Dr. Richard F. Seiverling Classic Cowboy Western Film Series
Saturdays in February
Admission: $5

The annual Dr. Richard F. Seiverling Classic Cowboy Western Film Series continues each Saturday morning in February, 2012, beginning at 10:30am. Now in its 16th year and hosted by local photographer, Bruce Light, this film series has become popular with western film buffs from the entire Mid Atlantic Region.

Arrive as early as 9:30am to meet and greet other Western buffs while indulging in MJ’s Coffeehouse goodies located adjacent to our theatre lobby. A bagel and a cup of joe as well as our most delectable pastry desserts are popular selections with many of our cowboys and girls.
See you there, partner!

More info to come!

Saturday, February 25th at 1:30pm: The Lebanon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Dream Ride Projects proudly present the award-winning film feature, BICYCLE DREAMS…a film by Stephen Auerbach. It's the race for life. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door the day of the show. To purchase advance tickets, order online at www.bikelebanon.org. Purchase by Feb. 23 to be entered in a drawing for a Lupine Piko 3 Light provided by Gretna Bikes, Lupine Lighting Systems' distributor in North America.

RAAM is an epic 3000-mile race from the Pacific to the Atlantic and is considered the most challenging sporting event in the world. Top riders finish in under 10 days by riding over 300 miles per day and sleeping only a few hours - or less - per night. Riders must endure the searing heat of the Mojave Desert, agonizing climbs and descents of the Rockies, driving winds of the Great Plains and the twisting switchbacks of the Appalachians before the final sprint to the finish line in Atlantic City. To capture the mammoth scope of the race, Auerbach worked around the clock with a complement of 18 cameras. Embedded camera operators traveled inside the racers' support crew vehicles, gaining unprecedented access to the cyclists and their teams. Their footage captured emotional and physical breakdowns, late-night strategy sessions, and great moments of personal triumph, all in intimate detail. Auerbach then took on the enormous task of editing hundreds of hours of material and forming it into a powerful and inspiring look inside the most difficult race on the planet.

Bicycle Dreams has won major awards at the Fallbrook and Breckenridge film festivals, as well as the Yosemite, Grand Rapids, Red Rock and All Sports LA film festivals, among many others.

Most recently the film added the Best Foreign Film trophy from the Krasnogorski International Festival of Sports Films in Moscow and was also invited to be included in the 2011 World Cinema Showcase in New Zealand as well as the Mountain Film Festival in Istanbul, Turkey. And before that it made its Australian debut at the Big Pond Film Festival in Adelaide.

Profits from this event will be used by the Lebanon Valley Bicycle Coalition to educate bicyclists and provide better facilities for cyclists in Lebanon County. Bicyclists need parking so LVBC worked with a local manufacturer to build bike racks and plans to purchase and install them throughout the county. The Coalition's endeavor to educate more bicyclists on how to bike safely and skillfully in 2012 will include the League's 123- youth course. PSAs on bike safety and sharing the road are ready to air on local radio stations. These endeavors and others require raising money. Ticket purchases for the movie will help to fund better, safer bicycling in the Lebanon Valley. Co-sponsoring Bicycle Dreams is Lancaster-based Dream Ride Projects, whose mission is to "Promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, through bicycling activities, projects and events." To raise money for Dream Ride Projects and other charitable efforts, a National Ultra-Cycling team led by Mike Ridgeway, Barbara Searles and Matt Propst is being readied for RAAM 2013. Visit them at https://www.facebook.com/events/196586730388676/.

A Sunday Afternoon Silent Film 
Sunday, March 11th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Admission: $8

featuring
THE GENERAL: Starring Buster Keaton (1927)
Running Time: 75 minutes

Union solders have stolen The General, a Confederate train manned by Johnnie Gray (Keaton), who was unable to enlist in the Confederate army because he is needed as an engineer. The Union plans to use the train to supply its soldiers in a sneak attack against the Confederates. But now it's up to Gray and his love, Annabelle Lee, to reclaim The General, recross enemy lines, and warn the Confederates. Although "The General" was widely panned by critics in 1927 for being "too serious", Buster Keaton called the film "my personal best" later in life. Today the silent classic, based on a true Civil War tale, is one of Keaton's most popular films ever.

Live music accompaniment

MUZETTE: Flute and Cello duo Tom & Laurie Reese have developed live original musical scores written especially for each film. The music follows the dynamics of each film, and incorporates jazz improvisation along with structured compositional ideas. Performed live, viewing the film along with the audience, each performance is unique within the bounds of the movie's highlights.

Tom Reese: Flutist A captivating performer, Tom's strength's are in his warm tone, melodic lines and whimsical riffs. His music has been heard on International radio stations all over the World. As a solo artist and musician he has opened or performed with Bela Fleck, Gaelic Storm, Grey Eye Glances, Valery Ponomarev & Nick Brignola and others.

Laurie Haines Reese: Cello Laurie Reese is a classically trained musician, Laurie has free-lanced and performed on cello extensively throughout the United States and Europe. She is as comfortable in the recording studio as she is on stage, having been a professional musician since she was seventeen years old. 

Lebanon Valley College Film Series at the Allen 
Colloquium: Money 
Selected Tuesdays at 5:30pm 
Admission: $3 Students with ID $1

January 31 at 5:30pm SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008) 
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" The film was highly acclaimed and won eight Oscars, including Best Motion Picture of the Year. Rated R RUNNING TIME: 2 hours

February 14 at 5:30pm REBUILDING HOPE (2009) 
Three men return home to South Sudan for the first time since they fled as small children, 20 years earlier. This documentary is their journey of discovery of what happened to their families and villages, the state of a precarious peace agreement signed in Sudan, and of giving back to the communities they left behind. RUNNING TIME: 1hour 18 minutes

February 28 at 5:30pm BLOOD DIAMOND (2006) 
A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. "Blood Diamond" (2006) stars Leonardo DiCaprio in an Oscar-nominated performance. Rated R RUNNING TIME: 2hours 23 minutes

March 13 at 5:30pm LIFE AND DEBT (2001) 
Stephanie Black's "Life and Debt" (2001) is a documentary addressing the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and current globalization policies on Jamaica. RUNNING TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes

March 27 at 5:30pm THE COUINTERFEITERS (2007) 
The Counterfeiters" (2007), "Die Fälscher," is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. The film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. Rated R RUNNING TIME: 1 hour 38 minutes

April 10 at 5:30pm INSIDE JOB (2010) 
With actor Matt Damon narrating, "Inside Job" (2010) takes a look at the causes of the recent U.S. financial meltdown in an Oscar-winning feature documentary. Rated PG-13 RUNNING TIME: 2 hours