NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Secretary Jon Barela Announces Raton’s Historic Shuler Theater to Join the MainStreet Historic Theater Initiative

Raton, NM – Today, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela announced the Shuler Theater, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week, will receive $100,000 in Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) as part of the MainStreet Historic Theater Initiative. The funding will go toward digital movie conversion and to allow the theater to show high-quality, first-run movies. It will also serve as the anchor for commerce in Downtown Raton.

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