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Space! July Family Classics

Each month we bring you a collection of family friendly films every Saturday morning at 10am. This movie going experience includes a Warner Bros. cartoon and a short concert by the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, played by Bob Gulledge.

This July, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission we bring you a month of SPACE films for the whole family!

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July 6: Space Jam

July 13: Galaxy Quest

July 20: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

July 27: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

Have a programming suggestion? Tell us: [email protected]

Curator’s Corner: Side Sections Completed

Curator’s Corner: Side Sections Completed

The Curator’s Corner Theater Seat Replacement Project Completed!   Welcome to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some information on one of our...

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Curator’s Corner: Electrical

Curator’s Corner: Electrical

Curator’s Corner The 1928 Westinghouse Electrical System Project Sometimes the dark is not atmospheric. When The Byrd Theatre opened to the public in December 1928 the architect, Frederick A. Bishop, had borrowed from the exciting movement in American theaters – the...

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Curator’s Corner: Side Sections Start

Curator’s Corner: Side Sections Start

The Curator’s Corner The Reinhart Auditorium Side Sections Seat Replacement Project Commences Welcome to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some...

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Curator’s Corners: Historic Building

Curator’s Corners: Historic Building

The Curator’s Corner What Is Considered to be a Historic Building? Welcome back to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you some information on one of...

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Curator’s Corner: Balcony Seat Replacement

Curator’s Corner: Balcony Seat Replacement

The Curator’s Corner The opening of the W.M. Davenport Family Balcony Welcome once again to The Curator's Corner. I am David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator for The Byrd Theatre Foundation and writing to share with you an update on one of...

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Curator’s Corner

Curator’s Corner

Exciting times at the landmark Byrd Theatre! On January 10, 2025, The Byrd Theatre Foundation and Rohlfs Pipe Organ Services commenced the restoration process for the Tibia Clausa rank of pipes in the 1928 WurliTzer theater organ. Thanks to the generosity of a local...

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Richmond’s French Film Festival Canceled for 2023 Season

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...

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