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Celebrating Film and Community Since 1923
Help the Avalon keep powerful stories on screen—from global cinema to local voices. Your gift keeps independent films thriving in DC. Donate today to sustain this vital programming.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Help the Avalon keep powerful stories on screen—from global cinema to local voices. Your gift keeps independent films thriving in DC. Donate today to sustain this vital programming.
Support the Avalon today: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
Support the Avalon today: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
Opening Wednesday!
From Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao comes HAMNET—the story behind Shakespeare's Hamlet. A stunning film about the love and loss that inspired one of literature's greatest works.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/hamnet
From Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao comes HAMNET—the story behind Shakespeare's Hamlet. A stunning film about the love and loss that inspired one of literature's greatest works.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/hamnet
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Opening Wednesday!
From Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao comes HAMNET—the story behind Shakespeare's Hamlet. A stunning film about the love and loss that inspired one of literature's greatest works.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/hamnet
From Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao comes HAMNET—the story behind Shakespeare's Hamlet. A stunning film about the love and loss that inspired one of literature's greatest works.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/hamnet
Now playing! Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, a once-renowned director chasing a comeback. When Nora turns down his offer to star, he gives the role to a rising Hollywood actress.
Tickets for SENTIMENTAL VALUE: www.theavalon.org/films/sentim...
Tickets for SENTIMENTAL VALUE: www.theavalon.org/films/sentim...
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Now playing! Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, a once-renowned director chasing a comeback. When Nora turns down his offer to star, he gives the role to a rising Hollywood actress.
Tickets for SENTIMENTAL VALUE: www.theavalon.org/films/sentim...
Tickets for SENTIMENTAL VALUE: www.theavalon.org/films/sentim...
For over 100 years, the Avalon has brought our community together through film. Help us keep that tradition alive with a year-end gift that sustains local programs and shared experiences. Donate today to support your community cinema!
Donate: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
Donate: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For over 100 years, the Avalon has brought our community together through film. Help us keep that tradition alive with a year-end gift that sustains local programs and shared experiences. Donate today to support your community cinema!
Donate: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
Donate: www.theavalon.org/support/annu...
2 shows left to experience the new Exhibition On Screen film at the Avalon. See the dramatic life behind his iconic paintings & explore the hidden clues he left within his work. Don’t miss this rare big-screen look at one of art’s most fascinating figures.
Tickets for CARAVAGGIO: buff.ly/VEVJASw
Tickets for CARAVAGGIO: buff.ly/VEVJASw
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
2 shows left to experience the new Exhibition On Screen film at the Avalon. See the dramatic life behind his iconic paintings & explore the hidden clues he left within his work. Don’t miss this rare big-screen look at one of art’s most fascinating figures.
Tickets for CARAVAGGIO: buff.ly/VEVJASw
Tickets for CARAVAGGIO: buff.ly/VEVJASw
French Cinémathèque is back this Wednesday with THE MUSICIANS — a charming tale of rare Stradivarius instruments, clashing virtuosos, and a race to save a dream concert.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-mu...
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-mu...
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
French Cinémathèque is back this Wednesday with THE MUSICIANS — a charming tale of rare Stradivarius instruments, clashing virtuosos, and a race to save a dream concert.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-mu...
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/the-mu...
Now playing!
On March 31, 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart faces his fading confidence at Sardi’s while his former partner Richard Rodgers celebrates Oklahoma! and his new collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein.
Tickets for BLUE MOON: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
On March 31, 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart faces his fading confidence at Sardi’s while his former partner Richard Rodgers celebrates Oklahoma! and his new collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein.
Tickets for BLUE MOON: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Now playing!
On March 31, 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart faces his fading confidence at Sardi’s while his former partner Richard Rodgers celebrates Oklahoma! and his new collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein.
Tickets for BLUE MOON: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
On March 31, 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart faces his fading confidence at Sardi’s while his former partner Richard Rodgers celebrates Oklahoma! and his new collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein.
Tickets for BLUE MOON: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
Join us 12/3 for a Science on Screen® event featuring the documentary OBSERVER, which encourages viewers to find meaning in everyday life. Enjoy a post-film discussion w/ Sarah Goodwin, PhD, from the Science Communication Lab, and Jason Dick, Editor in Chief of Roll Call. Tickets: buff.ly/GzWYhqP
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Join us 12/3 for a Science on Screen® event featuring the documentary OBSERVER, which encourages viewers to find meaning in everyday life. Enjoy a post-film discussion w/ Sarah Goodwin, PhD, from the Science Communication Lab, and Jason Dick, Editor in Chief of Roll Call. Tickets: buff.ly/GzWYhqP
Our next Exhibition on Screen arrives 11/16It features masterpieces and personal insights from the artist before his mysterious disappearance. This is the most comprehensive film about a pivotal art figure.
Tickets for CARRAVAGGIO: buff.ly/fInncc8
Tickets for CARRAVAGGIO: buff.ly/fInncc8
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our next Exhibition on Screen arrives 11/16It features masterpieces and personal insights from the artist before his mysterious disappearance. This is the most comprehensive film about a pivotal art figure.
Tickets for CARRAVAGGIO: buff.ly/fInncc8
Tickets for CARRAVAGGIO: buff.ly/fInncc8
Czech cinema returns to the Avalon Wednesday!
In 1967–68 Prague, young radio tech Tomáš is torn between protecting his brother and supporting journalists defying state censorship — as Soviet tanks close in, radio becomes the nation’s last voice of freedom.
Tickets for WAVES: buff.ly/R6DCWVQ
In 1967–68 Prague, young radio tech Tomáš is torn between protecting his brother and supporting journalists defying state censorship — as Soviet tanks close in, radio becomes the nation’s last voice of freedom.
Tickets for WAVES: buff.ly/R6DCWVQ
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Czech cinema returns to the Avalon Wednesday!
In 1967–68 Prague, young radio tech Tomáš is torn between protecting his brother and supporting journalists defying state censorship — as Soviet tanks close in, radio becomes the nation’s last voice of freedom.
Tickets for WAVES: buff.ly/R6DCWVQ
In 1967–68 Prague, young radio tech Tomáš is torn between protecting his brother and supporting journalists defying state censorship — as Soviet tanks close in, radio becomes the nation’s last voice of freedom.
Tickets for WAVES: buff.ly/R6DCWVQ
BLUE MOON is now playing at the Avalon!
On opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, Lorenz Hart faces fading confidence, lost love, and a world moving on without him. Starring Ethan Hawke and directed by Richard Linklater.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
On opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, Lorenz Hart faces fading confidence, lost love, and a world moving on without him. Starring Ethan Hawke and directed by Richard Linklater.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
BLUE MOON is now playing at the Avalon!
On opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, Lorenz Hart faces fading confidence, lost love, and a world moving on without him. Starring Ethan Hawke and directed by Richard Linklater.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
On opening night of Oklahoma! in 1943, Lorenz Hart faces fading confidence, lost love, and a world moving on without him. Starring Ethan Hawke and directed by Richard Linklater.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
Now playing at the Avalon!
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE explores the creation of Bruce Springsteen’s haunting 1982 “Nebraska” album, as he confronts fame and the shadows of his past.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/spring...
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE explores the creation of Bruce Springsteen’s haunting 1982 “Nebraska” album, as he confronts fame and the shadows of his past.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/spring...
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Now playing at the Avalon!
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE explores the creation of Bruce Springsteen’s haunting 1982 “Nebraska” album, as he confronts fame and the shadows of his past.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/spring...
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE explores the creation of Bruce Springsteen’s haunting 1982 “Nebraska” album, as he confronts fame and the shadows of his past.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/spring...
Coming to the Avalon for 2 shows only – Nov 9 & 11!
National Theatre Live presents MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION! Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune– but at what cost?
buff.ly/7LsCqix
National Theatre Live presents MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION! Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune– but at what cost?
buff.ly/7LsCqix
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Coming to the Avalon for 2 shows only – Nov 9 & 11!
National Theatre Live presents MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION! Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune– but at what cost?
buff.ly/7LsCqix
National Theatre Live presents MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION! Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune– but at what cost?
buff.ly/7LsCqix
Polish film returns to the Avalon Wednesday!
OFF WE GO follows an elderly couple who won’t settle into retirement, steal a van, and hit the road.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/off-we...
OFF WE GO follows an elderly couple who won’t settle into retirement, steal a van, and hit the road.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/off-we...
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Polish film returns to the Avalon Wednesday!
OFF WE GO follows an elderly couple who won’t settle into retirement, steal a van, and hit the road.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/off-we...
OFF WE GO follows an elderly couple who won’t settle into retirement, steal a van, and hit the road.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/off-we...
🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃
Join us TONIGHT for the Chevy Chase Spooktacular! Stop by from 3–6 PM for treats and enter our free raffle for a year-long Avalon Theatre membership.
Join us TONIGHT for the Chevy Chase Spooktacular! Stop by from 3–6 PM for treats and enter our free raffle for a year-long Avalon Theatre membership.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃
Join us TONIGHT for the Chevy Chase Spooktacular! Stop by from 3–6 PM for treats and enter our free raffle for a year-long Avalon Theatre membership.
Join us TONIGHT for the Chevy Chase Spooktacular! Stop by from 3–6 PM for treats and enter our free raffle for a year-long Avalon Theatre membership.
It’s almost time for the Avalon’s Halloween Spooktacular! 🎃 Join us Friday from 3–6 PM for trick-or-treating along Connecticut Avenue — and don’t miss our table outside the Avalon for treats and a raffle to win a year membership to the Avalon!
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It’s almost time for the Avalon’s Halloween Spooktacular! 🎃 Join us Friday from 3–6 PM for trick-or-treating along Connecticut Avenue — and don’t miss our table outside the Avalon for treats and a raffle to win a year membership to the Avalon!
Opening Friday!
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Tickets:
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Tickets:
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Opening Friday!
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Tickets:
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
Tickets:
Opening Friday at the Avalon — BLUE MOON stars Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart, confronting his demons the night Oklahoma! premieres.
From Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise), co-starring Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley & Bobby Cannavale.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
From Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise), co-starring Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley & Bobby Cannavale.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Opening Friday at the Avalon — BLUE MOON stars Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart, confronting his demons the night Oklahoma! premieres.
From Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise), co-starring Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley & Bobby Cannavale.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
From Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise), co-starring Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley & Bobby Cannavale.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/blue-m...
Playing Wednesday!
In 1917, Lionel, a music student, meets David at the Boston Conservatory, sparking a brief yet impactful connection. Years later, they reunite for an emotional journey through Maine.
Tickets for THE HISTORY OF SOUND: buff.ly/TZglDgu
In 1917, Lionel, a music student, meets David at the Boston Conservatory, sparking a brief yet impactful connection. Years later, they reunite for an emotional journey through Maine.
Tickets for THE HISTORY OF SOUND: buff.ly/TZglDgu
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Playing Wednesday!
In 1917, Lionel, a music student, meets David at the Boston Conservatory, sparking a brief yet impactful connection. Years later, they reunite for an emotional journey through Maine.
Tickets for THE HISTORY OF SOUND: buff.ly/TZglDgu
In 1917, Lionel, a music student, meets David at the Boston Conservatory, sparking a brief yet impactful connection. Years later, they reunite for an emotional journey through Maine.
Tickets for THE HISTORY OF SOUND: buff.ly/TZglDgu
"This was a heartfelt, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we've left this world. Take someone you love and see it." - Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"This was a heartfelt, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we've left this world. Take someone you love and see it." - Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Now playing!
From Oscar® winner Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — a missile hits the U.S., and the race to find who’s behind it begins.
Tickets:
From Oscar® winner Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — a missile hits the U.S., and the race to find who’s behind it begins.
Tickets:
A House of Dynamite - The Avalon Theatre Project, Inc.
From Academy Award® winning director Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER) comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who…
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October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Now playing!
From Oscar® winner Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — a missile hits the U.S., and the race to find who’s behind it begins.
Tickets:
From Oscar® winner Kathryn Bigelow comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE — a missile hits the U.S., and the race to find who’s behind it begins.
Tickets:
🇫🇷 French Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday with a special screening of SUSPENDED TIME — a neurotic comedy by Olivier Assayas, where a director's return to his rural childhood home sparks unexpected artistic clarity.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/suspen...
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/suspen...
October 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🇫🇷 French Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday with a special screening of SUSPENDED TIME — a neurotic comedy by Olivier Assayas, where a director's return to his rural childhood home sparks unexpected artistic clarity.
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/suspen...
Tickets: www.theavalon.org/films/suspen...
Don’t miss your chance to say goodbye to Downton Abbey. Get your tickets now for the motion picture event of the season!
Tickets for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE: www.theavalon.org/films/downto...
Tickets for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE: www.theavalon.org/films/downto...
October 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Don’t miss your chance to say goodbye to Downton Abbey. Get your tickets now for the motion picture event of the season!
Tickets for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE: www.theavalon.org/films/downto...
Tickets for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE: www.theavalon.org/films/downto...
Directed by Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb stars as the sharp-witted 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, whose story spirals dangerously after a heartbreaking loss.
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
October 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Directed by Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb stars as the sharp-witted 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, whose story spirals dangerously after a heartbreaking loss.
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Get your tickets for ELEANOR THE GREAT: www.theavalon.org/films/eleano...
Opening Friday, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, the latest film by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), is a gripping political thriller. It follows an urgent investigation into the source of an unidentified missile launched at the U.S., as the world watches the response unfold.
A House of Dynamite - The Avalon Theatre Project, Inc.
From Academy Award® winning director Kathryn Bigelow (THE HURT LOCKER) comes A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who…
www.theavalon.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Opening Friday, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, the latest film by Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), is a gripping political thriller. It follows an urgent investigation into the source of an unidentified missile launched at the U.S., as the world watches the response unfold.