Free screening: Fannie Lou Hamer's America followed by conversation

 

An evening of film, conversation and inspiration... Fannie Lou Hamer’s America is documentary told through the public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist. Known for being “sick and tired of being sick and tired” and her impassioned pleas for equal rights, Fannie Lou Hamer helped change laws and was very influential in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Mississippi Humanities Council will present a fundraiser screening of Fannie Lou Hamer's America, an award-winning documentary celebrating one of Mississippi's fiercest voices for justice. The screening will be followed by an unforgettable panel discussion featuring those who knew her best. This event is more than a celebration of history - it is a call to action. Recent Federal funding cuts by DOGE have eliminated National Endowment for the Humanities grants jeopordizing vital public programming like this. The Mississippi Humanities Council is turning to the community to help sustain these enriching initiatives that preserve Mississippi's diverse stories and foster meaningful dialogue. Hear first hand memories of Fannie Lou Hamer and how the Mississippi Humanities Council helped bring her story to national and international film audiences. Free Saturday, June 21 at 7 PM

Where? The Strand Theatre 717 Clay Street Downtown Vicksburg

2 Free Screenings of Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom on Thursday, June 19

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom

Strand Theatre 

Thursday, June 19

Noon and 6 PM 

 

Celebrate Juneteenth by attending a FREE screening of the award-winning film 

"Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom" which explores the deep spiritual roots of this holiday.

 

There will be two showings- one at 12 Noon and one at 6 p.m.

 

The film runs 75 minutes. 

 

Reserve your seat at:

https://formurl.com/to/Juneteenth

 

 

Anora

Saturday, June 14

7 PM 

2025 Oscar winner for
Best Picture - (Sean Baker)
Best Actress - (Mikey Madison)
Best Director - (Sean Baker)
Best Original Screenplay - (Sean Baker)
Best Editing - (Sean Baker)

 

A Brooklyn-based sex worker finds her fairy tale when she impulsively marries a Russian billionaire's son. But their whirlwind romance turns into a frantic chase through New York as her new in-laws dispatch thugs to force an annulment of their unlikely union.

 

"A darker take on princess based fairy tales," - The Boston Globe

 

Advance tickets are available at Highway 61 Coffeehouse for $9. Tickets at the door will be $10

And the popcorn is free...

Grease is the word at the Strand...

 

The Westside Theatre Foundation presents GREASE the Musical live on stage. Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Here is Rydell Highs senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding Burger Palace Boys and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking Pink Ladies in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head greaser Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their Summer Nights as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as Greased Lightnin, Its Raining on Prom Night and Alone at the Drive-In Movie, recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions, place Grease among the worlds most popular musicals. Advance Tickets are available at Highway 61 Coffeehouse for $20. Also available online grease.brownpapertickets.com (service fee of $2.69 is added for online sales) Tickets at the door will be $25 Friday, May 30 at 7:30 PM Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 PM Sunday, June 1 at 4 PM Friday, June 6 at 7:30 PM Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 PM Sunday, June 8 at 4 PM

Where? The Strand Theatre 717 Clay Street Downtown Vicksburg

Jesus Christ Superstar at the Strand Saturday

 

Jesus Christ Superstar

Strand Theatre

Saturday, April 19 at 7 PM

 

Just in time for Easter, Maragret Richmond is sponsoring the movie of the famous rock opera loosely based on the last days of Jesus Christ as seen from the point of view of Judas.

 

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

 

And the popcorn is free.

Waking Ned Devine coming to the Strand

Waking Ned Devine

Strand Theatre

Saturday, April 5 at 7 PM

 

David Rorick Photography is sponsoring a showing of Waking Ned Devine, a film from 1998.

 

Jackie O'Shea, a resident of the tiny Irish coastal village of Tully More, discovers that one of his neighbors has won the lottery - the question is, who? It takes some doing, but Jackie figures out that the lucky person is none other than Ned Devine. 

 

Unfortunately, it turns out Ned is in no position to collect the jackpot, which totals almost 6.9 million Irish pounds. So Jackie and his best friend, Michael O'Sullivan, try to figure out a way to share in Ned's good fortune - after all, Ned would want it that way. But things get a lot more complicated than either Jackie or Michael could have anticipated.

 

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

And the world famous popcorn remains free!!!

Long delayed film by Vicksburg born director to screen at the Strand

Charles Burnett's

 The Annihilation of Fish

Saturday, March 22 at 7 PM

Strand Theatre 

 

In 2013 the Strand Theatre hosted Charles Burnett, an acclaimed director who was born in Vicksburg, for a weekend of his films and conversation. “Bringing Charles home to introduce him to the community of his birth is the program that I am most proud of,” said Daniel Boone, film programmer for the Strand Theatre. One of the treats of the event was the screening of the Annihilation of Fish. What made it so special was that the film had been made in 1999 but never released. “A geriatric romantic comedy starring the late James Earl Jones (the Star Wars films), another Mississippi icon, and Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl) may have seemed too controversial at the time, but the Vicksburg audience enjoyed it all those years ago, and now they can see it again along with the rest of the world,” said Boone. After years of negotiating and a new restoration, the film is opening in theaters around the country. “I wish he could be with us for this show, but I’m not giving up on getting him back here again. And it’s certainly a shame that James Earl Jones, who passed away in September of 2024, didn’t live to see this film finally in theaters.”  Burnett is the winner of an Honorary Academy Award® for lifetime achievement, and remains one of our country’s most celebrated independentfilmmakers. In his charming The Annihilation of Fish, Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder) where she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness. “Burnett has made a simple yet beguiling film about how two imperfect people can find a kind of perfection in each other's company — and howsometimes in life, and in the movies, good things do come to those who wait.” – Justin Chang, NPR “For much too long, ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ has been in limbo. It took many years and endless persistence to rescue this beautiful, delicatepicture… I’m so happy that it’s finally ready for the world to discover.” – Martin Scorsese Tickets $10 ($9 in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse) Free Popcorn! Saturday, March 22 at 7 PM

Where? The Strand Theatre 717 Clay Street Downtown Vicksburg