Satin, silk, chiffon, lace . . . a bucket of pig’s blood? It’s Carrie Prom at the Senate! Whether your prom was a night to remember or just a nightmare, we cordially invite you to partake in an evening of music and film at our historic neighborhood movie house! All proceeds will go towards a […]

Silents at the Senate continues its 2025 season with a selection of short films from the French magician, theater director and pioneer of cinematic art, George Méliès, with live organ accompaniment from Scott Smith on our Mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ! Filmed around the turn of the last century, these early moving pictures retain their […]

This local modern dance company’s season finale features original dance pieces choreographed by company members GingerAnn Neslund, Autumn Short, Elijah Lennington, Rachel Meloche, Nicole Heikkilä-Popkin, and Dance Uprising director Amy Cadwallader. Reception follows on Friday. This program features political, social justice, and personal themes expressed through modern dance choreography. Choreographers have worked collaboratively with dancers […]

Before Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, there was Shari Lewis and her beloved puppets including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. This heartwarming documentary blends archival footage, TV clips, and interviews, celebrating Shari Lewis’s visionary spirit and offering a nostalgic journey that reconnects us with our inner child. Talk-back with director Lisa D’Apolito following […]

This beautifully restored 1923 silent masterpiece tells the poignant story of a rabbi’s son who leaves his Polish shtetl to pursue acting in Vienna. The film is accompanied by a live musical score composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin, adding a unique, immersive dimension to this CineConcert […]

The Senate and Motor City Cinema Society are proud to present a special 16mm screening of supreme sci-fi silliness. Don’t miss Spaceballs, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and the sultan of spoofery himself, Mel Brooks! This classic conglomeration of bits and gags, a very loose retelling of the Star Wars saga, had way […]

In “¡BRILLA! El Despertar del Alebrije en Mi” (Glow! The Awakening of the Alebrije in Me), audiences are transported to 1930s Mexico City, where Pedro Linares, stricken with illness, falls into a fever dream that takes him into Prismatica, a world where alebrijes exist but remain divided by color and ideology. Believing that humans possess […]

In “¡BRILLA! El Despertar del Alebrije en Mi” (Glow! The Awakening of the Alebrije in Me), audiences are transported to 1930s Mexico City, where Pedro Linares, stricken with illness, falls into a fever dream that takes him into Prismatica, a world where alebrijes exist but remain divided by color and ideology. Believing that humans possess […]

In “¡BRILLA! El Despertar del Alebrije en Mi” (Glow! The Awakening of the Alebrije in Me), audiences are transported to 1930s Mexico City, where Pedro Linares, stricken with illness, falls into a fever dream that takes him into Prismatica, a world where alebrijes exist but remain divided by color and ideology. Believing that humans possess […]

In “¡BRILLA! El Despertar del Alebrije en Mi” (Glow! The Awakening of the Alebrije in Me), audiences are transported to 1930s Mexico City, where Pedro Linares, stricken with illness, falls into a fever dream that takes him into Prismatica, a world where alebrijes exist but remain divided by color and ideology. Believing that humans possess […]