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Songs My Mother Taught Me

Cellist Erik Asgeirsson returns to join his mother Pauline Martin, and violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti for a special Mother’s Day season finale. Program: L. van Beethoven: Cello Sonata in D Major, Op.102 No.2 Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op.22 Antonin Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55 No.4 Johannes Brahms: Trio No. […]

Nacho Libre (2006) 20th Anniversary Matinee Screening at the Senate Theater

The Senate Theater is bringing everyone’s favorite Catholic themed Lucha Libre comedy starring Jack Black to the big screen for a one-time only matinee! The follow-up to director Jared Hess’ indie comedy phenomenon “Napoleon Dynamite”, “Nacho Libre” is loosely based on a real Mexican Catholic priest, this outrageous family comedy follows the antics (in and […]

Cairo Station (1958) at the Senate Theater

As part of the 2026 Arab Film Festival, the Senate Theater presented with the Arab American National Museum for the Arab Film Festival is excited to screen “Cairo Station”, a masterpiece from Egypt’s golden age of cinema. Now newly restored, this crime drama blends influences from Italian neo-realism and film-noir to tell a story of […]

Cinema Paradiso – Soundtrack Live Event

In partnership with The Senate Theater, 90.9 WRCJ’s “The Soundtrack” invites you to a special screening of “Cinema Paradiso” April 25 at 7 p.m. As we celebrate the magic of the movies, and the one-year anniversary of “The Soundtrack,” we’re bringing this beloved international classic to the big screen. Experience the unforgettable fusion of image […]

Resurgo (2026) with director Q&A at the Senate Theater

“Resurgo: The Rise from Within” is a landmark documentary from director Stephen McGee and poet-producer Jessica Care Moore, created from twenty years of immersive filmmaking in Detroit. Drawing from millions of photographs and thousands of hours of footage, the film rejects the decades-old national narrative of Detroit as a symbol of decline. Instead, it presents […]

Silents at the Senate Presents: Harold Lloyd in The Freshman (1925) at the Senate Theater

The Freshman is a 1925 American silent comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict, and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd’s most successful and enduring films. Live organ accompaniment by John Lauter . […]

Silents at the Senate Presents: Faust (1926) at the Senate Theater

The Senate Theater celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Senate Theater’s Grand Opening showing the Centennial Encore of F. W. Murnau’s “Faust” (1926). The film draws on older traditions of the legendary tale of Faust as well as on Goethe’s classic 1808 version. The demon Mephisto has a bet with an Archangel that he can […]