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Erika Sanger
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DATE: January 23, 2025
TITLE: OHA to Launch ‘Film Club’ for 25th Anniversary Season

Stonington, ME — The Stonington Opera House is pleased to present: Film Club!  OHA is launching this membership-based movie club to celebrate their 25th season. This series is designed to offer a space for people who enjoy classic films to gather and discuss the films after viewing them on the big screen.  Each year, members of Film Club will vote on the films they wish to see screened. 

For the launch of Film Club 2025, the OHA team selected 35 films acknowledged by the American Film Institute for the ways in which they demonstrate excellence in the art form. They have included dramas, comedies, musicals, mysteries, and science fiction features made between 1940 and 1991.

Voting for the films will take place in January 2025 via a survey linked to membership purchase. Membership is $30 for a six film series and can be purchased at any time, but must be purchased before January 31 to take part in the voting process.  

Screenings will take place on Tuesdays: March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1 and 8.  The screenings will begin at 6pm with the lobby open 1 hour prior to and 1 hour after the film for members to gather for pre and post screening discussions. 

Film Club was made possible through the support of Craig and Rachel Simoneau.

The Stonington Opera House is a historic center of culture and entertainment, a performance space, and a civic gathering place. Our work is rooted in the belief that access to and participation in the arts transforms lives.

The Stonington Opera House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and in 1999, it was rescued by the founders of Opera House Arts, a 501 (c) 3, that was established specifically to restore this historic building to its original purpose.

A cornerstone of a year-round, vibrant Main Street located at the top of the busiest commercial fishing pier in Maine, the Stonington Opera House is an economic engine for the creative economy of Deer Isle.

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