Recent Highlights

December, 2008
Free Holiday Movies

December 13th - Charlotte's Web
(Dir. Gary Winick, Dec. 2006, G, 97min)

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

December 20th - Kung Fu Panda
(Dir. Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, June 2008, PG, 92min)

Sponsored by the Lion's Club
Donate your used eyeglasses!
Po the Panda is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of Peace, but unwittingly becomes the chosen one when enemies threaten their way of life.

November 16, 2008
The restored 1936 classic Showboat comes to the big screen. Mike Glazer moderates a fascinating panel with Rick Benjamin and Dr. "Hip-Hop" James Peterson who discuss the film, the music and its social impact.

October 17 - 23, 2008
The 2008 Documentary Festival

Fourteen films in seven days! A highlight: the Campus hosts the first-time-ever screening of Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House, the Academy-Award nominated film about the Lewisburg Penitentiary, followed by a Q & A with the director. 300 people attend!

September 25, 2008
Grand Re-Opening!
After being "down and out" for two months the Campus holds a big Grand Re-Opening Bash featuring great wine from Orfila Winery and fabulous food from area restaurants.
Almost 200 people got decked out in their finest to come support our beautiful downtown landmark.

June 2008
"Teen-Cine"
The Campus partners with the Union County Library and Arbour Media to hold workshops to teach high-school students how to make their own movies.

May 10, 2008
"Susquehanna Shorts," the area's first short film festival to honor independent filmmakers premieres at the Campus Theatre. The films submitted are even better than expected! The judges award over $2000 in prize money.

May 3, 2008
Rick Benjamin's world-renowned Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performs the original score to Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd silent comedy classics. As usual, the event packs the house!

March 27, 2008
WVIA premieres its original documentary on the historic post offices of the area. Hundreds of people attend. The Campus, in conjunction with the Susquehanna Valley Visitor's Bureau, hosts an amazing reception afterward.

February 24, 2008
Oscar Night America!! For the first time in its history, the Campus is chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to host a live telecast of the Academy Awards (one of only fifty chosen venues across the country!). Everyone feels like a star during this truly unforgettable night!