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893 theaters on STAGE BOND
Alturas, California, United States
Niles Theater is a nonprofit cinema in downtown Alturas presenting weekend movies and community events. Check its official website for current screenings. Photo: Niles Theater by Tom Hilton, July 2, 2017. Historical exterior. Source: https:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Capitol Theatre is a nonprofit-owned cinema in Cleveland presenting new releases, independent films and community programs. Check its official website for current screenings. Photo: Cleveland-Capitol Theatre (OHPTC), credited to Marous Brot
Hanford, California, United States
Hanford Fox Theatre is a privately owned historic venue presenting classic movies, seasonal screenings and silent films with organ accompaniment alongside live performances. Check its official website for current events. Photo: Hanford, Cal
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Carolina Theatre of Greensboro is a downtown nonprofit venue presenting classic and independent films, silent movies with live accompaniment, and live performances. Check its official website for current events. Photo: Carolina Theatre, Gre
Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Gem Theatre is a historic, city-owned cinema in Kannapolis screening first-run movies and family matinees. Check its official website for current screenings. Photo: Gem Theater by Brad Spry, April 13, 2006. Historical exterior before marque
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Carolina Theatre of Durham is a city-owned, nonprofit-run complex presenting independent films, festivals and retrospectives in two cinemas alongside live performances in Fletcher Hall. Check its official website for current screenings. Pho
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Gene Siskel Film Center is a nonprofit cinema of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, presenting independent and international films, retrospectives and festivals. Check its official website for current screenings. Photo: Gene Siskel
Osgood, Indiana, United States
Damm Theatre is an independent nonprofit cinema in downtown Osgood, presenting weekend movies in a restored historic theater. Check its official website for current screenings. Photo: Damm Theatre, Osgood, Indiana by Warren LeMay, July 14,
Lakeland, FL, United States
The Polk Theatre is a 1,400-seat 1920s atmospheric movie palace in downtown Lakeland, Florida, run by a nonprofit and famous for its Mediterranean-style interior with a starry night-sky ceiling. It screens classic and independent films alon
Paducah, KY, United States
Maiden Alley Cinema is a nonprofit single-screen arthouse on Maiden Alley in downtown Paducah, Kentucky, run by the Paducah Art House Alliance, a 501(c)(3) founded in 1991. The theater programs independent, foreign, and documentary films al
Elizabethtown, KY, United States
Crowne Pointe Theatre is a single-operator nine-screen cinema in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, one of the state's largest independent multiplexes. The theater screens current releases with 4K laser projection and recliner seating, competing as t
Campbellsville, KY, United States
Green River Cinema 6 is an independently owned six-screen multiplex on the Campbellsville Bypass in Campbellsville, Kentucky, in the heart of the Green River region. The local theater screens first-run movies for Campbellsville and surround
Corbin, KY, United States
Cinema Social / Tri-County Cineplex, known for years as the Tri-County Cineplex, is a seven-screen independent theater in Corbin, Kentucky, pairing movies with bowling and arcade attractions. The single-site local operator runs first-run fi
Paris, KY, United States
The Bourbon Drive-In Theatre has been family owned and operated in Paris, Kentucky, since 1956, making it one of the state's longest-running outdoor cinemas. The single-screen drive-in pairs first-run features with retro favorites on summer
Mt Sterling, KY, United States
Judy Drive In opened on July 2, 1952, in Mt Sterling, Kentucky, and remains Kentucky's only twin-screen drive-in. The locally owned outdoor theater runs seasonally with double features under the stars, and its two screens make it a summer l
Paintsville, KY, United States
The Sipp Theatre is a historic 1931 single-screen movie house on Main Street in Paintsville, Kentucky, now operated by the city and the nonprofit Sipp Theatre Foundation. The restored theater hosts classic film screenings alongside concerts
Calvert City, KY, United States
The Calvert Drive-In opened on July 3, 1953, in Calvert City, Kentucky, and is one of the state's most storied outdoor theaters. The Harrington family ran it for 68 years before it closed in 2021, and new owners reopened it in 2023 as a yea
Lexington, KY, United States
Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit, city-owned arts venue at 300 East Third Street in Lexington, Kentucky, in the historic East End. Opened in 1948 as a cultural hub for the segregated African-American community and reopene
Cynthiana, KY, United States
The Rohs Opera House is a historic 1871 theater on East Pike Street in downtown Cynthiana, Kentucky, that became a movie house in 1941. Today it bills itself as Cynthiana's center for local entertainment, showing first-run movies on modern
Maysville, KY, United States
The Russell Theatre is a rare 1930 atmospheric movie palace on East Third Street in downtown Maysville, Kentucky, now being restored by the nonprofit Russell Theatre Corporation. One of the few surviving atmospheric theaters in the United S
Somerset, KY, United States
Virginia Theatre is a 1922 movie palace on East Mt. Vernon Street in downtown Somerset, Kentucky, acquired by the city for 1 dollar in 2020 and reopened in 2022 after a 2-million-dollar restoration. The 500-seat venue now hosts concerts, co
Aberdeen, MS, United States
The Elkin Theatre is a historic 1937 movie house on West Commerce Street in downtown Aberdeen, Mississippi, run as a nonprofit by the Aberdeen Arts Council. Volunteers open the doors for weekend film screenings on the second and fourth week
Laurel, MS, United States
Southwest Theaters – Sawmill Square 5 is a five-screen cinema inside the Sawmill Square Mall in Laurel, Mississippi, operated by the small regional chain Southwest Theaters. The theater opened in 1981 as the Sawmill Square Cinema 5 and late
Flowood, MS, United States
Legacy Theaters – Parkway is a ten-screen multiplex in Flowood, Mississippi, that brought a shuttered former Regal site back to life in 2023. The tiny two-location operator renovated the building with luxury power recliners in every auditor