Jefferson Theatre

Classic Movie Night – 2001: A Space Odyssey

Considered one of the greatest films of all time, 2001: A Space Odyssey will be shown at Classic Movie Night on Friday, June 23, at the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Directed by the brilliant Stanley Kubrick, the film was released in 1968 and stars Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. The story follows a voyage to Jupiter with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000 and deals with human evolution, artificial intelligence, existentialism, and alien life. The movie is 2 hours and 29 minutes and is Rated G. For more information, view beaumontcityevents.com or call (409) 838-3435.

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Foreign Cinema Series – Volver Jefferson Theatre • Monday, June 19, 2017

The Foreign Cinema Series continues Monday, June 19, with the 2006 Spanish drama Volver at the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish film stars Penélope Cruz as Raimunda, a working-class woman in Madrid along with her husband and 14-year-old daughter. The parents of Raimunda and her sister Paula perished in a fire years ago. After a murder and a family tragedy, Raimunda’s mother’s spirit materializes to help comfort them.

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Fine Tex-Mex Comedy Tour

Alex Reymundo

In times of illegal wiretaps, repeal and replace, sexual equality, Russia, building walls, immigration, division and fake news, what’s the answer? Comedy.

Presented by Number Juan Tequila, the Fine Tex-Mex Comedy tour starring “Cowboy Bill” William Lee Martin and Alex Reymundo will perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Friday, June 16, at 8 p.m.

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Classic Movie Night – Purple Rain & Foreign Cinema Series

Two movie events will take place at the historic Jefferson Theatre beginning with Purple Rain during Classic Movie Night on Friday, June 9, and the Foreign Cinema Series showing of La Dolce Vita on Monday, June 12. 

Directed by Albert Magnoli, the 1984 rock musical drama Purple Rain stars the late Prince as “The Kid,” who reveals an abusive situation at home, then rivals with a singer and finds love. The movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The film is Rated R and is 1 hour and 51 minutes.

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Viva Fest

Viva Fest returns as the City of Beaumont hosts the two-day Hispanic heritage celebration this weekend on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13, in downtown Beaumont.

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Classic Movie Night – Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

Classic Movie Night returns on Friday, April 28 with the 1986 romantic comedy Pretty in Pink at the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her high school in Chicago yet seems to have the eyes of all the boys including her best friend Duckie Dale (Jon Cryer) and rich pretty boy Blane McDonough (Andrew McCarthy) and it all comes down to prom in a pink dress.

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Classic Movie Night: 'The Wizard of Oz'

Classic Movie Night goes “classic” with one of the most iconic films in movie history — The Wizard of Oz — on Friday, April 7, at the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont. Based of the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the movie was released in 1939 and stars Judy Garland as Dorothy, who gets swept away from her farm in Kansas by a tornado to the fantasy land of Oz. While there, she meets new friends the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow as she makes her way to see the Wizard to find a way back home.

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Classic Movie Night - Urban Cowboy

One of the most anticipated Classic Movie Nights will be held Friday, March 31 at the Jefferson Theatre, with the 1980 romantic drama that created a movement and lifestyle while putting the town of Pasadena, Texas on the map — Urban Cowboy. Directed by James Bridges, the movie tells the story of Bud Davis (John Travolta), a country boy who moves to Pasadena to start working alongside his Uncle Bob in a refinery, then gets introduced to the Gilley’s night club.

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Classic Movie Night - Space Jam

Classic Movie Night continues on Friday, March 17 at the historic Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont  with the highest-grossing basketball film of all-time — Space Jam. The 1996 live-action animated sports comedy stars Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. The movie tells the story of a fictional story of the time in which Jordan spent during his brief years of retirement. Bugs Bunny and crew recruit Jordan to their team in order to win a basketball game against the Nerdlucks The movie is 1 hour, 28 minutes and is Rated PG.

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