THE MIST OF WALKING AWAY FROM HIS FAMILIES LEGACY...TOM I SALUTE YOU ..RESPECT SIR

Mark A. Silvestri Years ago on the opening night of Amistad, Tom had gotten an African drumming group to come in and play before the show started. The more they played, the more we all started moving in our seats. One of the drummers made us get up and dance and yours truly got right in there. I'd been born with some muscular/skeleta...l issues, and although I've got a pretty good sense of rhythm, dancing on a slanted floor was a bit of a stunt but I had a blast anyway. After the movie, Tom came to me and thanked me for participating, and that a video of the "dance party" was going to be sent to Stephen Spielberg. Frankly I have to belatedly thank Tom since that was a phenomenal night. Literally everyone in the auditorium was on their feet, dancing whether it was with people they did or didn't know. I can only pray that that kind of enthusiasm can be continued in the next phase of the Senator's existence.





















