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The Virginia Theatre announces 2016-17 season

The Virginia Theatre has announced their upcoming season schedule, which you can read below. Yesterday, they provided some tips about Nick Offerman — he’ll be here November 1st.

A CUTC production of OKLAHOMA!

 

Thur-Sat, Aug 4-6  –  7:30pm
Sun, Aug 7 – 2pm

 

4th Annual PENS TO LENS: Student Screenwriting Competition & Gala Screening

Sat, Aug 13 – 2pm & 6pm

 

CHICAGO

Wed, Aug 24 – 7:30pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)

Sat, Aug 27 – 1pm & 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF ANDREW STANTON

Mon-Tue, Aug 29-30                   
A Bug’s Life (1998) Rated G (95 min)

Wed-Thur, Aug 31-Sept 1           
Finding Nemo (2003) Rated G (100 min)

Fri-Sat, Sept 2-3             
WALL-E (2008) Rated G (98 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU

Tue & Thur, Sept 6 & 8 21
Grams (2003) Rated R (124 min)

Tue & Thur, Sept 13 & 15 
Birdman (2014) Rated R (119 min)

Tue & Thur, Sept 27 & 29 
The Revenant (2015) Rated R (156 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

10th Anniversary CUperStar FINALS

Sat, Sept 10

 

JON GORDON SEMINAR

Tue, Sept 13 – 9am

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Casablanca (1942)

Sat, Sept 17 – 1pm & 7pm

 

DISNEY’S SLEEPING BEAUTY—KIDS

Presented by Champaign Park District Youth Theatre 

Thur, Sept 22 – 7pmFri, Sept 23 – 7pm, & Sat, Sept 24 – 2pm

 

GRACE POTTER

Thur, Sept 29 – 7:30pm

 

REWIND 92.5 FILM SERIES: DIRTY DANCING (1987)

Sat, Oct 1 – 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF KATHRYN BIGELOW & MEL BROOKS

Mon-Tue, Oct 3-4                       
Point Break (2015) Rated PG-13 (114 min)

Wed-Thur, Oct 5-6                      
Strange Days (1995) Rated R (145 min)

Fri-Sat, Oct 7-8              
The Hurt Locker (2008) Rated R (131 min)

Tue & Thur, Oct 11 & 13            
The Producers (1968) Rated PG (88 min)

Tue & Thur, Oct 18 & 20            
Young Frankenstein
(1974) Rated PG (106 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

JOHN C. MAXWELL Live2Lead Simulcast

Fri, Oct 7 – 8am

 

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID

Sat, Oct 15 – 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: FIVE NIGHTS OF HITCH!

Mon, Oct 24     
Vertigo (1958) Rated PG (128 min)

Tue, Oct 25       
The Birds (1963) Rated PG-13 (119 min)

Wed, Oct 26     
North By Northwest (1959) Not Rated (136 min)

Thur, Oct 27     
Rear Window (1954)  Rated PG (112 min)

Fri, Oct 28         
Psycho (1960) Rated R (109 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

MASKS, MUSIC, AND MERLOT

Presented by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra

Sat, Oct 29 – 7pm

 

NICK OFFERMAN

Tue, Nov 1 – 7:30pm

 

THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER MEETS TAKE SIX: THE SUMMIT TOUR

Thur, Nov 3 – 7:30pm

 

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the Broadway Musical

Presented by C2 Productions

(Champaign Central High School & Champaign Centennial High School Drama Programs)

Thur, Nov 10, at 7pmFri, Nov 11, at 7pmSat, Nov 12, 1pm & 7pmSun, Nov 13 at 1pm

 

ELF JR, the Musical

Presented by Champaign Park District Youth Theatre

Thur, Nov 17 at 7pmFri, Nov 18 at 7pm, and Sat, Nov 19 at 2pm & 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Readers’ Choice

Sat, Nov 26 – 1pm & 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF JOEL AND ETHAN COEN

Mon-Tue, Nov 28-29                   
No Country For Old Men (2007) Rated R (122 min)

Wed, Nov 30 & Thur, Dec 1        
Raising Arizona (1987) Rated PG-13 (94 min)

Fri, Dec 2                                     
Fargo (1996) Rated R (98 min)

Sat, Dec 3                                    
The Big Lebowski (1998) Rated R (117 min)

All screenings 7pm (with a 1pm matinee Saturday)

 

HOLIDAY CARD PHOTO OP

Mon, Nov 14 – 5-8pm

Mon, Nov 21 – 5-8pm

Mon, Nov 28 – 5-8pm

Mon, Dec 5 – 5-8pm

 

MEET SANTA CLAUS AT THE VIRGINIA THEATRE!

Wed, Dec 14 & 21 – 5-7PM:

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES:

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER!

Mon-Tue, Dec 12-13                   
The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Not Rated (109 min)

Wed-Thur, Dec 14-15                 
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) Rated G (112 min)

Fri, Dec 16                                   
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Not Rated (96 min)

Sat, Dec 17                                  
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) Rated PG (130 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

ANDREW PETERSON presents BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD

Wed, Dec 7 – 7:30pm

 

HOLIDAY IN WHOVILLE

Sat, Dec 10 – 1pm

 

CU AT THE VIRGINIA

Presented by The Chorale

Sat, Dec 31 – 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF COPPOLA AND COPPELA

Tue & Thur, Jan 3 & 5                 
The Virgin Suicides (1999) Rated R (97 min)

Tue & Thur, Jan 10 & 12             
Apocalypse Now (1979) Rated R (153 min)

Tue & Thur, Jan 17 & 19 
Lost In Translation (2003) Rated R (101 min)

Tue & Thur, Jan 24 & 26
The Godfather (1972) Rated R (175 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Dracula (1931)

Sat, Jan 21 – 1pm & 7pm

RICKY SKAGGS

Sat, Jan 28 – 7:30pm

 

THE FILMS OF SPIKE LEE

Mon-Tue, Feb 13-14                   
School Daze (1988) Rated R (121 min)

Wed-Thur, Feb 15-16                  
Clockers (1995) Rated R (128 min)

Fri-Sat, Feb 17-18                        
Malcom X (1992) Rated PG-13 (202 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Swing Time (1936)

Sat, Feb 4 – 1pm & 7pm

 

THE MOTH RADIO HOUR Live

Sat, March 4 – 7:30pm

 

THE FILMS OF ANG LEE

Tue, Feb 28 & Thur, Mar 2         
Sense & Sensibility (1995) Rated PG (136 min)

Tue & Thur, Mar 7 & 9  
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Rated PG-13 (120 min)

Tue & Thur, Mar 14 & 16           
The Life of Pi (2012) Rated PG (127 min)

Tue & Thur, Mar 21 & 23           
Brokeback Mountain
(2005) Rated R (134 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The General (1926)

Sat, Mar 25 – 1pm & 7pm

 

UNDER THE STREETLAMP

Sat, April 1 – 7:30pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Duck Soup (1933)

Sat, April 15 – 1pm & 7pm

 

19TH ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL

Presented by the College of Media at Illinois

Wed-Sun, April 19-23
Times TBD

 

CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT DANCE ARTS

Sat, April 23, at 7pm, and Sun, April 24, at 2pm

 

CINDERELLA

Presented by CU Ballet

Sat, May 6 – 11am and 4pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Citizen Kane (1941)

Sat, May 27 – 1pm & 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF MARTIN SCORSESE

Mon-Tue, May 22-23                  
Raging Bull (1980) Rated R (129 min)

Wed-Thur, May 24-25                
After Hours (1985) Rated R (97 min)

Fri, May 26                                  
The Last Waltz (1978) Rated PG (117 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

TWIST AND SHOUT ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL

Presented by Twist and Shout, Dance and Cheer

Sat, June 3 – 11am & 6pm

 

ART IN MOTION ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL

Presented by Art in Motion Dance Studio

Thur-Sat, June 8-10 – 6:30pm

 

THE FILMS OF STEVEN SPIELBERG

Tue & Thur, June 13 & 15           
Schindler’s List (1993) Rated R (195 min)

Tue & Thur, June 20 & 22           
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Rated PG (132 min)

Tue & Thur, June 27 & 29           
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) Rated PG (132 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: High Noon (1952)

Sat, June 24 – 1pm & 7pm

ICE CREAM AND INDEPENDENCE
Presented by the Champaign Park District

Sat, July 1 – 7pm

 

THE FILMS OF SPIKE JONZE & ALFONSO CUARÓN

Wed & Fri, July 5 & 7  
Where The Wild Things Are (2009) Rated PG (101 min)

Tue & Thur, July 18 & 20
Gravity (2013) Rated PG-13 (91 min)

Mon-Tue, July 24 & 25
Adaptation (2002) Rated R (114 min)

Wed-Thur, July 26 & 27
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Rated R (106 min)

Fri-Sat, July 28 & 29
Being John Malkovich (1999) Rated R (112 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The Gold Rush (1925)

Sat, July 22 – 1pm & 7pm

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON

Tue & Thur, Aug 8 & 10 
The Master (2012) Rated R (144 min)

Tue & Thur, Aug 15 & 17            
Magnolia (1999) Rated R (188 min)

Tue & Thur, Aug 22 & 24            
There Will Be Blood (2007) Rated R (158 min)

All screenings 7pm

 

NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Sat, Aug 26 – 1pm & 7pm

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