Inside 43215: Downtown Draw
CELEBRATE THE BIG 4-0
Put on your party duds and celebrate with the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Whoopi Goldberg and Bugs Bunny. So, where’s this gonna happen?
No worries and no need to summons the Ghost. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the CAPA Summer Movie Series at the Ohio Theatre and have they got a show for you!
“This is the longest running classic film series in America,” says CAPA Director of Programming Rich Corsi. “It’s more than just a movie; it’s like attending an actual theatre performance as ushers greet you at the door and you hear the Mighty Morton organ playing.”
As you munch on your JuJu Fruits and Junior Mints enjoy the Mighty Morton organ before the show, during intermission and after the movie. There are only a few of these babies left in the country, and we have one right here in Columbus.
This week you can take in All About Eve, How Stella Got Her Groove Back or The Music Man. Heck, the movies are so affordable you can take the family to see all three.
The historic Ohio Theatre is a perfect place to see a film, and that is exactly what Scottish-born architect Thomas W. Lamb envisioned when he designed it back in the Roaring Twenties. The theatre opened in 1928 and was intended to be a place for the average man.
Movies run through July 25, but buy your tickets now because this is the last week that you can get a strip of 10 for $25. So, don’t wait; soon it will be, “Hasta la vista, baby!”
Tags: CAPA Summer Movie Series, Mighty Morgan organ, Ohio Theatre