Thursday, March 28, 2013
Chevy Chase residents Sean and Andrea Nix Fine will introduce their Academy Award-winning documentary short—"Inocente"—at two Avalon Theatre screenings on April 11.
Chevy Chase residents Sean and Andrea Nix Fine received national attention when they won the Oscar for "Best Documentary Short" last month at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Now, locals will get the chance to check out the film, Inocente, on April 11 at the historic Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC). There will be two screenings: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Fines will introduce the film and will host a question-and-answer session after each showing. Highly regarded filmmakers, the Fines "won the hearts of millions with Inocente, an intensely personal coming-of-age documentary film about a teenage immigrant named Inocente Izucar. The young woman refused to give up on her dream of being an artist in spite …
Chevy Chase residents Sean and Andrea Nix Fine will introduce their documentary short—"Inocente"—at two Avalon Theatre screenings on April 11. Proceeds from the screenings will benefit an arts program for youth facing adversity.
Chevy Chase residents Sean and Andrea Nix Fine received national attention recently when they won the Oscar award for "Best Documentary Short" last month at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Now, Chevy Chase residents may see their film, Inocente, on April 11 at the historic Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC). There will be two screenings: 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Fines will introduce the film and will host a question-and-answer session after each showing. Highly regarded filmmakers, the Fines "won the hearts of millions with Inocente, an intensely personal coming-of-age documentary film about a teenage immigrant named Inocente Izucar. The young woman refused to give up on her dream of being an artist in…
Friday, November 9, 2012
The funds already have helped update the theater's HVAC system, and will help pay off some of the theater's mortgage.
It's been a long road, but the Avalon Theatre’s fundraising campaign is complete. The Avalon Legacy Campaign recently reached its goal of $2 million, according to an email campaign leaders sent to supporters of the historic theater on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, Washington, DC. "The campaign dollars were most recently put to work installing an updated, energy-efficient HVAC system in the downstairs theater. At the same time, finishing touches are being made to the design of the long-awaited elevator project. Renovation of the downstairs lobby of the Avalon 2, including new restrooms, is part of this project, which will begin in 2013," the email message reported. The email added that the following things already have been …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Join Scott Freiman on Sunday, June 10, at the Avalon Theatre for a multimedia presentation about the production and composition techniques behind four of the most well-loved songs by the Beatles.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
By Elie Lichtschein On June 10, 1966, the Beatles released the single "Paperback Writer"/"Rain,"initiating a string of increasingly experimental recordings that would culminate with the iconic game-changer "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" the following summer. This year, on Sunday, June 10, the Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC), in conjunction with the Hope for Henry Foundation, is celebrating the Fab Four’s creative mid-sixties epoch with Scott Freiman’s multimedia presentation "Deconstructing the Beatles: A Trip Through Strawberry Fields." Freiman—a composer, producer and educator—has created presentations that explore the production and composition techniques behind the classic Beatles albums "Revolver…
Monday, July 25, 2011
The documentary, which will play for one night only at the Avalon, considers the role of fathers in the family court system.
Connecticut Avenue’s own Avalon Theatre will be the location of the premiere of a documentary “Guilty Until Proven Innocent," which explores family court issues, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. "Through gripping first-hand accounts, 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent' relays what's really going on in family court,” says Michael McCormick, executive director of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children. “Millions of parents and children are directly impacted by court and agency rulings. The routine and unnecessary separation of children from a parent is creating a nation of fatherless kids. Society can no longer ignore the human and financial costs of family breakdown. Clearly the best interest of children is not being served,” McCormick says. The …
Allen Goldberg
3:40 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
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