WOODSTOCK – A couple got engaged Friday at the Woodstock Theatre, about eight years after it provided the scenery for their first date.

On Monday morning, construction crews started setting concrete panels that were 40 feet tall by 8 feet wide to form the exterior of what soon will be a revamped and renovated building – with the same hometown feel that’s made the theater a community favorite.

“It’s kind of neat to see this thing because I can’t tell you how many people have come up and said, ‘I worked here when I was 16,’ ” said Mike Wozny, who was appointed general manager of the theater in July. “It’s a community theater. It’s been here forever.”