The Fountain Theatre, located on 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, is one of Old Mesilla's most treasured landmarks. It is not only full of history, but also home to many non-mainstream film showings. Las Cruces resident Elsa Rodriguez and her mother attend films at the theatre a couple of times every month. It has a rustic ambiance and the volunteers are great. Bob Wohl, vice president of the Mesilla Valley Film Society, said almost all theatre workers are volunteers.
Volunteers run the projector and act as servers and box office attendants.
MVFS President Jane Hegland said the theatre relies on volunteers to do any functioning, programming or anything else that is needed. Wohl was a volunteer for a while before becoming a society member. I wanted to make sure the theatre was taken care of. The Mesilla Valley Film Society, along with volunteers, helps manage the theatre, although it is leased from a member of the Fountain family. It is thought that the theatre has been a dancehall, a vaudeville theatre, a silent film theatre, then later a talking movie theatre.