2025 Avalon Film Festival VIEWING & AWARDS
Friday, August 01, 2025 @ 7pm

The Avalon Film Festival is a new annual event, bringing independent filmmakers and their films into the spotlight. Filmmakers and their teams were given 52-hours to write, film, and edit a 6-8 minute film. Team chose, at random, a specific genre and all films were required to include a specific prop [Buckeye], line ["If only camels could dance."], and character [Roberta or Raymond Hallohan].

Once the films were completed, a panel of experts in the film industry took time to judge the films following a specific rubric for the Avalon Film Festival.

Tonight we get to see the hard work of our teams on the BIG SCREEN at The Avalon Theatre, and award prizes in multiple categories.

Filmmakers and Teams include:
Andy Lindsey
Magnolian Pictures
Natures Eyes
Simon House Productions

Tickets: $2.00
Sponsored by Cool World Film

Sensory Friendly Series: Clue
Saturday, August 02, 2025 @ 7pm

The goal of our Sensory Friendly Series is to make each event as inclusive to all people as possible. Some people forgo attending certain viewing experiences, like movies, theatre performances, or other community events because of an expectation for attendees to remain quiet, and attentive, and doing so is difficult for them. Whether you need to move around to remain calm, or you are a mother with energetic and loud kiddos, or whatever the case may be, our Sensory Friendly Series is attentive to you!

Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?

Director - Jonathan Lynn
Production year – 1985
Rating – PG
Studio – Paramount Pictures
Cast – Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean
Runtime – 94 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Clue
Saturday, August 02, 2025 @ 7pm

Six blackmail victims are invited to an isolated mansion by a man who knows a dark secret from each of their pasts. On arrival, each is given a pseudonym drawn from Cluedo before being introduced to the blackmailer. Each is handed a weapon, at which point the lights are switched off and the blackmailer is killed. Can the guests uncover the murderer before they all become victims?

Director - Jonathan Lynn
Production year – 1985
Rating – PG
Studio – Paramount Pictures
Cast – Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean
Runtime – 94 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Waitress: The Musical
Friday, August 08, 2025 @ 7pm

Jenna Hunterson is a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim part of herself.

Director - Diane Paulus
Production year – 2023
Rating – NR
Studio – Bleecker Street Media
Cast – Sara Bareilles, Drew Gehling, Charity Dawson, Dakin Matthews, Christopher Fitzgerald
Runtime – 144 minutes

FIRST FRIDAY FILM Pay-What-You-Can
Tickets: $4.00 [Minimum]
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Sips & Screen: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Saturday, August 09, 2025 @ 2pm

As the Third Reich continues its reign of terror, Adolf Hitler is on a quest for the legendary Ark of the Covenant- resting place of the Ten Commandments- whose supernatural powers, legend says, can wipe out entire armies. The U.S. Government turns to Dr. Indiana Jones, for the mission. Relentlessly pursued by Hitler's henchmen, Indy infiltrates their massive digging operation in a race against time to discover the Well of the Souls, where the Ark has lain undisturbed for centuries.

Happenstance Brewing Project will be here with a cash bar featuring a variety of beer choices for your movie going pleasure!

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Sensory Friendly Series: Friday Nights Uptown
Friday, August 15, 2025 5pm - 9pm
[The Avalon Theatre will not be participating in the July 2025 Friday Nights Uptown due to our production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS]

The goal of our Sensory Friendly Series is to make each event as inclusive to all people as possible. Some people forgo attending certain viewing experiences, like movies, theatre performances, or other community events because of an expectation for attendees to remain quiet, and attentive, and doing so is difficult for them. Whether you need to move around to remain calm, or you are a mother with energetic and loud kiddos, or whatever the case may be, our Sensory Friendly Series is attentive to you!

Join us for Friday Nights Uptown streamed LIVE in a Sensory Friendly space at The Avalon Theatre in partnership with the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the City of Marysville, Haven Community Church, Derek Schwyn and the generous support of Katie Crocco, UCO Industries, and the Law Offices of Schulze, Cox, & Will.

With the house lights brought up and the viewing audio brought down (with closed captions in some cases), there is no expectation for anyone to remain seated or quiet, the only expectation is to be yourself! This viewing experience caters to those who want a more relaxed experience, where everyone who attends knows that they can be comfortable being themselves!

At The Avalon Theatre, we strive to be an inclusive and safe space for everyone in our community. We are partnering with the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities, to create sensory-friendly events and provide a safe viewing experience for the 1,131 people with disabilities in our community, and the community at large!

Follow The Avalon Theatre and The Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with all of our new sensory-friendly events happening near you!

FREE Community Event - Concessions Available for Purchase

Shrek: The Musical
Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 2pm

Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in a whole new way in this breathtaking Broadway musical adaptation of the hit movie Shrek!

Director – Jason Moore
Production year – 2013
Rating – TV-G
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, John Tartaglia, Daniel Breaker
Runtime – 120 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Central Ohio Symphony - Summer in Brass
Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 7pm

The Central Ohio Symphony brass quintet returns to The Avalon Theatre with a vibrant mix of jazz, rock, and your favorite movie music. From irresistible rhythms to virtuosic solos, this performance will showcase the versatility of brass like you’ve never heard before. This concert is a perfect way for music lovers of all ages to celebrate the height of summer.

Ticket Price - $15.00 [Adults] & $5.00 [Children 13 & under]

Waiting for Guffman
Friday, August 22, 2025 @ 7pm

When the town of Blaine, Mo., approaches its sesquicentennial, there's only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called "Red, White and Blaine." Hoping the show will be his ticket back to Broadway, impresario Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) rounds up a cast of enthusiastic but untalented locals (Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara) to perform his masterwork. But, when Corky reveals that theater agent Mort Guffman will attend the opening, things really kick into high gear.

Director – Christopher Guest=
Production year – 1996
Rating – R
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Bob Balaban
Runtime – 93 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [The Movie]
Friday, September 12, 2025 @ 7pm

Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production design that constantly dazzles the eye, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant the young and old. On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. And You’ll rediscover the timeless magic of a delicious family classic.

Director – Mel Stuart
Production year – 1971
Rating – G
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Michael Bollner, Denise Nickerson
Runtime – 98 minutes

FIRST FRIDAY FILM Pay-What-You-Can
Tickets: $4.00 [Minimum]
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Fried Green Tomatoes [The Movie]
Saturday, September 13, 2025 @ 2pm

On one of trapped housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colorful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook by sharing tales from her past. As Ninny recounts the exploits of her free-spirited sister-in-law Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson), owner of a small Alabama café in the 1920s, and the bond Idgie shared with her friend Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker), Evelyn gains the confidence to change her own life for the better.

Director – Jon Avnet
Production year – 1991
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson
Runtime – 130 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Elvis [The Movie]
Friday, September 19, 2025 @ 7pm

A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between the two spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

Director – Baz Luhrmann
Production year – 2022
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh
Runtime – 159 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Music from the Heart - Avalon Benefit Concert
Saturday, September 20, 2025 @ 7pm

Enjoy an evening of music from the hearts of local musicians including students ranging from the Marysville High School jazz combo and the acapella group as well as various local adult vocalists and instrumentalists in a variety of musical genres that is sure to warm your heart.. These talented musicians will be performing a benefit concert to support The Avalon Theatre on Saturday evening, February 22 at 7 pm. Tickets are a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students/ children. All proceeds will benefit the Avalon Theatre.

Reserved Seating
Suggested Donation
$10.00 [Adults] and $5.00 [13 & under]

Sister Act [The Movie]
Friday, September 26, 2025 @ 7pm

When lively lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her mobster beau, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel), commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, Deloris proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. In an effort to keep her out of trouble, they assign Deloris to the convent's choir, an ensemble that she soon turns into a vibrant and soulful act that gains widespread attention.

Director – Emile Ardolino
Production year – 1992
Rating – PG
Studio – Walt Disney Pictures
Cast – Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena
Runtime – 100 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

A Minecraft Movie [The Movie]
Saturday, September 27 2025 @ 2pm

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter.

Director – Jared Hess
Production year – 2025
Rating – PG
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Jack Black, Emma Myers, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Coolidge, Danielle Brooks
Runtime – 101 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

ARTRAGEOUS
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 7pm

Buckle up and get ready for the road trip of your life with Artrageous! This 5-star, internationally touring show has fans raving. Harrison Ford says, “You are amazing!” CBS shouts, “Go See This Show!” And The NBA All Stars proclaim, “So spectacular! So immediate! So brilliantly creative!”

Embark on an unforgettable journey where every turn reveals a new adventure! Our adventure is fueled by a visual concert that blends the mesmerizing music of Artrageous' original recording artists and composers with dynamic live art by award-winning artists.

Let your imagination run wild as we make thrilling pit stops and create memories along the way. You're in the driver's seat! Turn up the speakers by joining the troupe on stage to star in your own number, or watch as your family and friends take the limelight. Discover historic road markers that deepen the experience, and even those in the backseat can join a quest to win a prize valued at $25,000!

Come early because the first 100 passengers to enter the theater will receive a complimentary Adventure Kit. Ready to hit the road with Artrageous? Let's roll!

Tickets: $25.00 [Adults] and $10 [13 & under]
Sponsored by: IMPACT60

North by Northwest [The Movie]
Hitchcock Directors Series
Thursday, October 02, 2025 @ 7pm

Cary Grant stars as an innocent man mistaken for a spy in one of director Alfred Hitchcock's greatest thrillers. While leaving New York's Plaza Hotel, advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) has the misfortune of standing just as the name "George Kaplan" is paged--starting a lethal case of mistaken identity and a nonstop game of cat and mouse as he is pursued across North America by espionage agents trying to kill him--and by police who suspect him of murder.

Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Production year – 1959
Rating – TV-PG
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Philip Ober
Runtime – 136 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Batman [The Movie]
Friday, October 03, 2025 @ 7pm

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself The Joker (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

Director – Tim Burton
Production year – 1989
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle
Runtime – 126 minutes

FIRST FRIDAY FILM Pay-What-You-Can
Tickets: $4.00 [Minimum]
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial [The Movie]
Saturday, October 04, 2025 @ 2pm

After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

Director – Steven Spielberg
Production year – 1982
Rating – PG
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace Stone, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote
Runtime – 115 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Central Ohio Symphony - String Quartet
Saturday, October 04, 2025 @ 7pm

The Central Ohio Symphony String Quartet comes to The Avalon Theatre with a classical concert . The concert will feature Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 12 in B-flat major, K. 172, and Felix Mendelssohn - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13. This concert is a perfect way for music lovers of all ages to celebrate cooler temperatures and the coming of Fall.

Ticket Price - $15.00 [Adults] & $5.00 [Children 13 & under]

Rear Window [The Movie]
Hitchcock Directors Series
Thursday, October 09, 2025 @ 7pm

A New York magazine photographer is confined to his apartment after breaking his leg. He passes the time by spying on his neighbors from his window, and suspicious goings-on in one of the apartments lead him to believe that someone has been murdered.

Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Production year – 1954
Rating – PG
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr
Runtime – 112 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

The Shining [The Movie]
Friday, October 10, 2025 @ 7pm

A writer takes a job as a winter caretaker at an isolated (and haunted) hotel. After he and his family move in for the winter, the hotel's spirits slowly drive the writer mad.

Director – Stanley Kubrick
Production year – 1980
Rating – R
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson
Runtime – 146 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Vertigo [The Movie]
Hitchcock Directors Series
Thursday, October 16, 2025 @ 7pm

An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks.

Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Production year – 1958
Rating – PG
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Runtime – 129 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

The Nightmare Before Christmas [The Movie]
Friday, October 17, 2025 @ 7pm

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.

Director – Henry Selick
Production year – 1993
Rating – PG
Studio – Walt Disney Pictures
Cast – Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Ken Page
Runtime – 76 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Frankenweenie [The Movie]
Saturday, October 18, 2025 @ 2pm

Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences.

Director – Tim Burton
Production year – 2012
Rating – PG
Studio – Walt Disney Pictures
Cast – Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short
Runtime – 90 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Psycho [The Movie]
Hitchcock Directors Series
Thursday, October 23, 2025 @ 7pm

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.

Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Production year – 1960
Rating – R
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam
Runtime – 108 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice [The Movie]
Friday, October 24, 2025 @ 7pm

Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

Director – Tim Burton
Production year – 2024
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Monica Bellucci
Runtime – 104 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Hocus Pocus [The Movie]
Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 2pm

After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches' book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.

Director – Kenny Ortega
Production year – 1993
Rating – PG
Studio – Walt Disney Pictures
Cast – Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch
Runtime – 95 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

Avalon Productions Presents…TWISTED TALES OF POE
Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 7pm
Sunday, October 26, 2025 @ 2pm
By Philip Grecian
From the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.

Four stories from Edgar Allan Poe are told in the form of a staged radio drama. The prisoners of Leverett Street Jail, Death Warrant Division, await their fates as three of the doomed souls tell their stories, and we enter the mind of a fourth. The Caretaker insists that, although she has murdered the old man she was caring for, chopped him up and buried him under the floor, she is not mad. In fact, she says, she loved the old man. We segue into the night the deed was done and witness the murder and the concealment of the old man's body. It is his unnerving, staring eye she seeks to murder, but it is his Tell Tale Heart that eventually leads to the discovery of her crime. Montresor tells of luring Fortunato away from carnival and into the wine cellar with the promise of sampling from a Cask of Amontillado. He proffers the notion that by walling Fortunato up to die, he has done a service to humanity, thereby amputating "a diseased portion from the body human." In the third tale, we enter the mind of the catatonic Poet, who has witnessed the death of his lover or has, perhaps, been responsible for it. After the memorial service, the Poet is visited by guilt … and The Raven. Finally, Bedloe, who has buried an axe in his wife's skull and hidden her in the cellar, is brought to justice by The Black Cat.

Tickets: $15.00 [Adults] and $8.00 [13 & under]

Avalon Productions Presents…TWISTED TALES OF POE
Saturday, October 25, 2025 @ 7pm
Sunday, October 26, 2025 @ 2pm
By Philip Grecian
From the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.

Four stories from Edgar Allan Poe are told in the form of a staged radio drama. The prisoners of Leverett Street Jail, Death Warrant Division, await their fates as three of the doomed souls tell their stories, and we enter the mind of a fourth. The Caretaker insists that, although she has murdered the old man she was caring for, chopped him up and buried him under the floor, she is not mad. In fact, she says, she loved the old man. We segue into the night the deed was done and witness the murder and the concealment of the old man's body. It is his unnerving, staring eye she seeks to murder, but it is his Tell Tale Heart that eventually leads to the discovery of her crime. Montresor tells of luring Fortunato away from carnival and into the wine cellar with the promise of sampling from a Cask of Amontillado. He proffers the notion that by walling Fortunato up to die, he has done a service to humanity, thereby amputating "a diseased portion from the body human." In the third tale, we enter the mind of the catatonic Poet, who has witnessed the death of his lover or has, perhaps, been responsible for it. After the memorial service, the Poet is visited by guilt … and The Raven. Finally, Bedloe, who has buried an axe in his wife's skull and hidden her in the cellar, is brought to justice by The Black Cat.

Tickets: $15.00 [Adults] and $8.00 [13 & under]

The Wizard of Oz [The Movie]
Saturday, November 01, 2025 @ 2pm

A young farm girl and her little dog are magically transported into the enchanted land of Oz via a Kansas tornado. As they travel down Oz's Yellow Brick Road to find the Wizard and ask him to send them home, they encounter a wonderful, funny, terrifying and, ultimately, enlightening group of characters, human and otherwise. This 1939 award-winning film classic (Best Score and Best Song Academy Awards) is a perennial favorite that has recently been meticulously restored.

Director – Victor Fleming
Production year – 1939
Rating – G
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton
Runtime – 101 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

A TRIBUTE to the King of Rock-n-Roll & Rock-n-Soul Revue
Saturday, November 01, 2025 @ 7pm

A night of high energy entertainment featuring Don and Ryan Rose in a Tribute to the King plus the Rock n Soul Revue. Relive the greatest hits of Elvis Presley from the 50s to the 70s as performed by the only father and son Elvis Tribute Artists touring today. Then take a walk down memory lane as we Rock n Soul our way through the 60s,70s, and 80s with the hits of The Temptations, The 4 Tops, the Jackson Five featuring Michael Jackson, Sam & Dave, Frank Valli and the 4 Seasons, Sir Tom Jones and a few surprises along the way. Music that will have you singing along, tapping your toes, clapping your hands and dancing in your seats.

Don Rose has been a professional entertainer for 30+ years, performing Rock-n-Roll music and his Elvis Tribute all across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. Winner of Weekend with the King Contest in Palm Springs, CA – the only contest where all the judges had worked with Elvis. While residing in Las Vegas, Don and his band played major casinos on the Las Vegas Strip – the Riviera, Aladdin, Stardust, Tropicana, the Strat, Texas Station, and Sam’s Town, along with corporate events and private parties. He is the longest-running showroom headliner on the Laughlin, NV strip – performing his “Happy Birthday to the King” concert to sold out crowds at the Riverside Hotel and Casino and celebrated 20 years in 2025.

Ryan Rose was born in Las Vegas, NV and started performing at age 3 after watching videos of his dad. He graduated from college with a degree in Business and Communications and is now an up-and-coming ETA. Ryan has made the Top 10 in contests at the Nashville Elvis Festival, Images Contest at Elvis Week in Memphis, Elvis Fantasy Fest in Portage, IN, a 4th place finish at the EP Expo in Yuma, AZ and a 2nd place at the Nebraska Elvis Festival. He has also performed with his dad at the Riverside Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Tuseque Casino in Santa Fe, NM and various local performances. He has also been a headliner in the Elvis: From Tupelo to Vegas show in Ottawa, Canada, the Godfathers of Rock and Roll Show at The Plaza Theatre in Miamisburg, OH, and currently stars as Elvis in the show “One Night in Memphis”.

Ticket Price: $25.00

Sing, Sing [The Movie]
Thursday, November 13, 2025 @ 7pm

A man named Divine G finds himself at Sing Sing, a notorious men's prison, after being convicted guilty of a crime he did not commit. Struggling with his wrongful incarceration, he finds solace in the prison's ragtag theatre troupe, where the opportunity for self-expression helps Divine and the other inmates find purpose, empathy, camaraderie, and strength. The narrative draws inspiration from true events.

Director – Greg Kwedar
Production year – 2024
Rating – R
Studio – A24
Cast – Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose, Paul Raci, David Giraudy
Runtime – 107 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

The Great Gatsby [The Movie]
Friday, November 14, 2025 @ 7pm

"The Great Gatsby" follows would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Director – Baz Luhrmann
Production year – 2013
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher, Joel Edgerton
Runtime – 143 minutes

FIRST FRIDAY FILM Pay-What-You-Can
Tickets: $4.00 [Minimum]
Dessert & Show Add-on Available

It’s A Wonderful Life [The Movie]
Friday, November 28, 2025 @ 7pm

Frank Capra's classic stars Oscar nominee James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born after he unwittingly becomes involved in a mistaken case of bank fraud, which threatens his spirit and tests his will to live until a wise angel compels him to see how his presence has made an incredible impact on the people of Bedford Falls.

Director – Frank Capra
Production year – 1946
Rating – PG
Studio – Paramount Pictures
Runtime – 130 minutes
Cast – James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi

Tickets: $10.00
Dessert & Show Add-on Available
Sponsored by: McCarthy & Cox

Meet Me In St. Louis [The Movie]
Saturday, November 29, 2025 @ 2pm

Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien star in this heartwarming tale of the emotional trauma the colorful members of an early 20th century St. Louis family experience when they learn their father has been transferred--and they will have to move to New York. Based on the short stories of Sally Benson. Judy Garland sings "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolly Song." Margaret O'Brien won a special Juvenile Academy Award For Outstanding Child Actress of 1944.

Director – Vincente Minnelli
Production year – 1944
Rating – TV-G
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Leon Ames
Runtime – 113 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever [The Movie]
Thursday, December 04, 2025 @ 7pm

When the notorious Herdman siblings, the worst kids in town, crash the annual Christmas pageant auditions looking for snacks, they unexpectedly land the lead roles. First-time director Grace, along with her family, must manage both the unruly children and angry townspeople, leading to chaos that ultimately reveals the real spirit of Christmas.

Director – Dallas Jenkins
Production year – 2024
Rating – PG
Studio – Lions Gate Films, Inc.
Cast – Judy Greer, Lauren Graham, Elizabeth Tabish, Kirk B.R. Woller, Kynlee Heiman
Runtime – 114 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [The Movie]
Thursday, December 11, 2025 @ 7pm

As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie (Randy Quaid), and his family show up unplanned and start living in their camper on the Griswold property. Even worse, Clark's employers renege on the holiday bonus he needs.

Director – Jeremiah Chechik
Production year – 1989
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Runtime – 97 minutes

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The Holiday [The Movie]
Friday, December 12, 2025 @ 7pm

Dumped and depressed, English rose Iris agrees to swap homes with similarly unlucky in love Californian Amanda for a much-needed break. Iris finds herself in a palatial Hollywood mansion while Amanda navigates the lanes of a picture-perfect English village. Soon enough, both lovelorn ladies bump into local lads perfect for a romantic pick-me-up.

Director – Nancy Meyers
Production year – 2006
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
Cast – Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach
Runtime – 136 minutes

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The Polar Express [The Movie]
Saturday, December 13, 2025 @ 2pm

A young boy who has grown skeptical of Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve, destined for the North Pole. When he accepts an invitation from the conductor to climb on board, he embarks on a white-knuckle ride to Santa's headquarters, where he makes fast friends and learns an invaluable lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.

Director – Robert Zemeckis
Production year – 2004
Rating – G
Studio – Warner Bros.
Cast – Tom Hanks, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Leslie Zemeckis, Michael Jeter
Runtime – 100 minutes

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Scrooged [The Movie]
Thursday, December 18, 2025 @ 7pm

In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

Director – Richard Donner
Production year – 1988
Rating – PG-13
Studio – Paramount Pictures
Cast – Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait
Runtime – 101 minutes=

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Central Ohio Symphony - Holiday in Brass

Friday, December 19, 2025 @ 7pm

What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song with the Central Ohio Symphony! Join the Symphony’s brass quintet for a special celebration of festive music at The Avalon Theatre in Marysville, OH.

Kids from one to ninety-two will enjoy the joyful sounds of trumpets and horns in seasonal favorites.

The performance will feature a dramatic reading of The Night Before Christmas by the Avalon’s executive director Ryan Bowie. Share the holiday spirit with your whole family and the Central Ohio Symphony brass!

Ticket Price - $15.00 [Adults] & $5.00 [Children 13 & under]

Cirque du Canines HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA
Saturday, December 20, 2025 @ 2pm

Bringing the dog circus to the stage in Holiday style! High flying frisbee, box high jump, agility, hoop tricks, jump roping, dynamic routines to music, fantastic costumes, colorful props and so much more!

Cirque du Canines began in 2019 with the collaboration of former Ringling touring performer, Gail Mirabella, and longtime trick dog performer, Michelle Harrell. Sharing a vision for what a "Dog Circus" should look and feel like, Gail and Michelle combined their talents, their dogs and their ideas to create an exciting performance for the stage. Both believed that love, care, and positive reinforcement training were of the utmost importance. Their dogs are their family, their lives and the stars of the show.

Ticket Price - $20.00 [Adults] & $10.00 [Children 13 & under]

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas [The Movie]
Saturday, December 20, 2025 @ 7pm

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved children's tale by Dr. Seuss, the reclusive green Grinch (Jim Carrey) decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville. Reluctantly joined by his hapless dog, Max, the Grinch comes down from his mountaintop home and sneaks into town to swipe everything holiday-related from the Whos. However, the bitter grump finds a hitch in his plans when he encounters the endearing Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen).

Director – Ron Howard
Production year – 2000
Rating – PG
Studio – Universal Pictures
Cast – Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Bill Irwin, Jeremy Howard
Runtime – 105 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
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White Christmas [The Movie]
Sunday, December 21, 2025 @ 2pm

Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!

Director – Michael Curtiz
Production year – 1954
Rating – NA
Studio – Paramount Pictures
Cast – Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger
Runtime – 120 minutes

Tickets: $10.00
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