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Richmond’s French Film Festival Canceled for 2023 Season
Richmond, VA – March 9, 2023: In a brief announcement, Dr. Peter S. Kirkpatrick, co-director and co-founder of the French Film Festival, stated that organizers would be unable to hold the 29th annual French Film Festival scheduled to be held March 30-April 2, 2023. He stated that the difficult decision was…
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The Byrd Theatre Foundation Announces Benjamin C. Cronly as New Executive Director
Richmond, VA – March 9, 2023: Becky Dixon, General Manager and CFO of The Byrd Theatre Foundation announces the Board’s selection of Benjamin C. Cronly to serve as its new Executive Director, effective March 4, 2023. Cronly previously served as a Board Member, Treasurer and staff member for the nonprofit…
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Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train still delivers
Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith. Taken separately, they’re two of the defining artists ofthe post-World War 2 era, matching pulp thrills with biting satire and gut-wrenching depravity.Put them together, and it’s a match made in heaven for chronicling yuppy suburban hell. The final film in The Byrd’s May Alfred Hitchcock…
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Keeping you safe
UPDATE JANUARY 1, 2022. Due to the current surge in cases in the area, we are closed through January 31, 2022. Stay healthy out there! We are so thankful for all of you, our patrons, coming to see us at the BYRD! Here’s what we’re doing to keep you, and…
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Yes, Richmond, the Byrd Theatre is open!
What a Covid year its been! We sadly closed in March, 2020 and then in August, 2020, we excitedly began welcoming patrons back into the theatre. We reopened with primarily private movie parties until December, 2020 when we held our limited seating holiday movie screenings. Since February, 2021, we have…
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Nils Westergard donates paintings to support the Byrd Theatre.
World renowned Richmond based artist Nils Westergard created and donated original artwork of Bob Gulledge and the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ to be auctioned off to support the Wurlitzer Organ and the Byrd Theatre Nils Westergard, (@NilsRVA) is a Richmond, VA based street artist, whose work can be found across the…
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The Byrd Theatre hires first ever Executive Director
Closure due to COVID-19 isn’t stopping the Byrd Theatre from continuing to focus on the strategic plan and its long-term future. When closure happened in Mid-March, the Byrd Theatre Foundation was already well into a national search for the first Executive Director to lead the non-profit theatre as part of…
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The Byrd Theatre Temporarily Closes due to COVID-19
Out of deep care and concern for our dedicated staff and our wonderful Byrd community, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend all films and special events effective Saturday, March 14th 8am This is a precautionary and voluntary measure as we currently have no known cases of novel…
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Coronavirus Update
Dear Byrd Theatre guests, We are continuing to actively monitor the VDH and CDC and listen to the Governor, the Mayor and other officials in the developing impact of COVID-19 in our community. In an effort to protect you, our guests, and allow you to practice social distancing, we are…
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A note about Coronavirus
Dear Byrd Theatre guests, Our priority at The Byrd Theatre is the health and safety of our audience members and our employees. We are actively monitoring the development of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and its potential impact. The risk of COVID-19 is low in our Greater Richmond area. We have implemented precautionary…
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