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This event is in the past.It took place on March 18, 2026 at Grand Lake Theatre.

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Buddy Film Screening

March 18 at 4pm

At Grand Lake Theatre

Grand Lake, Oakland

🎹"a gentleman played the massive organ in the front of the theatre"
🏛️"feel the history, all the way from the days of vaudeville"
🎬Main auditorium screens 35mm & 70mm film

Catch a film at a 1926 movie palace where a Wurlitzer organ still rumbles to life before screenings. The Grand Lake Theatre's gilded auditorium and rooftop neon sign transport you to old Hollywood glamour, no time machine required.

historic theater
live organ prelude
architectural gem
indie film screening

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  • indie film screening
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