Catalina Island's Amazing Avalon Theatre

Last night we went to a movie at the Avalon Theatre in the Casino Building. We don't do this often enough! We had a nice evening stroll along the harbor and got to the Theatre about 6:40pm. The ticket booth outside is adorable and the lobby inside is made of curving rich mahogany wood with the popcorn and candy sales at one end. The theater is huge--over 1100 seats! There are incredible art deco murals on the walls, and twinkling gold stars on the ceiling. (Click on the link below for a picture.) On Friday and Saturday nights there's a Page organ concert at 6:15p before the 7pm show. It's really something to hear. It puts you in a theater mood. And pick a seat - any seat...the movie theater is rarely crowded. It's amazing to see first run movies in such a grand theater. Even if it's not a movie you want to see (in this case it was - The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons), it's a treat to go. The movies change once a week - every Friday. And they're shown every day of the week at 7pm (and usually twice in the evenig on weekends)

For more info on the theater, go to http://www.visitcatalinaisland.com/avalon/acti_casinoTheater.php