What's next for Inter-Media Arts Center's founders?

June 27, 2009

The closing of the Inter-Media Arts Centre (IMAC) Theater in Huntington is sad for Long Island music lovers and artists. But don't worry about the theater's founders, Michael Rothbard and Kathy Bodily. They're going to be just fine.

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