“I think it’s a good service to provide,” Executive Director Wendy McCain said. “Right now we have an event permit for 2018. I picked six shows. We can sell alcoholic beverages.”

“We will sell Bud, Bud Light, and Southern Tier IPA,” she said. “We’ll probably start with Flickerwood wine.”

There will also be water available.

Prices have not been set. McCain said she is working on that, and that prices will be comparable with those in the community and at the winery. Sales will be cash-only.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry The southeast corner of the Struthers Library Theatre will be utilized to serve beer and wine to theater patrons starting with the Sept. 28 performance by the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

All drinks will be served in Whirley cups with sipper lids. “That allows you to drink it in the theater,” McCain said. “You can bring them back for every event. You can’t bring your own cups.”

Sales will be made out of the site of the old Pantaloon Saloon — the southeast corner of the theater building.

McCain said she remembers the Pantaloon Saloon from the early 1970s.

She has applied for grant dollars to further renovate that space.

For 2018, the six shows selected for the event permit include the Glenn Miller Orchestra on Friday, Sept. 28; BJ Thomas on Friday, Oct. 12; Carol of the King on Saturday, Dec. 15; Jazz, Blues & Two Tattoos, on Saturday, Dec. 8; Blue Morning: A Tribute to Foreigner, on Saturday, Oct. 6; and Shania Twin: A Tribute to Shania Twain, on Saturday, Nov. 3.

There is the possibility that the Glenn Miller performance will sell out — out of almost 900 tickets, there were 330 remaining on Tuesday — so it should be a good learning experience.

“It’s not going to be perfect,” McCain said. “We want people to help us fumble through.”

There could be long lines at both the ticket window and the bar and McCain said she doesn’t know what to expect from the mingling of the two lines as they enter the theater. “I would expect, for an hour before the show it’s going to be very busy,” she said. “We would ask people to get here early.”

She strongly recommends patrons purchase tickets before getting in line for beverages.

Theater personnel will accept feedback after the shows.

“We’re hoping people participate with us,” she said.

The event license is a temporary step.

“In the future we will have a theater license,” McCain said.

At that point, the theater will have the option of serving beverages and light food every time there is an event at the theater from two hours before until two hours after.