The Pitch (Dec 16 – 31, 2014)
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." From now till New Year's Eve - you and your family are invited to join us at the Civic for movies, mirth and merriment! Wednesday, Dec. 17, is shaping up to be…
Santa in the house!!
Santa does have magical powers - like transforming popcorn into candy canes. We saw it with our own eyes this past Sunday, December 14, when we presented Home for the Holidays, The Civic Theatre's Winter Celebration of Family and Friends, sponsored by Vince…
Take the time to spend time together
You can watch 'It’s a Wonderful Life' for free at the Nelson Civic Theatre on December 14. — image credit: File photo B y Anne DeGrace - Nelson Star This year, my kids have decided on an “experiential” Christmas. In part,…
The Pitch (Dec. 12 – 25)
No bah humbugs here. Starting off this week's Pitch, and leading right up to Christmas, we bring you Scrooged himself, Bill Murray, everyone's favourite misanthrope, St. Vincent (rated PG) opening this Friday, Dec. 12. Vincent (Murray) a hedonist train-wreck befriends a young boy whose…
Home for the Holidays on December 14 at The Civic Theatre
The Civic Theatre is delighted to announce Home for the Holidays, our inaugural Winter Celebration of Family and Friends on December 14 at 1:00pm. We invite everyone to this FREE and family-friendly open house-style afternoon of films and festivities, when…
The Pitch (Dec. 5 – 17)
The Civic welcomes the Penguins of Madagascar into the deep freeze of Nelson (I know it's only -9, but it's been a long while since my time in the prairies). Let's face it, who was really in charge of the…
Love, uncomplicated at your theatre (Nelson Star Column)
by Anne DeGrace - Nelson Star posted Nov 25, 2014 at 2:00 PM— updated Nov 26, 2014 at 11:37 AM Oh, love. Never uncomplicated, always fraught, the stuff of story, song, film — and opera. As the snow begins to…
Playing This Week at The Civic (Nov. 28 – Dec. 4)
The monoculture of Panem is almost at an end and the diversity of a typical week at The Civic is about to begin. ...but, not all of it is cultured. 20 years ago, the screen was graced by the sophisticated comedic…
Looking for Katniss? Pre-purchase tickets selling Fast!
Warning! If you are looking for tickets for the Friday opening of Mockingjay, we are almost sold out of our 200 tickets set aside for pre-sales. There will still be 106 tickets still available at the door, but if you want…
A Night at the Opera (Dec. 1)
Due to the juggling required of a single screen trying its best to satisfy the demands of the industry while providing a nice rounded meal of other cultural tidbits, programming has a tendency to unsettle itself from original plans. In this…
