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Relax and enjoy the classics in Main Library’s auditorium. See movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:30 pm. Free parking on weekdays after 6 pm. No registration is required.
Oct. 6, 6:30 pm: Amazing Grace
Talented young musician Grace Fisher, proficient at three instruments, was on her way to the world-famous Berklee College of Music. On her 17th birthday, she developed Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like disease. Determined to persevere, Grace sets out to find new ways to create art, driven by her philosophy: “My only limitation will be my imagination.” Featuring Justin Hurwitz, Academy Award-winning composer of La La Land. 55 min.
Oct. 13, 6:30 pm: Cat People (1942)
The Val Lewton classic with Simone Simon, who fears that she may turn into a panther. 73 min.
Oct. 20, 6:30 pm: The Black Cat (1934)
Sparks fly between Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff as honeymooning couple David Manners and Julie Bishop are menaced by Satanists. With art deco set design at its best! 65 min.
Oct. 27, 6:30 pm: The Mummy (1932)
Boris Karloff in the original classic as Im-Ho-Tep, the mummy prince that revives to reunite with his reincarnated love. 73 min.
Check out our digital media collection for thousands of free movie and television streaming titles.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330-643-9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | Val Lewton | Simone Simon | Mummy | Movies | Horror | Halloween | Film Festival | Classics | Cat People | Boris Karloff, | Black Cat | Bela Lugosi | 1930's films |
Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.
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Akron, Ohio 44326
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