CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — With the 50th anniversary of the Downtown Mall, in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the United States, around the corner in July, interest in Charlottesville history has been at a high.
Amongst the new exhibits and festivities being held this summer, locals and tourists alike can also attend free tours at the Paramount Theater. These tours are far from rare at the theater, as they are held regularly an average of three times a month.
“The tour is an opportunity to see some of the parts of the Paramount that are just not part of attendance as a patron,” Paramount Director of Communications Andy Pillifant told Cville Right Now. “You get to go backstage. You get to go on stage and see what the perspective looks like from an artist’s point of view.”…