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The Chuckey DepotRailroad Museum invites families to embark on a magical journey to theNorth Pole with a special screening of "The Polar Express" on Saturday,December 6, and Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. atThe Jackson Theatre located at 121 West Main Street.

This beloved holiday tradition transforms Jackson Theatre into a festiverailway "station" where passengers of all ages can experience thewonder of this classic Christmas tale. The event includes much more than justthe film; it's a complete holiday experience for families.

Each ticket includes a warm cookie, a cup of frothy hot chocolate,a special post-movie visit with Santa Claus, a personal gift for everypassenger, and photo opportunities with Santa.

 

Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas and join insinging along to the movie's memorable songs, creating an authentic "PolarExpress" experience.

Tickets are $15.00 per person, with each guest receiving the completeexperience regardless of age. Due to the event's popularity, pre-booking isstrongly recommended.

 

Reservations and tickets can be purchased at www.Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling423.788.4909.

The Chuckey DepotRailroad Museum invites families to embark on a magical journey to theNorth Pole with a special screening of "The Polar Express" on Saturday,December 6, and Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. atThe Jackson Theatre located at 121 West Main Street.

This beloved holiday tradition transforms Jackson Theatre into a festiverailway "station" where passengers of all ages can experience thewonder of this classic Christmas tale. The event includes much more than justthe film; it's a complete holiday experience for families.

Each ticket includes a warm cookie, a cup of frothy hot chocolate,a special post-movie visit with Santa Claus, a personal gift for everypassenger, and photo opportunities with Santa.

 

Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas and join insinging along to the movie's memorable songs, creating an authentic "PolarExpress" experience.

Tickets are $15.00 per person, with each guest receiving the completeexperience regardless of age. Due to the event's popularity, pre-booking isstrongly recommended.

 

Reservations and tickets can be purchased at www.Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling423.788.4909.

The Chuckey DepotRailroad Museum invites families to embark on a magical journey to theNorth Pole with a special screening of "The Polar Express" on Saturday,December 6, and Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. atThe Jackson Theatre located at 121 West Main Street.

This beloved holiday tradition transforms Jackson Theatre into a festiverailway "station" where passengers of all ages can experience thewonder of this classic Christmas tale. The event includes much more than justthe film; it's a complete holiday experience for families.

Each ticket includes a warm cookie, a cup of frothy hot chocolate,a special post-movie visit with Santa Claus, a personal gift for everypassenger, and photo opportunities with Santa.

 

Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas and join insinging along to the movie's memorable songs, creating an authentic "PolarExpress" experience.

Tickets are $15.00 per person, with each guest receiving the completeexperience regardless of age. Due to the event's popularity, pre-booking isstrongly recommended.

 

Reservations and tickets can be purchased at www.Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling423.788.4909.

The Chuckey DepotRailroad Museum invites families to embark on a magical journey to theNorth Pole with a special screening of "The Polar Express" on Saturday,December 6, and Sunday, December 7, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. atThe Jackson Theatre located at 121 West Main Street.

This beloved holiday tradition transforms Jackson Theatre into a festiverailway "station" where passengers of all ages can experience thewonder of this classic Christmas tale. The event includes much more than justthe film; it's a complete holiday experience for families.

Each ticket includes a warm cookie, a cup of frothy hot chocolate,a special post-movie visit with Santa Claus, a personal gift for everypassenger, and photo opportunities with Santa.

 

Guests are encouraged to wear their favorite pajamas and join insinging along to the movie's memorable songs, creating an authentic "PolarExpress" experience.

Tickets are $15.00 per person, with each guest receiving the completeexperience regardless of age. Due to the event's popularity, pre-booking isstrongly recommended.

 

Reservations and tickets can be purchased at www.Jonesborough.com/tickets or by calling423.788.4909.

Lethal Weapon (1987)

First entry in the action-thriller series that teamed MelGibson and Danny Glover as a seemingly psychotic cop and his common-sensefamily-man partner, respectively. In this outing, they investigate a woman'splunge from a high-rise and its connection to a drug cartel.

Rating R

Running Time 110 minutes

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (1989)

Wacky Wednesday

This sequel to the two Lampoon Vacation flicks has theGriswold family staying home for the holidays and being invaded by bickeringrelatives.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 113 minutes

Black Christmas (1975)

Horror Series

During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls arestalked by a stranger.

Rating R

Running Time 98 minutes 

The Muppet’s Christmas Carol (1992)

Family Series

Pay What You Can

The Muppets' version of the Dickens holiday classic about amiser who's visited by three ghosts features Kermit the Frog as thepenny-pincher's hardworking and loyal employee.

Rating G

Running Time 85 minutes

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Family Series

Pay What you Can

Burl Ives narrates this animated musical, first telecast in1964. The Johnny Marks score includes the title tune, "Holly JollyChristmas" and "We're a Couple of Misfits."

Rating G

Running Time 47 minutes

A Christmas Story (1983)

80’s Classics

It's the final days before Christmas in early 1940sCleveland, and 9-year-old Ralphie wants one thing from Santa Claus more thananything else: a Red Ryder Carbine Action Air Rifle. As he trudges through thesnow to school, faces the neighborhood bully and visits a malevolent departmentstore Santa Clause, Ralphie connives, conspires and campaigns for the mostfabulous Christmas present ever in this heartwarming, hysterical and sweetlynostalgic holiday film. Based on stories by Jean Sheppard.

Rating PG

Running Time 98 minutes

White Christmas  - Sing Along (1954)

Cinema Classics

WWII vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retiredgeneral with his strapped New England inn by putting on a big musical show withthe help of their army buddies and a singing sister act.

Rating Not Rated

Running Time 120 minutes

Die Hard 2 (1990)

90’s Classics

A major international airport becomes an arena for terror asdetective John McClane is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse with anelite special forces unit which has seized a bustling airport in Washington,D.C. Their plan is swift, brutal and brilliant....but they didn't count on thepresence of John McClane.

Rating R

Running Time 124 minutes

Elf (2003)

After accidentally falling into Santa Claus' gift sack, ahuman baby is raised at the North Pole, growing up to believe he is an elf. Dueto his large size, the "elf" causes chaos in Santa's workshop,forcing Kris Kringle to send him on a mission to find his human roots.

Rating PG

Running Time 97 minutes

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Cinema Classics

A Manhattan witch falls in love with a publisher aftercasting a spell on him that obliges him to dump his fiancée and pursue herinstead.

Rating TV-PG

Running Time 106 minutes

Krampus (2015)

Horror Series

After losing faith in Christmas and tearing apart his letterto Santa, a young boy accidentally summons the malevolent holiday demon Krampusand his minions. The fearsome creatures proceed to wreak havoc on him and hisdysfunctional family.

Rating PG-13

Running Time 98 minutes

Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Friday, December 19th at 7pm for Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman.

Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose mutual love of the history, stories, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of acoustic blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, 1920s jazz, twin fiddle hoe-downs, and original songs and compositions. The duo were artists-in-residence at Symphony Space in New York City for the 2024-2025 season and recently released their first full-length duo recording, Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman. As a soloist, Paxton is a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, mainstay of the international blues festival circuit, and former artistic director of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. Lichtman is a master of the clarinet, mandolin, and fiddle whole performance and recording credits include David Byrne, Pokey LaFarge, HBO's Succession and The Plot Against American, Jim Kweskin, and his own solo projects.

Tickets at thejacksontheatre.com. 

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Cinema Classics

Frank Capra's classic stars Oscar nominee James Stewart asGeorge Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have beenlike if he'd never been born after he unwittingly becomes involved in amistaken case of bank fraud, which threatens his spirit and tests his will tolive until a wise angel compels him to see how his presence has made anincredible impact on the people of Bedford Falls.

Rating PG

Running Time 130 minutes

Three Godfathers (1948)

Western Series

Three bandits on the run in the Arizona desert discover adying woman and her baby, and promise the mother they'll see that the infantmakes it to civilization.

Rating TV-G

Running Time 106 minutes

Scrooge (1970)

A musical reworking of Dickens' "A ChristmasCarol" stars Albert Finney as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visitedby three ghosts on the holiday's eve and learns all about the true meaning andspirit of the day. Oscar nominated for Best Original Score and Best Song("Thank You Very Much").

Rating G

Running Time 118 minutes

Scrooged (1988)

A greedy TV executive learns the true meaning of Christmasin this updating of "A Christmas Carol".

Rating PG-13

Running Time 101 minutes

The Santa Clause (1994)

A divorced adman inadvertently becomes the real Santa whenhe puts on the suit of the guy who fell off of his roof.

Rating PG

Running Time 97 minutes

Home Alone (1990)

When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family rushes off ona holiday trip to Paris three days before Christmas, they accidentally leavethe youngster behind to deck the halls with a barrage of booby traps to keepout a bumbling pair of burglars who have discovered that this tough little tykeis home alone.

Rating PG

Running Time 103 minutes

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

In John Hughes' sequel to one of the highest-grossing filmsof all time, Macaulay Culkin once again stars as Kevin McCallister, who has tofend for himself in New York City when he is accidentally separated from hisfamily during a holiday trip.

Rating PG

Running Time 120 minutes

Hook (1991)

A workaholic yuppie lawyer remembers he was once Peter Panafter Captain Hook kidnaps his children. This forces the miserable man torediscover his inner-child while returning to Neverland to rescue them andbecome a better father.

Rating PG

Running Time 145 minutes

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

A corrupt executive attempts to take control of his companyby appointing a seemingly incompetent inventor as the company's new president.

Rating PG

Running Time 106 minutes

Frozen (2013)

Family Series

After the kingdom of Arendelle is cast into eternal winterby the powerful Snow Queen Elsa, her sprightly sister Anna teams up with arough-hewn mountaineer named Kristoff and his trusty reindeer Sven to break theicy spell. Based on "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Rating PG

Running Time 108 minutes

Spies Like Us (1985)

Two misfit low-level CIA agents are turned into decoys bytheir superiors and sent to Pakistan to distract Soviet agents from discoveringthe genuine American spies in the area. However, the two bumbling buddies endup making more of a difference in the cold war than anyone expects.

Rating PG

Running Time 109 minutes

Mouse Hunt (1997)

Brothers inherit a mansion from their father and mustcontend with the current occupant: a wily mouse that won't budge. Nathan Lane,Lee Evans. April: Vicki Lewis. Falco: Maury Chaykin. Directed by GoreVerbinski.

Rating PG

Running Time 109 minutes

Casino (1995)

An expert gambler is hired by the mob to run a casino inVegas. He turns it into a huge success, but his homicidal best friend and hisuntrustworthy wife threaten to end his reign.

Rating PG

Running Time 109 minutes

The Godfather (1972)

Audience Picks Series

Best Picture chronicles the epic tale of a 1940's mobsterfamily in New York City, where the father builds an organized-crime empire andhis three sons, to varying degrees, follow in his footsteps. Marlon Brando wonBest Actor as the head of the "family."

Rating R

Running Time 177 minutes

The Godfather II (1974)

Audience Picks Series

This sequel follows Vito Corleone's rise to the top of hisMafia family and his son Michael's fall from grace after taking over for hisfather. Best Picture winner.

Rating R

Running Time  202 minutes

The Godfather III (1990)

Audience Picks Series

Ill and guilt-ridden Michael Corleone worries about hisempire and his offspring as this opens in 1979.

Rating R

Running Time 162 minutes

The Patriot (2000) 

Celebrating America 250: 1776- 2026

In 1776 South Carolina, a pacifist plantation owner joinsthe War for Independence after a British officer murders his 15-year-old son.

Rated R

Running Time 165 minutes 

Dog Man (2025) 3pm

Family Series

When a dog and apolice officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changesthe course of history. Half dog, half man, Dog Man is sworn to protect andserve as he doggedly pursues his arch-nemesis: the feline supervillain Peteythe Cat. But the rivalry between Dog Man and Petey is upended by the arrival ofan adorable kitten clone of Petey, Lil Petey.

 Rated PG

Running Time 93minutes