Hello Everyone!

Tomorrow marks the start of the much-anticipated final installment of a beloved series - DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE.

If you still need to see THE ROSES (which our audiences are loving) or TWINLESS (also loved by our audiences and currently rated 98% on rottentomatoes), you're in luck.  Both are sticking around for select shows for one more week until we open THE HISTORY OF SOUND - starring Paul Mescal & Josh O'Connor - next Friday.

For the last week, I've been screening films and rubbing elbows at The Toronto International Film Festival, and you can follow my adventure at dayton937.com/tag/tiff. Many thanks to our friends at Dayton937 for once again letting me use their platform to keep all my thoughts in order. (By clicking the link, you'll see my most recent post...and as you scroll, you'll work your way backward.)

This October will mark the 20th anniversary for us bringing the best in LGBTQIA+ cinema to town with OUT HERE DAYTON FILM FEST.  Read more below...single tickets go on sale tomorrow!  Our selection is a nice mix of powerful and fun material.  Be sure to read more about it and get those hot tickets ASAP.  If you're interested in volunteering for the festival, details are below...we'd love to have your help.

"Open Caption Mondays" are a hit and much appreciated by many of our regulars.  On Monday, Sept. 15, our screenings of DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, THE ROSES and TWINLESS will be presented with Open Captions (aka - captions presented on the screen). 

Synopsis for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE: Follow the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter." (Focus Features)
Many thanks to our friends at ThinkTV for helping us to spread the word.

Cult Movie Night - LITTLE MONSTERS

"Victor & Mal’s Cult Movie Night returns for a SAVAGE SEPTEMBER - Fred Savage that is..."

THU, SEPT 18 | 7:30 -  SOLD OUT!

THE LAST CLASS

3rd ENCORE ADDED! American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000 students. One thousand fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich's wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation's ability to take on the fight is inspiring.
Our first screening was a huge success...so we added an encore.  That one sold out, too!  So we added a 2nd encore, and that sold out!  Here's one more chance for you to catch THE LAST CLASS!
Tickets are $12.50 each.

SAT, SEPT. 20 | Noon

WILLIS BING DAVIS: REACH HIGH AND REACH BACK

Tickets available now! "Few people have impacted the arts in Southwest Ohio quite like Willis 'Bing' Davis. An African American artist, educator and community activist from Dayton, Davis’ artwork is known for its incorporation of African and African American themes, as well as its focus on social justice issues...Today, in his mid-80s, Davis continues to create art, educate others and promote social justice causes in a variety of ways." (ThinkTV.org)

Join us for a special screening of REACH HIGH & REACH BACK along with Bing Davis and filmmakers Ann Rotolante and Rodney Veal. Tickets are first-come, first-serve, with tickets available for in-person pick-up at THE NEON's box office. (Limit 2 tickets per person. Tickets only available in-person during traditional operating hours.)

This screening is made possible through our friends at ThinkTV.  The event is sponsored by Twentig, Inc -"an organization of women who have committed to contributing to the greater Dayton community through volunteerism and fundraising. Its mission is to support nonprofits who serve women, youth, and elders; and to impact the needs of our community through educational and financial support."

WED, SEPT. 24 | 7:30

ANIMATION MIXTAPE

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner Don Hertzfeldt partners with Ink Films to release ANIMATION MIXTAPE, an 85-minute short film program personally selected by Hertzfeldt.
An exclusive collection of animated shorts by talented artists from around the world, MIXTAPE features many recent films from up-and-coming animators next to classics that originally inspired Hertzfeldt to start animating.
Flying cows, mysterious gods and lyrical pandemonium: Don Hertzfeldt has made this just for you. Including a new animated introduction from Don and never before seen work from famed underground animator Bruce Bickford.

SAT, SEPT. 27 | Noon
SUN, SEPT. 28 | Noon

FARMING WHILE BLACK

The Lavender Project’s 2-Night agriCULTURE Sunset Stories & Moonlight Markets Fest kicks off at THE NEON on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 with a film screening of FARMING WHILE BLACK (ticket prices $7). "Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the United States. From the height of Black-owned farms at 14% in 1910 to less than 2% today, Leah and her Soul Fire Farm cohorts help propel a rising generation finding strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism and its potential to save the planet." 
Come early at 6:30pm to enjoy an art show and "seed social" with the opportunity to purchase original agricultural photography and take home free seeds. (The 2-day event continues on Friday, Oct. 3rd in St. Anne's Hill.)  This event is sponsored by Co-Op Dayton, Hall Hunger Initiative, Miami Valley Seed Commons, and Seven Seed Sowers Cooperative.

THU, OCT 2 | 7:30

THE ROOM & BIG SHARK

Greg Sestero is coming back to THE NEON...and you're the first to know about it!

See the cult classic THE ROOM with an auditorium full of devotees - with your host, star of the movie and author of THE DISASTER ARTIST - Greg Sestero.  Tickets $22 each.

Later that night, see the recent, final cut of BIG SHARK - Tommy Wiseau's latest action comedy about three firefighters who have to save New Orleans from a giant shark attack - introduced by Sestero. Tickets $20 each.

Tickets on sale now and going fast!

THE ROOM:
WED, OCT. 8 | 7:30 -  SOLD OUT!
BIG SHARK:
WED, OCT. 8 | 10:00 -  TIX AVAIL!

OUT HERE DAYTON FILM FEST - 20th Anniversary

This October will mark the 20th anniversary for us bringing the best in LGBTQIA+ cinema to town with  OUT HERE DAYTON FILM FEST.  This year's fest is set for Oct. 9-12, and the line-up can be viewed on the fest's official site. Our opening night film OUTERLANDS is a beautiful, and Variety says it's "a film of great cinematic sleight of hand."   Don't miss getting your tickets when they go on sale tomorrow.  You can watch the trailer on the festival's official site.

VOLUNTEER WITH US

We're looking for some volunteers for our festival...People to help with tickets, programs, ballots, seating, etc.
We're hoping to find 2 people for each of the following time slots:
Thu, Oct. 9: 6:30PM-8PM
Fri, Oct. 10: 6:30PM-10PM (these volunteers must be 21 or older)
Sat, Oct 11: 11:00AM-3:30PM
Sat, Oct. 11: 6PM-9:45PM
Sun, Oct. 12: 11:00AM-3:30PM
Sun, Oct. 12: 5PM-6:30PM
If you're able to help, please reach out to Ciarah at  jenkins.340@wright.edu and indicate which spot works for you.

THANK YOU!!

Crafty Cinema Presents PRACTICAL MAGIC

Get ready for an afternoon of creativity, entertainment, and social activism at Crafty Cinema for a Cause at THE NEON hosted by the Savage Stitcher (Angie). This unique charity event brings together the joy of crafting with the magic of film, all while supporting Planned Parenthood of SW Ohio. Bring your own craft project that you can work on in your seat, such as crochet, knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, etc. and we will all enjoy an afternoon showing of PRACTICAL MAGIC with the lights up so you can work on a project you’ve been putting off, or start something new. This is a free event with a suggested donation of $20 that will be collected at the door and all proceeds will go to our local Planned Parenthood. There are a limited number of seats available for reservation on Eventbrite, and the rest will be offered as first-come-first-serve at the door.

SUN, OCT 19  | 12:30

Free Flo Box presents CARRIE

This one-night-only screening of Brian De Palma’s  CARRIE (1976) is presented by  The Free Flo Box, a Dayton nonprofit dedicated to fighting period poverty and ending the stigma surrounding menstruation. Chosen for its deep resonance with themes of shame, bodily autonomy, and the policing of young women’s bodies, CARRIE remains one of cinema’s most haunting explorations of the consequences of fear and repression. Adapted from Stephen King’s debut novel, the film follows Carrie White, a shy and ostracized teenager whose telekinetic powers erupt after years of bullying and cruelty—culminating in one of horror’s most iconic climaxes.
Join us at  THE NEON for an unforgettable evening where the horror of stigma—on screen and off—takes center stage. Proceeds from this screening will go directly toward The Free Flo Box, ensuring access to essential products and fighting period poverty in our community.
Tickets $12.50 each.

THU, OCT 23  | 7:30

Thank you for all of your support,
Jonathan

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 10 – THURSDAY, SEPT 18:

THE ROSES (R) 1 Hr 45 Min
Wednesday (Sept 10): 2:50, 5:10, 7:30
Thursday (Sept 11): 2:50, 7:45
Friday - Wednesday (Sept. 12-17): 2:50, 7:20
Thursday (Sept. 18): 2:50

TWINLESS (R) 1 Hr 40 Min
Wednesday (Sept 10): 3:00, 5:10, 7:20
Thursday (Sept 11): 5:15
Friday & Saturday (Sept. 12 & 13): 12:40, 5:10
Sunday (Sept. 14): 12:00, 5:10
Monday - Thursday (Sept. 15-18): 5:10

DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (PG) 2 Hrs 3 Min
Thursday (Sept 11): 2:10, 4:50, 7:30
Friday & Saturday (Sept. 12 & 13): 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30
Sunday (Sept. 14): 12:00, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30
Monday-Wednesday (Sept. 15-17): 2:10, 4:50, 7:30
Thursday (Sept. 18): 2:10, 4:50, 7:45

Cult Movie Night: LITTLE MONSTERS (PG) 1 Hr 40 Min
Thursday (Sept. 18): 7:30 - SOLD OUT!