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Oh, Hi Mark! An Evening Inside THE ROOM with Greg Sestero

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Greg Sestero is back in Athens!

About the event

Spend a night with the man who survived THE ROOM

Join us for a special evening of the hit cult classic THE ROOM with Greg Sestero, star of THE ROOM and author of THE DISASTER ARTIST, the critically-acclaimed tell-all about the making of THE ROOM that inspired A24’s award-winning film THE DISASTER ARTIST.

There will be a Q&A before the film, merchandise for sale, and a meet and greet opportunity! Event begins at 7pm, admission $15.

 

About the speaker

Greg Sestero is the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar – nominated The Disaster Artist and Co-Star of the cult classic The Room. Greg also recently wrote and produced Best F(r)iends Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Lionsgate)and was recently seen in Netflix’s popular gothic-drama mini-series The Haunting of Bly Manor. His directorial/ horror genre debut, Miracle Valley, is slated for release in 2022. It is the first very first film to ever shoot at Frank Lloyd Wright’s world renowned masterpiece Falling Water.

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Running Time: 91 min91 MIN
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The Met: Live in HD: Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER

A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging. This transmission starts at 11:55am and is estimated to end at 4:48pm.

Admission $20 (senior $18, children $8)

OHIO Student: Free

Thanks to Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

 

Special thanks to George Weckman and the following supporters:

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Running Time: 195 minutes195 MIN
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The Met: Live in HD: Terence Blanchard’s CHAMPION

Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard brings his first opera to the Met after his Fire Shut Up in My Bones made history in the 2021–22 season. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Soprano Latonia Moore is Emelda Griffith, the boxer’s estranged mother, and mezzo- soprano Stephanie Blythe is the bar owner Kathy Hagan. Yannick Nézet-Séguin returns to the podium to conduct Blanchard’s second Met premiere. Director James Robinson, whose productions of Fire Shut Up in My Bones and Porgy and Bess brought down the house, oversees the staging. Camille A. Brown, whose choreography electrified audiences in Fire and Porgy, also returns. This transmission starts at 12:25pm and is estimated to end at 4:10pm.

Admission $20 (senior $18, children $8)

OHIO Student: Free

Thanks to Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

 

Special thanks to George Weckman and the following supporters:

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Running Time: 135 minutes135 MIN
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The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI

Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni. The tale of deceit and damnation is set in an abstract architectural landscape that explores the dark corners of the story and its characters. Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, alongside the Leporello of bass-baritone Adam Plachetka. Sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang are Giovanni’s conquests—Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina—and tenor Ben Bliss sings Don Ottavio. This transmission is estimated to end at 4:36pm.

Admission $20 (senior $18, children $8)

OHIO Student: Free

Thanks to Arts for OHIO, we are able to offer a limited number of FREE student tickets available on first-come, first-serve basis. Must have valid student I.D.

 

Special thanks to George Weckman and the following supporters:

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Running Time: 175 minutes175 MIN
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Classics & Cocktails: JAWS

Watch Trailer Director: Steven Spielberg

Duuuunnnn duun…duuunnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnn dunnn! We are still on the hunt for some iconic Narragansset beer cans for our screenings of JAWS but in the meantime, we will be featuring a delicious Sharkbite Cocktail! More details coming soon.

Classics & Cocktails is back for a summer series! Join us on Friday, June 2nd at 7pm for the 1975 thriller, JAWS. Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 124 minutes124 MIN
PG-13 Rated
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The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

We regret to announce that The Met: Live in HD transmission at the Athena Cinema will be cancelled this Saturday, June 3rd.

Due to the use of specialized satellite equipment setup for these transmissions, we cannot relocate in time for Saturday’s transmission. We hope to be able to offer an encore of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte in the near future. We will make that announcement as soon as we are able to confirm a date and location (if we are able to secure an agreement with the distributor).

We also encourage you to visit other theaters in the region who present the The Met: https://www.metopera.org/Season/In-Cinemas/Theater-Finder/

Please check our website or follow us on social media for updates. Thank you for your patience and support during this unexpected closure. We look forward to welcoming patrons back for the 23/24 season!

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Running Time: 180 minutes180 MIN
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Classics & Cocktails: PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE

Watch Trailer Director: Tim Burton

Dun dun dun dundun dun DUN dah…TEQUILA! Expect a tequila themed cocktail at this week’s event!

Continuing our Summer Classics & Cocktails Series, we have Tim Burton’s 1985 adventure-comedy, PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE on June 9th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 90 minutes90 MIN
PG Rated
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Classics & Cocktails: REAR WINDOW

Watch Trailer Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Our featured cocktail this week will be inspired by the swirling brandy snifters served up by Princess Grace in this Hitchcock classic. More details soon!

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 mystery/thriller is next in our Classics & Cocktails lineup on Friday, June 16th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

Rear Window is one of the best summer thrillers of all time. Not only is it set over the course of a sweltering week in Greenwich Village, but the steamy, claustrophobic setting is intensified by Jimmy Stewart’s role as the wheelchair bound photographer, in this one-set wonder. Even with the cool beauty of Grace Kelly, we become trapped in Jeff’s voyeuristic view, and the murder outside his window.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 112 minutes112 MIN
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Classics & Cocktails: MOONRISE KINGDOM

Watch Trailer Director: Wes Anderson

Due to rain in the forecast, this event has been postponed until Sunday, June 25th. Same time, same place, same tickets.

This week’s cocktail is a nod to the New England setting of this week’s Wes Anderson tale. The Cape Codder is known as the Most New England cocktail! A refreshing mix of cranberry, vodka and lemon juice, served tall over ice! Originally it was known as the “Red Devil”, just don’t call it cran & vodka!

Who can resist a Wes Anderson film? Not us! Join us on Friday, June 23rd at 7pm for MOONRISE KINGDOM (1965). Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 94 minutes94 MIN
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Classics & Cocktails: DAZED AND CONFUSED

Watch Trailer Director: Richard Linklater

In a nod to Richard Linklater’s love for Austin, we bring you the “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD”–a Mexican Martini, Austin’s signature cocktail! Part Margarita with a hint of dirty Martini, this is a Tex-Mex classic!

“You just gotta keep livin’ man. L-I-V-I-N”

The final film in our Summer Classics & Cocktails Series is DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) on Friday, June 30th at 7pm! Admission is $8. Drink prices vary.

This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976.

Along with the specialty cocktail, we will have a full menu of wine, local beer and local ciders.

Click here to view the rest of the films in this series.

Check out our FAQ page for our Classics & Cocktails series!

UPDATE

Classics & Cocktails is moving up!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer series is moving to the rooftop of the Athens City Parking Garage.

The dates will stay the same but the show times will be later. We will begin seating at 8:00 and the movies will start about 9:00 when the sun is down.

We will be using DORA to continue to offer themed cocktails! You can pick up your DORA cup and cocktail curbside at the Athena on the way to the parking garage. We will also have runners so you can order drinks and concessions that will be delivered to you on the rooftop!

Please consider purchasing tickets to these events. It is a great way to show your support for the Athena during our temporary closure. It helps us keep our staff employed and bringing movies to Athens.

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Running Time: 103 minutes103 MIN
R Rated
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