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Movies on the big screen every Thursday at 6:30 pm. Relax and enjoy classics or recent blockbusters in Main Library’s auditorium. Free parking on weekdays after 6 pm with a voucher from the Library.
May 4, 6:30 PM: The Wasp Woman (1959)
Beauty treatments go awry when a cosmetics head (Susan Cabot) decides to experiment on herself using royal jelly from wasps, and changes not just her outward appearance. Directed by Roger Corman, 63 min.
May 11, 6:30 PM: Them! (1954)
Desert atomic experiments cause giant ant mutations that end up in Los Angeles. Havoc ensues as they start attacking humans. With James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, and James Arness, 94 min.
May 18, 6:30 PM: Tarantula (1955)
A scientist (Leo G. Carroll) in the Arizona desert, experimenting with growth hormones, creates a giant spider who escapes and runs amok. With John Agar and Mara Corday, 80 min.
May 25, 6:30 PM: Return of the Fly (1959)
Set 15 years after the original, Vincent Price again stars as his nephew (Brett Halsey) strives to continue his father’s experimentation into teleportation. Somehow things manage to go horribly wrong, 80 min.
Get your parking validation ticket at the Security Desk and then relax in Main Library's 400-seat auditorium.
Contact the Culture & AV Division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Movies |
TAGS: | Wasps | Vincent Price | Spiders | Sci-Fi | Roger Corman | Leo G. Carroll | John Agar | James Arness | Giant insects | Flys | Ants | 1950's film |
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.
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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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