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Port of Shadows

(Le quai des brumes, Marcel Carné, 1938, France)
Today only 7:00 PM
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New Restoration
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The Harder They Come

(Perry Henzell, 1972, Jamaica)
Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 7:00 PM
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Bitter Rice

(Riso amaro, Giuseppe De Santis, 1949, Italy)
Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 7:00 PM
Left: a man looks over his shoulder. Right: a man kneels down on a brick path covered in chalk writing.
Double Feature
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Chime | Serpent's Path

(Chaimu, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2024, Japan) | (Hebi no michi, Kiyoshi Ku…
Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 7:00 PM
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2026–27 Jazz Series

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Presented with support from Columbus Jazz
Tue, Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 PM
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SML

Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 PM
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Alfredo Rodríguez Band with Special Guest Pedrito Martínez

Fri, Feb 19, 2027, 7:00 PM
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Cécile McLorin Salvant

Thu, Apr 1, 2027, 7:00 PM
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