Sep 13 Sunday
KPAC presents TONY. A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. Exploring how the iconic Anthony Bourdain came to be with a scrappy coming-of-age story that's equal parts sweet and tart, Tony is a splendid tribute to mentorship, complete with a standout performances by Antonio Banderas and Dominic Sessa.
Sep 15 Tuesday
KPAC presents FIGHT CLUB as part of our Centennial Series, featuring one iconic film from each decade the Kenworthy has been operating. An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more. Featuring iconic performances from Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter, David Fincher turns dark comedy and social satire into a visceral, unforgettable experience with Fight Club. Concessions will be priced as if it were the 1990s, with a small popcorn and soda costing just $2.00 each.
Sep 16 Wednesday
The fourth annual Kenworthy Silent Film Festival concludes with a rousing, frightening, and altogether electric production of F.W. Murnau’s FAUST (1926). KPAC is proud to welcome Texas-based musicians Invincible Czars in a return engagement after their wildly successful PHANTOM OF THE OPERA last year.
The Invincible Czars’s score for Faust is mostly original material inspired by film score composers like Bernard Herrman and John Williams peppered with and cinematic metal a la Fantomas and even a little Marcos Valle-esque bossa nova. The band keeps their tradition of incorporating music from Russian classical composers, revisiting their renditions of Mussorgsy’s Pictures at an Exhibition and A Night on Bald Mountain in particular for this soundtrack. Five players perform the score live on violin, electric guitar, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, glockenspiel, keyboard and drums.
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Sep 17 Thursday
The documentary by Abby Martin, “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”, reveals a hidden truth rarely questioned in mainstream reporting: the role of the U.S. military as the world’s largest institutional polluter tracing the link between war, empire, and ecological destruction. It uncovers how military operations poison ecosystems, accelerate global warming, and sacrifice the future for endless expansion; an unflinching examination of the untouchable institution playing an outsized role in the climate crisis.
Discussion following the film.
KPAC presents HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL. A musical juxtaposition of the Orpheus/Eurydice and Hades/Persephone myths that examines the way real life can impact our quest for a perfect world. Swathing classic themes in the sweltering rhythms of jazz while capturing all the action with crisp clarity, Hadestown: The Musical recreates the Broadway experience with transporting aplomb.
Sep 19 Saturday
KPAC presents the hit indie horror film BUDDY. A beloved children's television show takes a sinister turn when one child refuses to play along, exposing the cracks beneath its colorful, seemingly perfect world. Buddy weaponizes the cheery conventions of children's entertainment into an inventive, hilarious, and creepy descent into pop culture madness.
Sep 20 Sunday
Sep 22 Tuesday
KPAC in partnership with Bull Country 99.5 presents THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS as part of our Tribute series celebrating those who have recently left us. A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse. The film's winning combination of catchy musical numbers and appealing performances makes it a crowd-pleasing experience that brings the spirit of the stage version to the big screen. Doors open at 6 PM, with Dolly Trivia at 6:30 PM and the movie at 7 PM.
Sep 23 Wednesday
KPAC and Terracotta present FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe. Fried Green Tomatoes delivers a powerful and deeply moving drama, elevated by the outstanding performances of Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates. Sponsored by Terracotta.
Sep 26 Saturday
KPAC presents COYOTE VS. ACME. After enduring years of malfunctioning products, Wile E. Coyote teams up with a local personal injury attorney to take on ACME, the manufacturer of anything and everything used by the Looney Tunes characters. A hilarious, nostalgic, and unexpectedly heartfelt crowd-pleaser, Coyote vs. Acme introduces Looney Tunes mayhem -- and its iconic anvils -- to a new generation while rewarding longtime fans.