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November 9 – 16, 2023 Fremont Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor’s guilt over those still left behind in […]
Friday, December 1, 2023 The Bridge Music Project Presents: Flowcase 6:30pm doors / 7:00pm show Free admission – donations accepted at the door At the Capitol Theater, youth artists from The Bridge Music Project have collaborated on original music for the last eight weeks. These artists will debut their music live at the Flowcase! Come […]
Thursday, November 30, 2023 KAOS Community Radio Present: Oh, Rose Jack Habegger’s Celebrity Telethon $22 GA & OFS 7pm doors / 8pm show In 1973 Olympia was the place to be. That’s the year that Rainy Day Records started. At that same time, deep in the woods at the Evergreen State College a group of […]
November 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2023 Reel Oddities: After Hours Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman (Rosanna Arquette). So begins the wildest night of his life, as bizarre occurrences—involving underground-art punks, a distressed waitress, a crazed […]
November 26, 2023 Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez I Am A Noise is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folk singer and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this immersive documentary moves back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her farewell tour […]
November 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2023 OFS Kids Club Presents: Labyrinth Free for Kids 12 and Under When teen Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she summons Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve […]
November 24 – 26, 2023 Blue Collar When Detroit autoworkers Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel) and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) find bills piling up and pressures bearing down, they decide to take matters into their own hands. Paul Schrader creates a brutal vision of the low wage and huge debt that traps workers between big […]
Friday, October 27, 2023 Olympia Film Society presents: The Dusty 45s The Stuntmen $20 GA & $15 OFS 7pm doors / 8pm show Tickets on sale 6/29 at 10am PST The Dusty 45s have inspired and fired up crowds for over two decades to the delight of fans and critics alike. With their signature style […]
Saturday, October 28, 2023 Olympia Film Society, Stand Up! Records, and Rainy Day Records present: Sam Miller’s Record Release Show! Featuring Live Comedy & A Screening of Sam’s New Comedy Special ‘Round Trip’ $15 GA & $12 OFS members Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Sam Miller’s comedy special ‘Round Trip’ was recorded at the Capitol […]
November 18, 19 & 24, 2023 The Big Lebowski: 25th Anniversary Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called “the Dude,” a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money — resulting in the Dude […]