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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1s38Od.St.138.jpeg|525The original theater signage was preserved at the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain, The center is home to the Kings Mountain Little Theater. The center is holding its first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1frobV.St.138.jpeg|468Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteers Jim Champion, right, and Rick Dancy, left, stand inside the Joy Performance Center - an old art deco theater. Dancy is promoting the center's first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/WvIKY.St.138.jpeg|468Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteers Jim Champion, right, and Rick Dancy, left, stand inside the Joy Performance Center - an old art deco theater. Dancy is promoting the center's first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/WABN0.St.138.jpeg|525At the back of the stage at the Joy Performance Theater, a line divides where the Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteers extended the stage well past the concrete that formed the front of the stage when the building was a movie theater. The center, an old art deco theater, will hold its first major music series in 2013. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/sdhcX.St.138.jpeg|468Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteer Jim Champion shows the area behind the stage where dressing rooms and props are located at the Joy Performance Center - an old art deco theater. Volunteers do most of the work on the building. The center is holding its first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/GZLyx.St.138.jpeg|468Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteers Jim Champion, right, and Rick Dancy look into a modest dressing room behind the stage at the Joy Performance Center - an old art deco theater. Dancy is promoting the center's first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/2jD3y.St.138.jpeg|468An exit at stage left inside Kings Mountain's Joy Performance Center is a great place for groups to bring in their gear for performances. When the old theater curtains were removed, volunteers cleaned and sealed the original brick walls. An architect designed sound-enhancing panels (to the right of the doors). (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1ayofi.St.138.jpeg|463A center-stage view from the rear of Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain, where a movie screen has been lowered for use by a school group. One of the more recent renovations at the home of the Kings Mountain Little Theater are all new seats. The center will hold its first major music series in 2013. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/jSnTl.St.138.jpeg|468The ladies room on the first floor of the Joy Performance Center was renovated and decorated. The center, an old art deco movie theater, is home to the Kings Mountain Little Theater. The center is holding its first major music series in 2013. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/qSSpB.St.138.jpeg|468The balcony at the Joy Performance Center is not yet open to the public. The balcony center holds the audio and lighting room. To the left of that, volunteers have already leveled the floor and hope to add tables and chairs to hold 20 to 25 people on each side. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/177tcn.St.138.jpeg|459A view of the downstairs of the Joy Performance Center from the right side of the balcony. On old art deco movie theater, the center is holding its first major music series in 2013.(MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1jFXbr.St.138.jpeg|468The knee-level tile wall at the front of the balcony at the Joy Performance Center is original to the old art deco movie theater. Low-profile railing will be added before the balcony is opened to the public. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/PA5h4.St.138.jpeg|525New carpet was added to the Joy Performance Center inside the doors leading to the seating area. But the on the lobby floor is from the days when the building was an art-deco movie theater in Kings Mountain. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1rnGpC.St.138.jpeg|517Framed photos of performances by the Kings Mountain Little Theater (to the right of the door in this photo) are hung throughout the lobby of the Joy Performance Center. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/1am1Ac.St.138.jpeg|468Kings Mountain Little Theater volunteers Jim Champion, left, and Rick Dancy stand in front of the ticket office at the Joy Performance Center - an old art deco theater. Dancy is promoting the center's first major music series in 2013. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/28/09/05/19a3Qj.St.138.jpeg|384A rear side view of the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain. When this lot next door came up for sale, the Kings Mountain Little Theater decided to buy it, and hopes to add more space to the center in the future. (MARK HAMES - mhames@charlotteobserver.com)
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