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Movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:30 pm. Relax and enjoy classics or recent blockbusters in Main Library’s auditorium. Free parking on weekdays after 6 pm with a voucher from the Library.
June 1, 6:30 PM: "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1966)
The classic Don Knotts comedy, where as an aspiring reporter, he strives to solve a murder mystery by spending the night in a haunted mansion. Attaboy, Luther! With Joan Staley, Dick Sargent, and Lurene Tuttle, G, 90 min.
June 8, 6:30 PM: "Airplane!" (1980)
The original all-star cast send-up of 70's disaster flicks, led by Leslie Nielsen ("Don't call me Shirley!"), Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, and Robert Stack. Directed by Jim Abrahams and David & Jerry Zucker, PG, 88 min.
June 15, 6:30 PM: "The Palm Beach Story" (1942)
Financially strapped couple Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert find marriage complications when she meets an eccentric Florida millionaire (Rudy Vallee). Preston Sturges at his best! With Mary Astor, Sig Arno, and William Demarest, 88 min.
June 22, 6:30 PM: "Best in Show" (2000)
Christopher Guest takes on the wacky world of dog shows, with his stellar ensemble of Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge, and Parker Posey, PG-13, 90 min.
June 29, 6:30 PM: "Duck Soup" (1933)
The Marx Brothers in all their glory as Groucho is named the dictator of bankrupt Fredonia, and woos his wealthy backer (Margaret Dumont). Leo McCarey directs, with Louis Calhern and Edgar Kennedy, 69 min.
Get your parking validation ticket at the Welcome Desk and then relax in Main Library's 400-seat auditorium.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | wacky | spoof | sight gags | Rudy Vallee | Robert Stack | Preston Sturges | pratfalls | Peter Graves | Parker Posey | Marx Brothers | Margaret Dumont | Lloyd Bridges | Leslie Nielsen | Joel McCrea | Jennifer Coolidge | Harpo Marx | Groucho Marx | Fredonia | Fred Willard | Eugene Levy | Don Knotts | dog shows | disaster movies | comedy | Claudette Colbert | Christopher Guest | Chico Marx | Catherine O'Hara |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.
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Akron, Ohio 44326
330.643.9000
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