A new arthouse theater has opened in Las Vegas.

The Beverly Theater will offer one of a kind content and programing, including independent films, live music and literary events.

I got the chance to visit the Beverly Theater just a few days before its big grand opening.

The Beverly Theater is officially open for business in downtown Las Vegas.

Inside the beautiful two story, more than 14,000 square foot state of the art film house storytelling arena and live music venue.

You will find the main theater featuring a 260 square foot screen and nearly 150 retractable seats, a jazz terrace with stunning views and a cozy courtyard.

The Beverly Theater, the first art house built from the ground up.

Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the Beverly Theater.

The Beverly Theater is mission to stage uncommon cinematic.

Literary and.

Live experiences.

We got a front row seat when we sat down with founder and namesake Beverly Rogers Beverly to see this The Beverly Theater.

Is it surreal?

What are you feeling?

Real is a really good word.

I love seeing I love the red.

I love the background.

I love the Vegas E ness of it.

It's beautiful.

When I look back at the time, went so fast and other times I think about it.

It seems like we've always been in the building stage, so all of a sudden, it's.

It's real.

And I can start next week thinking about I'm going to the movies.

Oh, you can't find me.

Sorry.

I'm at the movies.

And this is a true art house.

So tell us what else will be able to experience when we come to the Beverly Film?

Whether it's independent film, foreign film, films that are hard to find, or maybe just have come to Las Vegas for three days and you got to be lucky enough to find them in that three days.

Also, we want to do things like bring in people to do question and answer sessions about the film, like we're going to do with with killer films on the opening night.

And we also want to work with the university and their film department and Las Vegas Academy, which has a budding film department We've already lined up with to do things with them.

We want to start being able to help.

Some of our students have accredited programs or some kind of internships with us.

Those kinds of things.

We also want to work with the we'll be working with the writer's block as far as literary events and readings and having authors.

And we'll they have had a space there for a long time, but we'll now have bigger space and be able to bring in writers who are on the circuit promoting their books and who haven't had a suitable place to come formally.

We have Kip's home music programing.

That Kip Kip Kelly, founding creative director and chief experience officer who is as passionate about the Beverly Theater well as Beverly.

What it means to be an independent theater is first and foremost, we are shining a light on independent voices and independent arts.

We are also independently owned and operated.

The Rogers Foundation is not a theater conglomerate.

We don't have a giant concert promoter.

We're not a part of a national booking circuit.

We are programing for Las Vegas and for the community, and we think it's important that that programing comes from right here and not some corporate office across the country.

The attention to detail, again, when I walked in, one of the first things that I noticed as I was walking in and right to the right, you're an entertainer at heart.

I saw those adorable photos, your baby photo and you and your little tap shoes.

Let's talk about.

Okay, let's not talk about Doug, about it.

Kip said, Hey, we have this frame.

Do you have something to put in it?

I said, Well, I was a showgirl once.

That's made you think I was six in that picture.

Now, another thing that I didn't notice up there as well, and it was a saying that says if you've seen it all, close your eyes.

So when you close your eyes, it's not that you want people to close your eyes when they come to a movie theater, but when you close your eyes and walk, come with me on this trip.

On this journey, what do you envision for the Beverly?

Oh, my gosh.

I envision, again, the the things that I count toward the success of this theater will be one, the community coming and participating.

And by that, I mean come to the literary events and ask questions and live your desires.

Tell people, tell us what you're interested in.

And obviously, the other thing that matters is just people coming and and hanging out and segway and having a drink and listening to music and, you know, just just participate, calm and communicate as the sign next door says and be a part of the whole thing.

Film, music and literary scene.