Director: Olivia Wilde | Cast: Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Seth Rogan, Edward Norton

1h 47m, R

A dinner party spirals into unexpected places when a couple invite their enigmatic neighbours over. Have they reignited the spark in their troubled marriage -- or lit the match that burns it all down?

Director: Jonathan Demme | Cast: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz

1h 28m, PG

A live performance of the band Talking Heads shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and featuring their most memorable songs.

The greatest concert film of all time, Stop Making Sense brings to the screen Talking Heads at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, alongside an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians. Renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) captures the band at their exhilarating best, in this new and complete restoration for the film's 40th anniversary.

This live show on the Colonial stage is guaranteed to be clever, politically incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny!
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​Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. She also voiced the character ‘Forgetter Paula’ in the feature films Inside Out and Inside Out 2.

Paula has starred in several HBO specials, including Cats, Cops and Stuff, which nabbed a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She was the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. She filed live coverage of the 1992 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and at the 93^rd Emmy Awards. Paula has starred in two television series, both entitled The Paula Poundstone Show. Paula’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize For American Humor; the audiobook was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year. Paula has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.

Event Sponsored by On The Fly Electric

Director: Adam Shankman | Cast: RuPaul, Ginger Minj, Jujubee

1h 32m, R

Two stewardesses must save the day when a catastrophic storm threatens to derail a high-speed train.

The Paddling Film Festival has been showcasing the very best paddling films since 2006. Watch and be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and embrace the paddling lifestyle. Join us at a World Tour theater screening in more than 100 cities. Then, go paddling. We’re pretty sure you’ll want to.

The 2026 Reel Outdoors Series is co-sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club, Carlson's Lodge, North Country Climbing Center, The Lawton Company, and The Trout Unlimited Ammonoosuc Chapter 554

The Future of Energy is a revolutionary film that captures the movement across the U.S. to transition to 100% renewable energy and to bring positive solutions to the ecological crisis.

7PM - Patio party with refreshments and raffle prizes | 7:30 PM Film screening, followed a PowerPoint presentation and discussion on the current state of achieving the goal of 100% renewable/sustainable energy

This event is sponsored by the Bethlehem Sustainability Working Group.

Fleabag is the hilarious, award-winning, original one-woman play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series, written and performed on-stage by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. In just 67-minutes, audiences can expect a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Directed by Vicky Jones

Captured live from Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End

Director: Eran Riklis | Cast:Golshifteh, Farahani Zahra, Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani, Raha Rahbari

1h 46m, R

Language: Persian with English subtitles

A professor in revolutionary Iran gathers her most dedicated female students to study banned literary classics. Based on Azar Nafisi's beloved memoir.

Director: Samuel Dunning | Cast: Samuel Dunning, Doug McCue, Caleb Wells

Canoe Dig It? is a mockumentary comedy about a fictional canoeing competition in Northern Maine for the nonfictional sport of “Freestyle Canoeing”, a form of performative canoeing best described as “canoe dancing”. Competitors paddle out and spin, dip, and “dance” in circles in perfect synchronization with the music of their choice.

The film tracks a handful of quirky and curiously relatable competitors vying for the blue ribbon at the Moosehead Regional Finals. We follow our cadre of diverse canoeists’- a cutthroat perfectionist, a backwoods natural, an aging underdog, a squabbling couple of summer camp owners, and a hard rocking bartender- as they prepare for the big stage (lake), seeing glimpses into their personal lives, their eclectic preparation methods, and learning what it takes to make it to the top of the Freestyling world.



What does it take to bring home the “Top Paddler” ribbon? Athleticism? Technique? Core Strength? Song choice? These and all your other burning questions will be answered!

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Joe Odagiri, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Tasuku Emoto

2h 27m, NR

When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda's army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.

Ever charismatic, prolific, and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with her expressive virtuosity and delightful stage presence. As The Wall Street Journal says, “What’s not to love about a young clarinetist and saxophonist who plays everything we love – modern jazz, world music, “hot” New Orleans style jazz – and does it all brilliantly?” Cohen’s most recent release, “Quartetinho”, an ensemble featuring international multi-instrumentalist-virtuosos all drawn from the ranks of her GRAMMY-nominated Tentet - pianist/accordionist Vitor Gonçalves, bassist/guitarist Tal Mashiach, and vibraphonist/percussionist James Shipp. The perennial winner of “Clarinetist of the Year” titles from DownBeat, JazzTimes, and the Jazz Journalists Association, Fresh Air’s Terry Gross credits Cohen with “bringing the clarinet to the world” and The New York Times hails her a “Master.”

This event is presented in partnership with Sounds in the Sanctuary

Event Sponsored by Members of Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation: Les Apple & Debra Saunders, Lucy Goodhart & Gordon Bennett, Gail Robinson & Martin Kessel, Laura Wilson & Edward Clark and Michel Adler

Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, a flagship program of Banff Centre, has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture. We promote understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share and find inspiration in mountain experiences, ideas, and visions. Following the festival each fall, our annual World Tour reaches more than 45 countries on 7 continents, making us the largest adventure film tour on the planet.

The 2026 BANFF Mountain Film and Book Festival Event at The Colonial Theatre is Sponsored by Clean Yield Asset Management and Chuck Henderson & Mary Lou Krambeer; Co-Sponsored by Rek’-lis Brewing Company.

Director: Hayley Kiyoko | Cast: Myra Molloy, Maya Da Costa, Zach Braff, Levon Hawke

1h 35m, R

After moving to a small Oregon town to live with her estranged father, young Coley meets the charismatic Sonya, her boyfriend, Trenton, and the rest of their friends. Content to observe from a distance, Coley gets pulled into their world as sparks start to fly between the new girl and the popular girl.

Raise a Glass is an evening of merriment to celebrate The Colonial’s programming, mission, and historic preservation efforts. Light refreshments will be served and this annual fundraiser will feature a silent auction, raffles, a private film screening, and plenty more fun!

This year, we are celebrating 111 years of The Colonial Theatre with an evening of mystery, intrigue, and cinematic glamour. Dress as a hard-boiled detective, mysterious stranger, glamorous femme fatale—or simply in your favorite festive attire—and join us on the red carpet!

The evening will feature a private screening of the 85th anniversary classic The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. A landmark of film noir and John Huston’s acclaimed directorial debut, the film combines razor-sharp dialogue, shadowy intrigue, and unforgettable characters in the twisting pursuit of a priceless—and possibly mythical—treasure. It is the perfect centerpiece for a night celebrating The Colonial’s own long and storied history.

Wore information about silent auction and raffle items available at the event will be available soon.

Tickets are $50 for admission, with the option to pre-purchase raffle tickets to use for item raffles and games at the event. Raffle tickets may also be purchased on-site, though pre-purchasing will save time.

Director: Kent Jones | Cast: Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Edmond Donovan, Jake Lacy

1h 36m, R

A legendary New York poet rediscovers his artistic passion after befriending an eccentric group of young creatives.

Special guest speakers and/or pre-show activities to be announced

Director: Colleen Thurston | Cast: Charlotte Leonard, Sandra Stroud, Lauren Haygood, Kenneth Roberts, Johnna Thurston

About Drowned Land

Winding its way through southeastern Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and a Texas corporation are now trying to dam and divert the remaining water from the river.. For a group of locals, this isn’t just a fight for a river; it is a lifelong reckoning with the cycle of land theft and displacement that began with the Trail of Tears. Now, in a region where the community relies on the Kiamichi’s ecosystem for subsistence, taking the water out of the watershed could mean yet another relocation.

The narrative arc follows the river as its main character—witnessing the ebb and flow of its life-giving ability through the seasons, and the detrimental impact caused by damming and development projects. The director, Colleen, explores the

effects of her grandfather's work designing dams for the Army Corps of Engineers, her tribe’s ongoing struggles with resource exploitation, and how it shapes her reconciliation of the past with the present.

Interwoven are the stories of the river’s advocates—residents, Choctaw culture- keepers, and scientists—who have come together to save the river and initiate a paradigm shift grounded in ideals of re-matriation and the Rights of Nature, reinforcing a commitment to end the cycle of disconnection from our land.

The New Leaf Series is created in partnership with Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust and is co-sponsored by Forest Society North at The Rocks, Tall Provisions, and Liquid Death