By Scott Pukos
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Change arrives on Friday (3/15). A slight change, but one that opens up some fun possibilities.

As I mentioned in The Little Blog last week, we're getting a head start on the weekend with earlier showtimes Friday. This means both the main entrance and The Little Cafe will open at 4 p.m. Friday, March 15.

The Little’s theater 1 (240 East Ave.) will enter the next phase of its historic restoration project on Monday, Feb. 25. This stage of renovations includes lobby improvements, the installation of an elevator, the addition of two green rooms, a new kitchen, and more. Theater 1 will be closed for an estimated 6 to 8 months for the restoration. (MORE: WXXI News breaks down the next stage of changes at The Little)

By Scott Pukos
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Each year since I've been at The Little (I started in July 2015), I've compiled a list of my favorite Little movies of the year. The only requirement of the list is that the film must have debuted in the previous calendar year (2018 for this year's version), and must have screened at The Little at least once. These are not necessarily the most-award worthy pictures, just my favorites (though I certainly hope they win all the awards).

Your friendly neighborhood Little has you covered when it comes to December shopping! Our holiday shop, located in the lobby of our Winthrop Street entrance just outside the cafe, opens 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. It is scheduled to run up to Christmas. We'll have gift certificates, Little winter hats, scarves, fleeces, ornaments, and tons more fun stuff.

Editor's note: Humans of The Little highlights members, staff, patrons and more who help make The Little a special place. The following was emailed to us, unprompted, by long-time supporter and member Julie Holzbach. Julie graciously agreed to allow us to add this to the Humans of The Little blog. If you have a story you'd like to share, email Scott Pukos at [email protected].