Plymouth’s Spire Center Launches New "Classic Film Series" This February

February, Plymouth’s Spire Center for Performing Arts is launching the Spire Classic Film Series, celebrating timeless movies—presented the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen, lights down, with the audience gathered for a communal experience. Tickets and information is available at spirecenter.org.

The first offering is Orson Wells’ 1946 movie The Stranger on Wednesday, February 11 at 7pm (doors at 6:30). Set in Connecticut after World War II, The Stranger is a cat and mouse game between Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a member of the Allied War Crimes Commission and Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a Nazi who has assumed the false identity of Dr. Charles Rankin. To complete his new intelligentsia disguise, Kindler marries Mary Longstreet, daughter of a Supreme Court justice.

“We’re excited to expand the variety of our programming,” said Bob Hollis, board president of the Spire Center for the Performing Arts. “We presented some classic films in the fall around Halloween, and like those, these movies were made to be seen in a theater. We’re grateful to have the ability to share these experiences with our community.”

Two of the greatest stars in movie history, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Stanley Donan’s Charade on Wednesday, February 18. Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune that her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.

The Spire Center Classic Film Series presents The Stranger Wednesday February 11, and Charade on Wednesday February 18. All shows are at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Tickets for these showings are $9 per person, and at spirecenter.org.

Upcoming concerts at The Spire include Dan Tymiski Jan. 30; Harvest & Rust Jan. 31; Comedian Rafi Gonzalez Feb. 6; Eric Lindell & The Westside Summer League Feb.7; Sunday Serenades-An Afternoon of Duke Ellington ft. Alain Mallet & Edmar Colon Feb 8; Spire Classics- The Stranger (1946) a film by Orson Wells Feb 11; The Wolff Sisters Feb. 12; Jay Psaros Band Feb 13; Songbird-The Singular Tribute to Barbra Streisand Feb. 14; and INDIEFERM BREWING PRESENTS SUNDAY FUNDAY With the SHADY ROOSTERS Feb. 15; Spyro Gyra March 6; Joan Osborn Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan March 27.

Tickets for all shows are available at spirecenter.org. The Spire is located at 25 ½ Court Street in Plymouth, MA. The Spire is handicap accessible, public parking is available streetside, and at public lots near the venue.

ABOUT THE SPIRE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

The Greater Plymouth Performing Arts Center, Inc. (GPPAC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2010, dedicated to performing arts and educational programs, supporting the vibrant arts community in the greater South Shore region. The organization founded The Spire Center for Performing Arts, a town-owned venue to serve as a mecca for the arts, dedicated to showcasing music, theatre and dance performances, and arts education appealing to all generations from across the Southeastern Massachusetts region. For more information, to order tickets online, or to learn more about The Spire, please visit www.spirecenter.org, call (508) 746-4488, or follow Spire Center for Performing Arts on Facebook.