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VISALIA FOX THEATRE PRESENTS THROWBACK THURSDAYS
A successful lawman’s plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
Tickets $5. Doors 5:30pm, Movie 6:30pm.
Cults & Classics: La Bamba
Directed by: Luis Valdez, 1987, 1 hour 48 minutes, PG-13.
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips) becomes an overnight rock ‘n’ roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called “Donna” that he wrote for his girlfriend (Danielle von Zerneck) whose parents didn’t want her to date a Latino boy. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob (Esai Morales), and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly (Marshall Crenshaw).
Tickets $5. Doors 6pm, Movie 7pm.
Cults & Classic: Dr. No
Directed by: Terence Young, 1962, 1 hour 50 minutes, PG.
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
Tickets $5. Doors 6pm, Movie 7pm.
VISALIA FOX THEATRE PRESENTS WAY BACK WEDNESDAYS: CLASSIC FLICKS AT THE FOX
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
Tickets $5. Doors 5:30pm, Movie 6:30pm.
VISALIA FOX THEATRE PRESENTS THROWBACK THURSDAYS
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Tickets $5. Doors 5:30pm, Movie 6:30pm.
Cults & Classics: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Directed by: Henry Selick, 1993, 1 hour 16 minutes, PG.
The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.
Tickets $5. Doors 6pm, Movie 7pm.
Cults & Classics: Psycho
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock, 1960, 1 hour 49 minutes, R.
Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother.
Tickets $5. Doors 6pm, Movie 7pm.
Directed by: Jared Hess, 2004, 1 hour 36 minutes, PG.
In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico (Jon Gries), shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president.
Tickets $5. Doors 6pm, Movie 7pm.
Balanchine and More City Ballet continues its commitment of presenting works choreographed by the great George Balanchine, plus, this season works by additional renown choreographers are also included in a ballet lovers program. It includes four different ballets, “Walpurgisnacht Ballet”, “Who Cares?”, “Hallelujah Junction”, and “Le Cosaire Pas de Deux”.
Tickets $27 to $82 plus fees.
** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED **
Franco Escamilla, is a comic entertainer born on April 29,1981 in Cuautla Morelos, Mexico. He is a Musician, Comedian and Standup Performer, he is well known as “El Diablo (the Devil)”or “El Amo del Sarcasmo (The Master of Sarcasm)” for his YouTube videos of sarcastic jokes for adults, he brings a style of standup comedy with a sarcastic, rough, sour touch and with a black humor that has characterized him in his artistic career.
Doors: 7pm. Tickets $59 / $79 / $99 / $125.
Catalina Film Institute Hosts Its 10th Annual Catalina Film Festival!
Voted by filmmakers as one of the top 50 film festivals in the world on the FilmFreeway.com 
, the Catalina Film Institute celebrates IMAGINATION - EDUCATION - DESTINATION with year-round film workshops, industry panels and inspiring events.
Catalina Film Institute’s Annual Catalina Film Festival features almost 200 films, nightly events and entertainment. The “Long Beach Launch” is the mainland Pre-Party Wednesday and Thursday, aboard the iconic Queen Mary. Before Friday and Saturday charter boats depart from the Queen Mary Terminal for a magical weekend on Catalina Island.
Although the Catalina Film Festival runs 17th to 26th September, events at the Avalon Theatre inside the Catalina Casino take place on 24th and 25th September only. See website for schedule.
** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED **
Get ready to be thrilled, chilled and fulfilled once again when The Rocky Horror Picture Show makes its way back to The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater!
It’s the 45th Anniversary + 1 (plus one since we didn’t get to celebrate the 45th Anniversary last year) and live shadow cast The Velvet Darkness is also returning to our stage. Make sure to order your custom designed t-shirts by Chris Borbon and prop bags at check out and “give yourself over to absolute pleasure” on October 30, 2021.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is Rated R and anyone under 17 will need a parent or guardian present to be admitted. No outside props will be allowed. Bag Checks will be enforced.
Doors Open: 11pm. Tickets: $5 / $10 / $15 / $20.
Our all-new Silent Movie Mondays series is on sale NOW! Experience classic films from 100 years ago in a 100-year-old theatre, accompanied by the best theatre organ players in the country. We hope you can join us for...
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney - October 28, 2024.
A Roaring ’20s Holiday featuring Cops (1922) starring Buster Keaton and Big Business (1929) starring Laurel & Hardy - December 9, 2024.
The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charlie Chaplin - February 24, 2025.
The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks - April 14, 2025.
Flesh and the Devil (1926) starring Greta Garbo - June 9, 2025.
Purchase the whole series together here and receive a discount!
Our all-new Silent Movie Mondays series is on sale NOW! Experience classic films from 100 years ago in a 100-year-old theatre, accompanied by the best theatre organ players in the country. We hope you can join us for...
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney - October 28, 2024.
A Roaring ’20s Holiday featuring Cops (1922) starring Buster Keaton and Big Business (1929) starring Laurel & Hardy - December 9, 2024.
The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charlie Chaplin - February 24, 2025.
The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks - April 14, 2025.
Flesh and the Devil (1926) starring Greta Garbo - June 9, 2025.
Purchase the whole series together here and receive a discount!
Our all-new Silent Movie Mondays series is on sale NOW! Experience classic films from 100 years ago in a 100-year-old theatre, accompanied by the best theatre organ players in the country. We hope you can join us for...
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney - October 28, 2024.
A Roaring ’20s Holiday featuring Cops (1922) starring Buster Keaton and Big Business (1929) starring Laurel & Hardy - December 9, 2024.
The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charlie Chaplin - February 24, 2025.
The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks - April 14, 2025.
Flesh and the Devil (1926) starring Greta Garbo - June 9, 2025.
Purchase the whole series together here and receive a discount!
Our all-new Silent Movie Mondays series is on sale NOW! Experience classic films from 100 years ago in a 100-year-old theatre, accompanied by the best theatre organ players in the country. We hope you can join us for...
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney - October 28, 2024.
A Roaring ’20s Holiday featuring Cops (1922) starring Buster Keaton and Big Business (1929) starring Laurel & Hardy - December 9, 2024.
The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charlie Chaplin - February 24, 2025.
The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks - April 14, 2025.
Flesh and the Devil (1926) starring Greta Garbo - June 9, 2025.
Purchase the whole series together here and receive a discount!
Our all-new Silent Movie Mondays series is on sale NOW! Experience classic films from 100 years ago in a 100-year-old theatre, accompanied by the best theatre organ players in the country. We hope you can join us for...
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney - October 28, 2024.
A Roaring ’20s Holiday featuring Cops (1922) starring Buster Keaton and Big Business (1929) starring Laurel & Hardy - December 9, 2024.
The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charlie Chaplin - February 24, 2025.
The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks - April 14, 2025.
Flesh and the Devil (1926) starring Greta Garbo - June 9, 2025.
Purchase the whole series together here and receive a discount!
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