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Sierra Madre Playhouse will have fun its Milestone\u00a0100th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary in Grand Style with a two-day Silent Film Festival<\/strong> Saturday and Sunday,\u00a0February 3 and 4, 2024, midday \u2013 8 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n The historic\u00a0Sierra Madre\u00a0Playhouse,<\/a>\u00a0which opened\u00a0as a silent movie show in 1924, celebrates its milestone one centesimal\u00a0Anniversary in grand fashion. With a two-day silent movie competition on February 3 and 4, 2024, midday to eight pm. the playhouse will make a return to the golden age of cinema,\u00a0when silent photos<\/a> reigned supreme\u00a0and the magnificence, glitz, and mystique of the Roaring 20s captivated the nation.<\/p>\n The multifaceted occasion launches with a free neighborhood occasion and contains 5 iconic silent movies. The movies will function stay accompaniment by celebrated virtuosic pianist\u00a0Frederick Hodges. \u00a0\u201cThe Bees Knees,\u201d Roaring 20s-inspired gala centennial celebration with a\u00a0Harold Lloyd\u00a0double invoice, can also be set to happen. The gala will embrace a champagne dinner, and speakeasy, honoring\u00a0Suzanne Lloyd, Harold Lloyd\u2019s granddaughter, and trustee of his in depth movie library.<\/p>\n Evolving over the\u00a0a long time from its film home origins, immediately Sierra Madre Playhouse is a historic landmark.\u2002The playhouse options its unique distinctive fa\u00e7ade and immediately recognizable neon marquee.\u2002Inside, a\u00a0big selection of daring and distinctive programming, together with theater, music, movie, comedy, and family-friendly choices is introduced.<\/p>\n The wide-ranging weekend-long\u00a0anniversary celebration launches with an\u00a0admission-free screening of silent movie comedy shorts<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Charlie Chaplin and\u00a0Buster Keaton. The neighborhood occasion is introduced in recognition of and gratitude for the great help Sierra Madre Playhouse has acquired from Southern California audiences over the previous century. (February 3, midday; free, reservations required).<\/p>\n The\u00a0competition\u2019s options line-up showcases\u00a05 iconic silent movies<\/strong>. \u00a0Among them are three Harold Lloyd comedies directed by Frank Newmeyer and Sam Taylor,\u00a0Safety Last!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(80 minutes),\u00a0Hot Water\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(59 minutes), and\u00a0Girl Shy\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(89 minutes), in addition to\u00a0Helen\u2019s Babies<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(85 minutes), directed by William Seiter, and Buster Keaton\u2019s\u00a0Sherlock, Jr.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(45 minutes). Virtuosic pianist\u00a0Frederick Hodges<\/strong>\u00a0will present stay accompaniment for every cinematic gem. And famous\u00a0movie historian\u00a0Lara Gabrielle<\/strong>, the competition\u2019s curator and host, will\u00a0introduce them. (February 3, 4 pm, 8 pm, and February 4, midday, 4 pm, 8 pm.). <\/p>\n Adding aptitude and\u00a0glamour to the festivities is \u201cThe Bees Knees,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>a\u00a0roaring 20s-themed gala centennial\u00a0celebration embracing the venue\u2019s roots as a fabled silent film home\u00a0.\u2002The gala will honor Suzanne Lloyd, a movie preservationist who serves as trustee of her grandfather Harold Lloyd\u2019s movie library and in depth 3D library of greater than 200,000 images.\u00a0The occasion contains admission to a Harold Lloyd double invoice of\u00a0Safety Last!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and\u00a0Hot Water<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>plus a round-table dialogue with Suzanne Lloyd.\u00a0<\/p>\n Between movies, friends are inspired to decorate in festive\u00a0Nineteen Twenties apparel, corresponding to\u00a0flapper attire,\u00a0sequin headbands, pearl\u00a0necklaces, feather boas, fedoras,\u00a0and bowler hats.\u2002They will parade throughout the road to the restaurant Roe Fusion to take pleasure in a\u00a0gala champagne dinner<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0speakeasy\u00a0<\/strong>with themed cocktails and menu harkening again to the Roaring 20s. (February 3, 4 pm.) \u00a0<\/p>\n Sierra Madre Playhouse\u00a0Board Chair\u00a0David Gordon<\/strong>, who can also be chairing \u201cThe Bees Knees\u201d gala celebration, says, \u201cWe invite the entire community to the silent film festival to celebrate Sierra Madre Playhouse\u2019s milestone 100th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary! With the wide range of events featured, there\u2019s something for everyone. We are thrilled to honor the deep and lasting roots, colorful history, and important cultural role of this magnificent venue that has evolved into the award-winning Sierra Madre Playhouse. It is one of Southern California\u2019s enduring cultural treasures, and today its expansive array of live performances and film programs continue to delight audiences of all ages. The silent film festival is truly a fitting tribute to the \u2018Grande Dame\u2019 of Sierra Madre.\u201d<\/p>\n Tickets to Sierra\u00a0Madre Playhouse\u2019s silent movie competition are <\/strong>:<\/p>\n