Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Today's Events
- 4:00 pm - THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
- 7:00 pm - CARMINE STREET GUITARS
Film Show Times
- Tue-Thu 7PM Fri & Sat 6:30PM & 9PM
- Sun 5PM & 7:30PM
- Matinee: Sun 2:30PM, Tue-Thu/Sat 4PM & Sat 11AM
Address
- 206 5th Avenue SE
- Olympia, WA 98501
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Box Office
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June 14th - 21st
Saturday
June 15, 2019
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLEJUNE 1, 8, 15, 29 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! Sponsored by Olympia Federal Savings OFS Kids Club presents 15TH ANNIVERSARY: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Academy Award®– nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited […] 5:00 pm THE 19TH ANNUAL OLYMPIA COMICS FESTIVALSATURDAY, JUNE 15 The 19th Annual Olympia Comics Festival 4:30pm doors / 5:00pm show $6 GA & OFS Tickets available at box office day of show ONLY The 19th annual Olympia Comics Festival will take place Saturday, June 15th. This festival is a non-corporate oasis that celebrates the art and creativity of comics and graphic […] 11:00 pm OFS Presents: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – AT MIDNIGHT!SAT JUNE 15, 2019 OFS PRESENTS THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Featuring Dungeons & Dragonflies Shadow Cast 11pm doors / 11:30pm pre-show / midnight film $10 general / $7 members Tickets available online and box office Mezzanine Lounge open (21+ w/ ID) OFS presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring live shadow cast and audience […] Buy Ticket Sunday
June 16, 2019
2:30 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 5:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] 7:30 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] Monday
June 17, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
June 18, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] Wednesday
June 19, 2019
4:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] 7:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] Thursday
June 20, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […]
June 21st - 26th
Friday
June 21, 2019
6:30 pm PRINCESS MONONOKE w/ GUEST PROGRAMMER MARY KOBAYASHIFRIDAY, JUNE 21 5:30PM doors / 6:30PM show $9 GA / $6 OFS Sponsored by Olyphant Art & Media and Olympic Cards and Comics PRINCESS MONONOKE w/ GUEST PROGRAMMER MARY KOBAYASHI From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] Saturday
June 22, 2019
8:00 pm BACKSTAGE: THE MESSTHETICS & HURRY UPSaturday, June 22 Live on the Backstage THE MESSTHETICS HURRY UP Sponsored by Studio 23 Metalworks – “Custom metalwork, fabrication, blacksmithing.” 7pm doors / 8pm show $12 GA / $10 OFS Members Tickets available Friday, March 29 at 10am The last time drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally were in a band together, they were the […] Buy Ticket Sunday
June 23, 2019
7:30 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] Monday
June 24, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
June 25, 2019
8:00 pm SHEER MAG x CEREMONYTuesday, June 25 SHEER MAG CEREMONY Sponsored by Studio 23 Metalworks – “Custom metalwork, fabrication, blacksmithing.” 7pm doors / 8pm show $15 GA / $12 OFS Members On-sale: Friday April 12th @ 10am PST ALL AGES w/ 21+ lounge A tear in the firmament. Beyond the noxious haze of our national nightmare – as structures of social […] Buy Ticket Wednesday
June 26, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] Thursday
June 27, 2019
4:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] 7:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […]
June 28th - July 3rd
Friday
June 28, 2019
6:00 pm WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL(above trailer may not include programs shown in Olympia) FRIDAY, JUNE 28 WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Post-film discussion includes local filmmaker Shane Anderson Tickets $20 GA / $15 OFS member 5:00PM Doors / 6:00PM films Mezzanine Lounge Open 21+ Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film. Wild […] Buy Ticket Saturday
June 29, 2019
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLEJUNE 1, 8, 15, 29 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! Sponsored by Olympia Federal Savings OFS Kids Club presents 15TH ANNIVERSARY: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Academy Award®– nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited […] 4:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] 6:30 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 9:00 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] Sunday
June 30, 2019
2:30 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 5:00 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] 7:30 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] Monday
July 1, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
July 2, 2019
4:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 7:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] Wednesday
July 3, 2019
4:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] 7:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] Thursday
July 4, 2019
4:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 7:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […]
July 5th - 10th
Friday
July 5, 2019
8:00 pm SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLDFRIDAY, July 5 SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLD Sponsored by Harlequin Productions $9 GA / $6 OFS Members Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM In London, Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. […] Buy Ticket Saturday
July 6, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 6:30 pm RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDYJULY 6, 7, 21 RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDY $9 GA / $6 OFS In 1965 Jim Whittaker led Senator Robert Kennedy to the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after the late president, JFK. Fifty years later, the sons of the original climbing team—a raucous band manager, a candidate for governor, […] Sunday
July 7, 2019
2:30 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 5:00 pm RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDYJULY 6, 7, 21 RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDY $9 GA / $6 OFS In 1965 Jim Whittaker led Senator Robert Kennedy to the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after the late president, JFK. Fifty years later, the sons of the original climbing team—a raucous band manager, a candidate for governor, […] Monday
July 8, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
July 9, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] Wednesday
July 10, 2019
7:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] Thursday
July 11, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 7:00 pm THE CURE ANNIVERSARY 1978 – 2018 LIVE IN HYDE PARK LONDONJULY 11 THE CURE ANNIVERSARY 1978 – 2018 LIVE IN HYDE PARK LONDON $9 GA / $6 OFS member Doors 6:30PM / Film 7:00PM The Cure, acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest live bands, take the stage on a perfect July evening in London’s Hyde Park 2018 to deliver a set of songs celebrating […] Buy Ticket -
June 14th - 21st
Friday
June 14, 2019
6:30 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 9:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] Saturday
June 15, 2019
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLEJUNE 1, 8, 15, 29 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! Sponsored by Olympia Federal Savings OFS Kids Club presents 15TH ANNIVERSARY: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Academy Award®– nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited […] 11:00 pm OFS Presents: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – AT MIDNIGHT!SAT JUNE 15, 2019 OFS PRESENTS THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Featuring Dungeons & Dragonflies Shadow Cast 11pm doors / 11:30pm pre-show / midnight film $10 general / $7 members Tickets available online and box office Mezzanine Lounge open (21+ w/ ID) OFS presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring live shadow cast and audience […] Buy Ticket Sunday
June 16, 2019
2:30 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 5:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] 7:30 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] Monday
June 17, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
June 18, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] Wednesday
June 19, 2019
4:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […] 7:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] Thursday
June 20, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm CARMINE STREET GUITARSJUNE 14 – 20 CARMINE STREET GUITARS Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of one shop in the heart of Greenwich Village that remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification. Dir: Ron Mann / 2019 / US / 80 min “Carmine Street Guitars is an affectionate, […]
June 21st - 26th
Friday
June 21, 2019
6:30 pm PRINCESS MONONOKE w/ GUEST PROGRAMMER MARY KOBAYASHIFRIDAY, JUNE 21 5:30PM doors / 6:30PM show $9 GA / $6 OFS Sponsored by Olyphant Art & Media and Olympic Cards and Comics PRINCESS MONONOKE w/ GUEST PROGRAMMER MARY KOBAYASHI From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] Sunday
June 23, 2019
7:30 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] Monday
June 24, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Wednesday
June 26, 2019
4:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […] 7:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] Thursday
June 27, 2019
4:00 pm RAFIKIJUNE 21 – 27 RAFIKI Sponsored by Archibald Sisters Bursting with the colorful street style & music of Nairobi’s vibrant youth culture, RAFIKI is a tender love story between two young women in a country that still criminalizes the LGBTQ community. Kena and Ziki have long been told that “good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan […] 7:00 pm THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARMJUNE 14 – 27 THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock […]
June 28th - July 3rd
Friday
June 28, 2019
6:00 pm WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL(above trailer may not include programs shown in Olympia) FRIDAY, JUNE 28 WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Post-film discussion includes local filmmaker Shane Anderson Tickets $20 GA / $15 OFS member 5:00PM Doors / 6:00PM films Mezzanine Lounge Open 21+ Wild & Scenic Film Festival inspires environmental activism and a love for nature–through film. Wild […] Buy Ticket Saturday
June 29, 2019
11:00 am FREE FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER – OFS KIDS CLUB: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLEJUNE 1, 8, 15, 29 @ 11am FREE for kids 12 & under! Sponsored by Olympia Federal Savings OFS Kids Club presents 15TH ANNIVERSARY: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Academy Award®– nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited […] 4:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] 6:30 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 9:00 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] Sunday
June 30, 2019
2:30 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 5:00 pm REEL FILM: IRMA VEP on 35mmJUNE 23, 29, 30 IRMA VEP on 35mm $9 GA / $6 OFS Olivier Assayas’s live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie star who arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade’s classic 1915 crime serial Les vampires. […] 7:30 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] Monday
July 1, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
July 2, 2019
4:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 7:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] Wednesday
July 3, 2019
4:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […] 7:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] Thursday
July 4, 2019
4:00 pm THE SOUVENIRJUNE 29 – JULY 4 THE SOUVENIR A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an […] 7:00 pm ECHO IN THE CANYONJUNE 29 – JULY 4 ECHO IN THE CANYON Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of LA’s Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. It was […]
July 5th - 10th
Friday
July 5, 2019
8:00 pm SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLDFRIDAY, July 5 SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLD Sponsored by Harlequin Productions $9 GA / $6 OFS Members Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM In London, Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. […] Buy Ticket Saturday
July 6, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 6:30 pm RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDYJULY 6, 7, 21 RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDY $9 GA / $6 OFS In 1965 Jim Whittaker led Senator Robert Kennedy to the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after the late president, JFK. Fifty years later, the sons of the original climbing team—a raucous band manager, a candidate for governor, […] Sunday
July 7, 2019
2:30 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 5:00 pm RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDYJULY 6, 7, 21 RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDY $9 GA / $6 OFS In 1965 Jim Whittaker led Senator Robert Kennedy to the first ascent of a remote mountain in the Yukon named after the late president, JFK. Fifty years later, the sons of the original climbing team—a raucous band manager, a candidate for governor, […] Monday
July 8, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
July 9, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] Wednesday
July 10, 2019
7:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] Thursday
July 11, 2019
4:00 pm NON-FICTIONJULY 6 – 11 NON-FICTION Juliette Binoche and Guillaume Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Carlos) for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer (Vincent Macaigne) […] 7:00 pm THE CURE ANNIVERSARY 1978 – 2018 LIVE IN HYDE PARK LONDONJULY 11 THE CURE ANNIVERSARY 1978 – 2018 LIVE IN HYDE PARK LONDON $9 GA / $6 OFS member Doors 6:30PM / Film 7:00PM The Cure, acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest live bands, take the stage on a perfect July evening in London’s Hyde Park 2018 to deliver a set of songs celebrating […] Buy Ticket -
June 14th - 21st
Monday
June 17, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
June 21st - 26th
Saturday
June 22, 2019
8:00 pm BACKSTAGE: THE MESSTHETICS & HURRY UPSaturday, June 22 Live on the Backstage THE MESSTHETICS HURRY UP Sponsored by Studio 23 Metalworks – “Custom metalwork, fabrication, blacksmithing.” 7pm doors / 8pm show $12 GA / $10 OFS Members Tickets available Friday, March 29 at 10am The last time drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe Lally were in a band together, they were the […] Buy Ticket Monday
June 24, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! Tuesday
June 25, 2019
8:00 pm SHEER MAG x CEREMONYTuesday, June 25 SHEER MAG CEREMONY Sponsored by Studio 23 Metalworks – “Custom metalwork, fabrication, blacksmithing.” 7pm doors / 8pm show $15 GA / $12 OFS Members On-sale: Friday April 12th @ 10am PST ALL AGES w/ 21+ lounge A tear in the firmament. Beyond the noxious haze of our national nightmare – as structures of social […] Buy Ticket
June 28th - July 3rd
Monday
July 1, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
July 5th - 10th
Friday
July 5, 2019
8:00 pm SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLDFRIDAY, July 5 SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLD Sponsored by Harlequin Productions $9 GA / $6 OFS Members Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM In London, Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. […] Buy Ticket Monday
July 8, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! -
June 14th - 21st
Saturday
June 15, 2019
5:00 pm THE 19TH ANNUAL OLYMPIA COMICS FESTIVALSATURDAY, JUNE 15 The 19th Annual Olympia Comics Festival 4:30pm doors / 5:00pm show $6 GA & OFS Tickets available at box office day of show ONLY The 19th annual Olympia Comics Festival will take place Saturday, June 15th. This festival is a non-corporate oasis that celebrates the art and creativity of comics and graphic […] Monday
June 17, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
June 21st - 26th
Monday
June 24, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
June 28th - July 3rd
Monday
July 1, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times!
July 5th - 10th
Friday
July 5, 2019
8:00 pm SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLDFRIDAY, July 5 SCREEN SCORES: LLOYD ARKESTRA presents THE LOST WORLD Sponsored by Harlequin Productions $9 GA / $6 OFS Members Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM In London, Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) announces that prehistoric creatures are alive and flourishing in the Amazon jungle and declares his intention to mount an expedition proving his point. […] Buy Ticket Monday
July 8, 2019
12:00 am CLOSEDThe Capitol Theater is closed on most Mondays and some rehearsal days. Always check our schedule for the right times! -
November 9th - 16th
Friday
November 9, 2018
8:00 pm THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival 20TH ANNIVERSARY: THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO Post-film Q&A w/ THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO writer and director Whit Stillman Moderated by Diana Arens, MPA 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm film Alice is such a Scorpio. The Last Days of Disco bridges the carbonated euphoria of music […] Buy Ticket 11:00 pm DISCO DANCE PARTY at OCTAPAS CAFE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DISCO DANCE PARTY featuring DJ Mr. Mike LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE 10:30pm doors / 11:00pm dancing $5 general admission or free with your ticket stub from The Last Days of Disco After Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco, join us at Octapas for cocktails, […] Buy Ticket Saturday
November 10, 2018
11:00 am Oly Federal Savings Presents Kids Club: SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COWSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings Presents SATELLITE GIRL AND MILK COW (ENGLISH DUB) 10:30am doors / 11:00am film An out of commission satellite picks up a lovelorn ballad on her radio antenna and descends to Earth to find the source of such sincere emotions. But on the way […] Buy Ticket 1:00 pm THE GYRO SPOT PRESENTS: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS on 35mm w/ AVERY TRUFELMANSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Gyro Spot presents: ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS on 35mm Presented by Avery Trufelman of 99% Invisible 12:30pm doors / 1:00pm film Colin (Eddie O’Connell), an aspiring young British photographer and jazz aficionado, falls for Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit), a model on the rise. When she leaves him […] Buy Ticket 4:00 pm HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENINGSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Love and Happiness reverberating behind a blinking bulb in a nameless yard. Sweat hitting the concrete like pop rocks. The moon sizzling like wet pancake batter. Pollen and rustling leaves. Comprised of intimate and unencumbered moments of […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm COMPASS ROSE & CAPTAIN LITTLE PRESENT: METROPOLITAN: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Captain Little and Compass Rose Presents METROPOLITAN Post-Film Q&A w/ Whit Stillman Moderated by Michael Radelich 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film An ironically comic look at Manhattan’s endangered debutante scene, Metropolitan chronicles the rise and ultimate decline of a group of young Park Avenue socialites who gather […] Buy Ticket 10:00 pm SPEAKEASY Presents: MAKE OUT PARTY: Q&A w/ EMILY ESPERANZA, EVE RYDBERG, MOLLY HEWITTSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival MAKE OUT PARTY featuring a Q&A w/ director Emily Esperanza, producer Eve Rydberg, and actor Molly Hewitt 9:30pm doors / 10:00pm film Make Out Party is a no-budget, high-style comedy of errors that follows three vibrant characters though a day of misadventure as they set out […] Buy Ticket Sunday
November 11, 2018
11:00 am OLYMPIA FEDERAL SAVINGS Presents: KIDS CLUB: BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVALSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings presents: KIDS CLUB: BEST OF NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 10:30am doors / 11:00am film With a compelling range of styles and themes, this selection from the New York International Children’s Film Festival offers clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences […] Buy Ticket 2:00 pm MAKEUP WORKSHOP @ OCTAPAS CAFESUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival MAKEUP WORKSHOP featuring local makeup artist Abby Hartung LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE 1:30pm doors / 2:00pm event Free Admission Come to Octapas at 2:00pm to see local makeup artist Abby Hartung, the “blood queen.” Ask Abby any questions you want about makeup, what products to use, […] Buy Ticket 2:30 pm THE BLACK AND THE GREEN on 16mm w/ VIOLET LUCCASUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival THE BLACK AND THE GREEN on 16mm Introduction by Violet Lucca 2:00pm doors / 2:30pm film Director St. Clair Bourne’s celebrated film documents a conversation between activists. The meeting, held in Ireland, explores similarities between the Black American and Irish liberation strugle. Dir. St. Clair Bourne […] Buy Ticket 5:00 pm NEW TRADITIONS Presents: DISCOVERY IN CINEMA: SYMPOSIUMSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DISCOVERY IN CINEMA: SYMPOSIUM Sponsored by New Traditions Featuring Avery Trufelman, Violet Lucca, Isabella L. Price, Molly Hewitt, Eve Rydberg, Emily Esperanza, Chris Day, Kanani Koster 4:30pm doors / 5:00pm discussion Free Admission A discussion about the importance of discovery and independence in cinema, from the viewpoint […] Buy Ticket 7:30 pm DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: POST-FILM Q&A w/ WHIT STILLMANSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Post-film Q&A w/ DAMSELS IN DISTRESS writer and director Whit Stillman Moderated by Ned Hayes 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm film Led by Whit Stillman’s deliciously sardonic and lemon-wrung dialogue, Damsels in Distress revolves around a troupe of mannered students whose expectations are to […] Buy Ticket 11:00 pm ARCHIBALD SISTERS PRESENTS: QUEERAMA + STATE FAIRSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Archibald Sisters presents: QUEERAMA 10:30pm doors / 11:00pm film Director Daisy Asquith’s Queerama is a powerful assembly of shifting images and ethereal compositions. Archival footage ebbs and courses, while music from Hercules & Love Affair, John Grant, and Goldfrapp provide a buoyant chorus of fluttering notes […] Buy Ticket Monday
November 12, 2018
4:00 pm TRANS YOUTHMONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival TRANS YOUTH 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film This feature length documentary trails a handful of young trans Austinites as they forge and fortify their adult identities. While trans identity is more visible than ever — the subject of television shows, talked about in the media, and tied […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm I WANT MORE, I WANT LESS: POST-FILM Q&A w/ BRYCE RICHARDSON, VIOLET LUCCA & CHRISTOPHER DAYMONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival I WANT MORE, I WANT LESS Post-film Q&A w/ director Bryce Richardson, producer Violet Lucca & composer Christopher Day 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film An accountant in Queens rents out the front of her store to a young man who repairs cell phones…and sometimes pickpockets them […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm PACIFIC STAGE Presents: SHORT FILM SHOWCASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Pacific Stage Presents SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Introductions by filmmakers Sophy Romvari, Devan Scott, and Megan Hattie Stahl 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film NORMAN NORMAN A young woman grapples with the declining health of her beloved dog in this film about mortality, cloning, and Barbra Streisand. […] Buy Ticket Tuesday
November 13, 2018
4:00 pm THE PET WORKS Presents: OLD DOG + LONESOME WILLCOXTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Pet Works presents OLD DOG 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film New Zealand farmer Paul Sorenson has a unique connection with his colleagues — a team of sheep dogs. For 40 years, he’s worked to develop smarter and more intuitive training methods for fellow farmers, while grappling […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm FAKE TATTOOS + SILVERLAKE AFTERNOONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival FAKE TATTOOS 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film A film about music, the ephemera of meet-cutes, and the trauma of living. Director Pascal Plante’s Fake Tattoos revolves around Theo (Anthony Therrien) and Mag (Rose-Marie Perreault), two teenagers who ascend into the void of friendship and flirtation in […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm OLYMPIA COFFEE ROASTERS PRESENT: WHEN SHE RUNS + ROOM TONETUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Coffee Roasters presents: WHEN SHE RUNS 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner. Her marriage failing, exhausted and broke, Kirstin has left her husband, Ivan, and their very […] Buy Ticket Wednesday
November 14, 2018
4:00 pm COMMENCEMENT BANK PRESENTS: HAL + THE VELVET UNDERGROUND PLAYED AT MY HIGH SCHOOLWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Commencement Bank presents: HAL 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s — Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home, Being There — he is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from […] Buy Ticket 4:00 pm LOCAL FILMMAKER PANEL at OCTAPASWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival LOCAL FILMMAKER PANEL at Octapas Featuring Jason Connelly, Jonah Barrett, Rachel Millena Saul, Emme Williamson, Cody Castillo, Sylas Dall, Nat Murphy 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm discussion Free Admission Itching to tell a story, but don’t know where the hell to start? Local filmmakers in the South […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm FOREST AVENUE PRESS PRESENTS: VIRUS TROPICAL + IN A LONG ABSENCEWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Forest Avenue Press presents: VIRUS TROPICAL 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film Adapted from the graphic novel memoir by Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist Powerpaola, Virus Tropical is a thoughtful and deeply affecting coming-of-age story that begins on the night Paola is conceived – in a stylized but anatomically complete sequence […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm BROWSERS BOOKS PRESENTS: BOOGER + ABSENT: POST-FILM Q&A w/ JONAH BARRETT, ISABELLA CUEVAS PIERSON, RACHEL MILLENA SAULWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Browsers Books presents: BOOGER Post-film Q&A with Booger director Jonah Barrett, Absent director Isabella Cuevas Pierson, and filmmaker/moderator Rachel Millena Saul 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film Child of the Boogeyman, Mehitable Pachad (Meh for short) is a 109 year-old demon who is tired of living a life […] Buy Ticket Thursday
November 15, 2018
4:00 pm OLD SCHOOL PIZZERIA Presents: HOW THEY GOT OVERL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Old School Pizzeria Presents HOW THEY GOT OVER 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film The story of how African American gospel quartets like the Soul Stirrers, Dixie Hummingbirds and the Blind Boys developed a spirit and style that were hugely influential on early rock and roll. […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm LUKENS TREE PRESERVATION PRESENTS: THIS MOUNTAIN LIFETHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Lukens Tree Preservation presents: THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm film The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal. Yet in a province that is 75% mountains, most of us seldom venture into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people. They […] Buy Ticket 8:00 pm SideWalk Presents: LIVE LOCAL COMEDY with SAM MILLER at OctapasThursday 11/15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival SideWalk Presents LIVE LOCAL COMEDY with Sam Miller, Nathaniel Wolfe, Khadija Hassan, Kento Azegami, and more! at Octapas Cafe 7:00pm doors / 8:00pm show $10 suggested donation Proceeds benefiting SideWalk Come early for dinner! Headlined by Olympia’s own (unfortunately) Sam Miller, you’ll be sure to bust up laughing […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm THE BROTHERHOOD PRESENTS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO + TWILIGHTTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival The Brotherhood present: 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo is a fresh and genre-defying film about the life of radical Chicano lawyer, author and countercultural icon, Oscar Zeta Acosta — the basis for the character Dr. Gonzo in Fear and […] Buy Ticket
November 16th - 21st
Friday
November 16, 2018
4:00 pm OLYMPIA FOOD CO-OP PRESENTS: FOOD FOR CHANGEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Food Co-op presents: FOOD FOR CHANGE with opening comments by Ramon Torres of Cooperativa Tierra Y Libertad. 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film Food For Change is an 82-minute documentary by filmmaker Steve Alves, focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change […] Buy Ticket 4:00 pm WTF IS A PRODUCER WORKSHOP at OCTAPAS CAFEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival WTF IS A PRODUCER WORKSHOP LOCATED AT OCTAPAS CAFE Sponsored by They Reach 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm event Free Admission What is a film producer? And why would a production need one? Those are questions answered in the workshop, WTF is a Producer, with local producers Jason Connelly, J Arthur […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm DUMPSTER VALUES & PSYCHIC SISTER PRESENT: LGBTQ REPRESENTATION IN FILMFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Dumpster Values and Psychic Sister presents A Panel on LGBTQ Representation in Film Moderated by filmmaker Jonah Barrett and featuring Danny Tayara, Ricky German, Mary Anne Carter, Eliaichi Kimaro, and Stacy Peck 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm discussion Free Admission Danny Tayara Danny is a film director, writer, […] Buy Ticket 9:00 pm RAINY DAY RECORDS Presents: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Rainy Day Records presents: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. 8:30pm doors / 9:00pm film Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge’s Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically […] Buy Ticket 11:59 pm THEY REACH Presents: MIDNIGHT MAYHEM – ONE CUT OF THE DEADFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival ONE CUT OF THE DEAD Sponsored by They Reach 11:30pm doors / 12:00am film One Cut of the Dead opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film. Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the […] Buy Ticket Saturday
November 17, 2018
11:00 am OLYMPIA FEDERAL SAVINGS PRESENTS: KIDS CLUB – THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALESSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Federal Savings presents THE BIG BAD FOX & OTHER TALES 10:30am doors / 11:00am film The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of […] Buy Ticket 4:00 pm Olympia Farmers Market Presents: SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM: POST-FILM Q&A w/ PAUL ESPINOSASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Olympia Farmers Market presents: SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM Post-Film Q&A w/ director Paul Espinosa 3:30pm doors / 4:00pm film “Singing Our Way to Freedom” is a vibrant, multilayered look at the life of Chicano musician, composer and community activist, Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez. The film chronicles […] Buy Ticket 6:30 pm CULTURAL SPACES: THIS PLACE MATTERSSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Cultural Spaces: This Place Matters 6:00pm doors / 6:30pm show Free Admission Cultivating communities through cultural space is perhaps the most effective method of invested, interested engagement. Through its preservation and promotion, you expose people to new opportunities for exploration, as well as bringing together vastly […] Buy Ticket 8:30 pm Marijuana Mart Presents… BOOM: A FILM ABOUT THE SONICS Post-film Skype Q&A w/director Jordan AlbertsenSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – 35th Annual Olympia Film Festival Marijuana Mart Presents… BOOM: A FILM ABOUT THE SONICS Post-film Skype Q&A w/director Jordan Albertsen Moderated by Jimmi Davies; Sonics songwriter and local musician 8:00pm doors / 8:30pm film ‘Boom’ tells the untold story of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For […] Buy Ticket
November 23rd - 28th
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November 30th - December 5th
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