Released:
Featured image: Luanne Crouch, Maureen Wills, and Carleen Palmitesso get into the spirit with an Oswego 7 Cinema employee. Photo from the Oswego County Historical Society.
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego County Historical Society, in partnership with Oswego Cinema 7, will present a special screening of the classic film “Psycho” on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Oswego Cinema 7, located at 138 W. Second St. in Oswego.
“How could we resist Norman Bates?” says Mary Kay Stone, long-time volunteer and emeritus board member at the Historical Society. Richardson-Bates House Museum tour guides and docents are typically quick to point out that the society is indebted to a different Norman Bates than the fictionalized character Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic film. But this year, the coincidence in names is bringing smiles and a few laughs to the passionate volunteers of Classic Movie Night. Luanne Crouch, Maureen Wills, and Carleen Palmitesso have already begun fine-tuning their costumes for this year’s selection. While costumes are encouraged (but not required), past attendees at Classic Movie Night know to expect the unexpected with this passionate group whose costume reveals have become part of the pre-show festivities as moviegoers enter the lobby at the historical Oswego 7 Cinema.
Tickets are $20 and available for purchase at Oswego 7 Cinema on W. Second St., River’s End Bookstore at 19 W. Bridge St., or directly from the Historical Society by calling (315) 343-1342. Limited tickets will be available at the door. The society recommends purchasing your ticket in advance. Oswego’s Norman Bates was a resident of the Richardson-Bates House Museum, inheriting the house from his uncle, Max Richardson. The family donated the house on East Third Street in 1946 to the historical society to honor both Max Richardson and Norman Bates and the property proudly bears both their names. Proceeds support the continued operations of the Richardson-Bates House Museum and the Oswego County Historical Society. The Richardson-Bates House Museum is open to the public Thursdays – Saturdays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. April through December.
