Sheldon S. Shafer

@sheldonshafer

The Baxter Avenue Theatres complex in Mid City Mall is going upscale.

Comfortable reclining seats will be installed in all eight theaters, probably in October. And soon thereafter, the owner, Apex Theatres, intends to open a bar serving alcoholic beverages, said Bryan Senteney, Apex's general manager for the Baxter Avenue complex and its sister complex, Village 8 in St. Matthews.

Senteney said that at least four of the eight Baxter theaters will remain open at all times, while the seats are being installed. He said the installation probably will take two to three weeks.

After the seating upgrade is completed, Apex intends to seek alcoholic-beverage licenses for the Baxter complex, Senteney said. Some lobby work is also planned, including some new signage.

The eight-screen Baxter complex, located at 1250 Bardstown Road, opened in 1996.

Reporter Sheldon S. Shafer can be reached at (502) 582-7089, or via email at sshafer@courier-journal.com.