From ‘sticky shoe’ theater to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

EVANSTON — Aspen Cinemas was the host for this month’s Evanston Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn. Participants ate lunch from the concession stand and were treated to a photo history tour of the theater’s “sticky shoe” era prior to its 2015 renovation and reopening. Owner and operator Eric Hansen gave a tour of the projection booth and explained the process of the Hollywood studios to decide which theaters receive certain films, and how it often takes months-ahead planning to ensure that Aspen Cinemas show particularly desirable films.