It has been almost thirty years since movies were shown at Marietta’s historic Strand Theatre. Now, after a $4 million dollar restoration, The Strand is open for business. In addition to the live events, concerts, and theatre, The Strand is featuring a Friday Night Movie series. Upcoming movies include:

Aug 5th, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Midweek Movie for Munchkins: Curious George
Curious George is a traditionally-animated film adaptation of the children’s stories by H.A. and Margret Rey.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for kids.
Organ pre-show begins at 10:00.

Aug 19th, 2009 (Wed) 10:30 AM
Midweek Movie for Munchkins: An American Tail
An American Tail is a 1986 animated film produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and directed by Don Bluth, originally released in movie theatres on November 21, 1986. It was the first animated film produced by Universal Pictures.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for kids.
Organ pre-show begins at 10:00.

Aug 21st, 2009 (Fri) 7:00 PM
Chicks, Flicks and Chocolate: Fried Green Tomatoes
“Chicks, Flicks and Chocolate” features the classic southern film Fried Green Tomatoes (PG-13). The 1991 film recounts the life of a housewife who develops an unlikely friendship with an older woman in a local nursing home. She escapes the troubles of her own life by absorbing herself with the old lady’s tales of people she used to know.
Tickets include admission to the film, a dessert reception on the theatre’s rooftop terrace and an alcoholic beverage. The show begins at 7pm and tickets are $15.

Aug 22nd, 2009 (Sat) 11:55 PM
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show!
Costume contest and prizes. No outside props allowed- prop bags are available for purchase.
Tickets $6/$7

Aug 26th, 2009 (Wed) 10:30 AM
Midweek Movie Madness for Munchkins: Sandlot
The Sandlot is a 1993 sports film about young baseball players told through the narration of Scotty Smalls, who is reminiscing on his first summer in Los Angeles. In 1962, Smalls moves with his mother and stepfather to a new neighborhood, and struggles to make new friends.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for kids.
Organ pre-show begins at 10:00.

For group rates please call the Strand Box Office: 770.293.0080.

For more events at The Strand, please visit our Calendar of Events page.