NextAct Cinema at The Pikes Opens in Pikesville

3/13/19

PIKESVILLE, Md.  – Motion pictures are back in Pikesville! The historic Pikes Theatre has been reincarnated with new and updated technology, plus additional amenities for an “intimate luxury movie going experience.”

NextAct Cinema at The Pikes (921 Reisterstown Rd.– 21208) now operates as an independent boutique theater where guests can wine and dine in comfortable leather reclining chairs while watching their favorite flicks.

The 3,000-square-foot facility (which initially operated from 1938 to 1984, and later reopened from 2013 to 2016) underwent extensive renovations (designed by Levin/Brown Architects and executed by American Contracting) to yield a modern, upscale look.

Enhancements include new in-theater seating and screens, new (and relocated)bathrooms, a new concession area with digital menu screens, and the addition of a lobby bar decorated with a full glass mirror and movie-themed canvas posters.

With stadium seating, the two theater rooms are each limited to 43 seats for a more personal experience. NextAct Cinema boasts 100 percent crystal clear digital audio and projection, high-frame rate technologies, premium large format and immersive cinema, and various accessibility technologies. Guests can fully engage in the surround sound experience and feel as if they are in the center of all of the action.

The seats, as well as accompanying plush blankets, can be reserved online or on-site at guest services. No need to get out of those comfy chairs to stock up on refreshments. While seated, guests can order red/white wine, domestic/imported beer or a soft drinkartisanal popcorncandy, and/or a gourmet meal prepared by the adjacent Pikes Cinema Bar and Grill, and have it all delivered by the theater’s wait staff.

Designed for a quick turnaround, the in-theater menu includes meat, chicken and seafoodsliders with fries and slawpersonal pizzas; quesadillassoupssalads and a salmon entrée, as well as smaller-sized items, including chicken tendersfor children.

Seating is reserved and  guests ordering a meal should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to their movie showing. Concession items can be ordered throughout the movie.

Locally owned and operated, NextAct Cinema will offer a wide range of diverse movie options from first runs to foreign language dramas, as well as themed movie events for the community. Future plans call for afternoon showings of children’s movies, morning showings for the over 50 crowd and special movie nights for the whole family to enjoy.

Additionally, NextAct Cinema will function as a bar and event space and can be rented out for corporate presentations, happy hour socials before a movie, birthday parties or pre-screenings.

“We have designed NextAct Cinema at the Pikes as a destination cinema and believe that our unique movie experience with dining option will attract visitors to Pikesville and bring repeat customers to our theater,” said proprietors, Robert Wright and Anthony Fykes – entrepreneurs, friends and movie buffs, whose seven-year dream to open their own commercial boutique theater location has finally come to fruition.

“Our goal is to reinvigorate entertainment in Pikesville, and it was important for us to support the community by hiring from within,” Fykes added.

NextAct Cinema at The Pikes is open daily at 9 a.m. Final show time can vary from 10 to 11 p.m., depending on the length of the film. No one under age 21 is admitted for shows after 7 p.m. For more information, visit https://nextactcinema.com, call 443-681-8975, email info@nextactcinema.com or find Next Act Entertainment on Facebook.

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