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Apollo Theater Upcoming Events

by Stella Link • July 31, 2011 • 0 Comments

AUGUST Sat., Aug. 13–Harold Lloyd movies (silent) Sat., Aug. 20– To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck SEPTEMBER Sat., Sept. 10–Media Movie festival (newspaper movies plus radio and TV) (This will be a big deal) Sat., Sept. 24–Dr. Strangelove (1964)…

by Stella Link • June 2, 2011 • 0 Comments

JUNE Sat., June 4–Gone with the Wind (1939) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh JULY Sat., July 9–50s Drive-in special (The Blob/The Girl Can’t help It) with drive-in refreshments (let’s all go out to the lobby…) Sat., July 23–Western Fest (cowboys TBA)

by Stella Link • May 11, 2011 • 0 Comments

MAY Fri., May 20– Matinee serials.(building off 25th anniversary of “Raiders of the Lost Arc” movie that followed the matinee show style) Sat., May 21 — Superman fest (variety of Superman films). JUNE Sat., June 4–Gone with the Wind (1939)…

by Stella Link • April 22, 2011 • 0 Comments

APRIL Sat., April 23–The Thing (1951) sci-fi film (the remake is out this year) MAY Sat., May 7–Captain Blood (1935) Errol Flynn (pirate flick) Fri., May 20– Matinee serials.(building off 25th anniversary of “Raiders of the Lost Arc” movie that…

by Community Word Staff • April 3, 2011 • 0 Comments

Legendary Hollywood song-and-dance man Fred Astaire stars as a Hollywood song-and-dance man persuaded to star in a Broadway musical at downtown Peoria’s nonprofit Apollo Theater on Saturday, April 9. “The Band Wagon,” which co-stars Cyd Charisse, was directed by Vincente…