This event will be held at The Ridges Auditorium on Saturday, December 23rd at 5:00 p.m. About the film Frank Capra’s classic stars the great James Stewart as George Bailey, the eternally-in-debt manager of his late father’s bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls. Long considering himself a failure and now facing […]
The Met: Live in HD: Verdi’s NABUCCO
Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille. Mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova and tenor SeokJong Baek are Fenena and Ismaele, whose love transcends politics, and […]
A TRIP TO THE ATHENA: Paint & Sip
Calling all cinephiles and dreamers! Join us for a movie-themed Paint & Sip event inspired by Méliès’ iconic 1902 silent film A TRIP TO THE MOON. Register for this two-hour paint lesson and bring home your own 16×20 A TRIP TO THE MOON inspired painting. Taught by Graduate Art Student, Brooke Ripley. Brooke will lead a […]
Heroes In Color: BLACK PANTHER
About the film T’Challa, prince of the hidden nation of Wakanda, must return to his homeland in the wake of his father’s death to assume the throne and take up the mantle of the “Black Panther”. Killmonger, a rival from another tribe, also returns, seeking to take the throne for himself and reveal Wakanda’s advanced […]
Classics & Cocktails: FARGO
Classics & Cocktails is back!! Kicking off our third installment of our popular Classics & Cocktails series, join us on Friday, February 2nd at 7pm for the classic Coen Brothers film FARGO. Our featured cocktail is a Wood Chip Bloody, made with West End Ciderhouse house bloody mix, charred wood infused vodka, Eleven Square Garlic & […]
Sibs Weekend: THE BOY AND THE HERON (English Dubbed)
The Athena is excited to present the THE BOY AND THE HERON for Sibs Weekend 2024! About the film Set during WWII, THE BOY AND THE HERON tells the story of Mahito Maki, a young boy who loses his mother and is evacuated with his father from the city to the country to escape the ravages […]
Heroes In Color: BLADE
About the film Say hello to Blade. He’s equal parts human and vampire, with all the supernatural attributes of his blood-thirsty brethren but with none of their vulnerabilities. This makes him the ultimate vampire hunter! It’s a good thing too, because Los Angeles is set to become ground zero for the onset of war between […]
From the Hills and Hollers: KING COAL with Elaine McMillion Sheldon
About the film A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, KING COAL meditates on the complex history and future of the coal industry, the communities it has shaped, and the myths it has created. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon reshapes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking in a spectacularly beautiful and deeply moving immersion into […]
Classics & Cocktails: MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Join us on Friday, February 9th at 7pm for a wild cinematic ride – MIDNIGHT COWBOY! Prowl the streets of old New York while you sip on our specialty cocktail — the Kentucky Buck, made with West End Distillery Spiced Bourbon, lemon, sugar, ginger, Angostura bitters, seltzer. Admission is $8. Drink prices vary. About the […]
The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s CARMEN
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and […]
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