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New York Power Authority to Host
Free Movies in November Contact: October 22, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORTH BLENHEIM—A series of movies starring the late Paul Newman will be in the spotlight on consecutive Sundays in November at the admission-free visitors center at the New York Power Authority’s Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project. The movies, all beginning at 2 p.m., are: Sunday, November 2: “Hud” (1963) Sunday, November 9: “Sting” (1973) Sunday, November 16: “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid” (1969) Popcorn will be available for the free showings in the visitors center theater. Moviegoers are also invited to enjoy the visitors center’s attractions, which include hands-on exhibits on such subjects as basics of electricity, uses of electricity and operation of the Blenheim-Gilboa power project. The visitors center is located on Route 30, 17 miles south of Middleburgh and five miles north of Grand Gorge. About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ For more information, please go to www.nypa.gov. |
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