Spaced Invaders at the Strand

 

 

 

 

Spaced Invaders

Strand Theatre

717 Clay Street

Saturday, October 11

7 PM

 

 

Erin Schutt is sponsoring a Halloween movie: Spaced Invaders.

 

Five bungling Martians invade the sleepy town of Big Bean, Illinois, and are mistaken for trick or treaters. As their plans backfire, they give up their attempts at conquest in favor of escape, but there's one nasty killer robot on the loose...

 

A funny movie with compelling characters that's fun for the whole family!

 

And FREE POPCORN...

 

Advance tickets are available at Highway 61 Coffeehouse for $9.

At the door: $10

IRL Movie Club presents: My Omaha

 

IRL Movie Club presents

My Omaha

Sunday, October 12

at 5 PM 

Strand Theatre

717 Clay Street

Vicksburg, MS 39183 

 Share a movie and talk about it... 

The IRL (In Real Life) Movie Club is a nonprofit on a mission to strengthen democracy through the power of shared experience and dialogue. Inspired by Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone and the documentary Join or Die: Why You Should Join a Club (now on Netflix) IRL creates real-world spaces for connection starting with a great documentary.

Here's how it works: gather at your local theater (the Strand in this case), watch a well-curated and timely film, and if you're up for it, engage in conversation with your seatmates. Instead of traditional filmmaker Q&As, there are audience-driven dialogues, using simple prompts to spark meaningful discussion.

With $5 tickets, the club keeps events affordable and accessible. At the same time, supporting independent filmmakers and helping revitalize local movie houses as vital civic and cultural spaces.

Membership is free, thanks to generous donors. Sign up to be the first to hear about upcoming screenings. https://www.irlmovieclub.org/

MY OMAHA follows filmmaker Nick Beaulieu as he returns to his hometown amid the rising tensions of Donald Trump's presidency and the Black Lives Matter movement. Fresh out of college, he meets Leo Louis II, an independent activist, who introduces him to Omaha's activism roots, including the birthplace of Malcolm X in North Omaha. Simultaneously, Nick grapples with the strained relationship he has with his pro-Trump father, Randy, who is suddenly diagnosed with stage-4 cancer. With a newfound sense of urgency, Nick strives to reconcile with Randy through a series of difficult conversations.

As the city faces crisis after the death of a protestor, we see Leos efforts to unite Omaha.
And as national politics further divide Americans, we see Nick and Randy's ability to
bridge their differences. All together, MY OMAHA paints the portrait of a city grappling
with family conflict, political and racial discord, and the difficult search for common ground.

MY OMAHA encourages viewers to consider how these challenges register in their own life, providing an example for how embracing conversation with one another can heal divisions and create a better world. 

 

Tickets are $5 at the door or online.  

Darby O'Gill and the LIttle People

 

 

Darby O'Gill 

and the Little People

Strand Theatre

Saturday, August 30 at 7 PM

Sean Connery in "James Bond meets the Leprechauns"...Well, not exactly. In 1959 I went to the Strand to see this magical Disney film about about an aging Irishman who meets the King of the Leprechauns and claims a pot of gold. 

 

Sean Connery is indeed in this one (singing no less), and it led to his role as James Bond in Dr. No in 1962. But the real star is Albert Sharpe as Darby. But I have to say, Darby had a daughter, played by Janet Munro, who is the love interest of Sean's character. Her laughing Irish eyes (she's actually English) were as magical (to me) as anything King Brian of the Little People conjured. 

 

It's a Disney live action movie with fantastic believable special effects. Or real leprechauns. Ireland is recreated in California by way of exquisite matte paintings by Peter Ellenshaw. There's a nightmare-inducing banshee. These effects remind me that the Lord of the Rings movies and even Sinners may use computers, but they essentially are using the same tricks that were so convincingly employed on Darby O'Gill all those years ago.

 

The one thing the movie doesn't have is children. Thinking about it now I realize no one would make this family friendly movie today. It's really about an old man (who was the same age I am now) facing his mortality. It was obviously a labor of love for Walt Disney. And it shows.

 

Indulge me: come see Darby try to decide how to use his 3 wishes.

 

Tickets are $9 in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse, and they will be $10 at the door. 

 

Your wish has come true..the popcorn is free!!!

 

The Vagina Monologues

 

 

The Vagina Monologues

Strand Theatre

Friday, August 22 at 7:30 PM

Saturday, August 23 at 7:30 PM

Sunday, August 24 at 4 PM

 

3 brave women will bring to the stage of the Strand Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues

 

An Obie Award-winning whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who "liked to look at it."

 

Tickets are $10 in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse and online at vagina.brownpapertickets.com and $15 at the door.

The Picture Perfect Family onstage at the Strand

 Coming to the Strand August 8, 9, 10...

 

The Picture Perfect Family

live on stage 

A Comedic drama written, directed and produced by Charlie Tubbs, III 

 

What happens when the cracks in a picture-perfect family start to show?

The Picture Perfect Family, is a gripping, heartwarming, and hilariously raw stage play that unpacks the chaos behind the carefully curated smiles of a modern-day family. Blending bold humor with heavy truths, this emotionally charged drama tackles love, loss, healing, and redemption with unforgettable characters that feel like people you know—and secrets that cut deeper than anyone expected.

With soul-stirring performances, unexpected twists and turns, The Picture Perfect Family is not just a play—it’s an experience. From generational trauma to second chances, this story reminds us that healing is messy, love is complicated, and family is...well, everything.

Come laugh. Come cry. Come see what happens when the truth comes home.

CONTENT WARNING: This production contains mature themes and sensitive content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Warnings to include: Strong language, Depictions of domestic violence and emotional abuse. References to substance use and intoxication, Mentions of childhood trauma and family conflict. This production is recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door 

Click date for tickets and more info: 

Friday, August 8 at 7 PM

Saturday, August 9 at 7 PM 

Sunday, August 10

 

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

Saturday, July 26 at 7 PM

 

Paul & Luanne Salgado are sponsoring Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Blade Runner...

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

If you really want to be ready to see this one, here's a link to 3 short films made as a bridge between the original and this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffxo_6Cg0Cw

Tickets are $9 in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse and $10 at the door.

And the POPCORN is FREE!!!

Blade Runner: the Final Cut

Saturday, July 19

7 PM

at the Strand

In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. 

 

Tickets are $9 in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse and $10 at the door.

 

And the POPCORN is FREE!!!