They Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center, along with Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, are happy to announce the Lyric Theatre's Summer Film Series. This free film series will take a nostalgic look back at a variety of films defining different eras in African American cinema.
From the musical stylings of Lena Horne in the 1943 classic "Stormy Weather" to the comedic styling of Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in 1975's "A Piece of the Action," the films in this series will serve to both entertain and also provide a chance for a younger generation to participate in the movie-going experience and culture of times past.
The showtimes and movies are as follows:
Stormy Weather (1943). 3 p.m. July 14
Lillies of the Field (1963). 3 p.m. July 21
Uptown Saturday Night (1974). 3 p.m. July 28
Let's Do It Again (1975). 3 p.m. Aug. 4
A Piece of the Action (1977). 3 p.m. Aug. 11
Always Outnumbered (1998). 3 p.m. Aug. 18
Lackawanna Blues (2005). 3 p.m. Aug. 25
Lean on Me (1989). 3 p.m. Sept. 1.