Día de Muertos Community Celebration
Celebrate the beauty of remembrance at the Wadsworth Atheneum with a colorful Día de Muertos gathering honoring loved ones and cherished traditions. Contribute to a community ofrenda, decorate sugar skull masks, create incense cones, and enjoy ballet folklórico, live mariachi music, and a showing of ¡Hola Cine! Presented with Helena’s Casita, the celebration also includes […]
Halloween Double Feature: Cat People
Two movies, nine lives, and one seriously unlucky family curse. The Wadsworth’s Halloween double feature pairs Jacques Tourneur’s shadowy psychological thriller Cat People (1942, NR) with Paul Schrader’s seductive, stylish remake Cat People (1982, R), featuring a haunting Giorgio Moroder score and David Bowie’s unforgettable theme song. From creeping suspense to full-blown feline terror, it’s […]
Gryme Presents: EMO Halloween
Gryme Presents: EMO Halloween brings the eyeliner, angst, and scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs anthems to Arch Street Tavern with music from My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Panic! At The Disco, and other favorites. It’s not a phase, it’s a Halloween party.
Club Sol Halloween Edition
Sonia Sol takes the reins at Arch Street Tavern for a Halloween edition of Club SOL, spinning all night with a lineup of special guests. Costumes are encouraged, so dust off your alter ego and bring it out for a night.
Messiah of Evil
Some seaside towns are better left off the vacation itinerary. Messiah of Evil (1973, R) comes to Cinestudio’s Fright Nights with a surreal tale of a young woman searching for her missing father in a coastal California town where the locals are behaving very, very strangely. With eerie atmosphere, unsettling imagery, and a creeping sense […]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step into Cinestudio’s Fright Nights. The cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, R) returns with fishnets, fabulous costumes, outrageous musical numbers, and the sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania. Whether you’re a seasoned creature of the night or a Rocky Horror virgin, it’s time […]
Hadestown: The Musical
Hadestown: The Musical brings the Tony Award-winning retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice to Cinestudio’s Fright Nights, weaving Greek mythology, haunting melodies, and a deal with the devil into a love story with some seriously high stakes. Even Hades has a soft spot, though getting him to admit it is another matter.
Carrie
Prom night is supposed to be magical but nobody told Carrie White. Brian De Palma’s horror classic Carrie (1976, R) comes to Cinestudio’s Fright Nights with its unforgettable tale of a bullied teenager, a terrifyingly controlling mother, and a high school dance that goes spectacularly wrong. Just remember, nobody puts Carrie in a corner. Especially […]
Backrooms
Some doors are better left unopened, especially the ones that lead to endless yellow hallways. Backrooms (2026, R) brings the viral internet nightmare to the big screen at Cinestudio’s Fright Nights, where ordinary spaces become a maze of unsettling emptiness and something sinister lurking just out of sight. Getting in is easy. Getting out is […]
R&B But Make it Spooky
Slow jams are getting a spooky season remix at R&B But Make It Spooky at Parkville Market. Ru Williams hosts with DJ Mab spinning R&B favorites under the stars, while costumes compete for bragging rights in best couple, scariest, and funniest categories.