Jackson Theatre

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Family Series

Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen -- Where the Wild Things Are -- a classic story about childhood and the places we go to figure out world in which we live. When rambunctious and sensitive young Max (Max Records) feels misunderstood at home, he escapes to an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures, the Wild Things, whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. As leader, Max promises to create a place where everyone will be happy, but he soon discovers that ruling his kingdom is far from easy.

Rated PG

Running Time 101 minutes 

Caddyshack (1980)

Wacky Wednesday

At an exclusive country club where golf is a way of life, the status quo is shaken up by a rich put-down artist, an aggressive gopher, and class warfare between the caddies and the wealthy club patrons.

Rated R

Running Time 99 minutes 

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Family Series

In a world inside a smartphone, an emoji named Gene is ashamed that he has multiple facial expressions while his colleagues only have one each. He then embarks on a quest across various apps to be like everyone else.

Rated PG

Running Time 90 minutes 

Pay What You Can

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

80’s Classics

Indy gets help from a feisty heroine and a sawed-off sidekick in this "Raiders" prequel featuring a sacred jewel, a bloodthirsty cult, human sacrifices, runaway mining cars, a chamber of scorpions and a perilous bridge.

Rated PG

Running Time 118 minutes 

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Western Series

Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart

A senator becomes famous for gunning down a known outlaw, but later, on the day of an old friend's funeral, he reveals the truth about what really happened that fateful day.

Rated TV-14

Running Time 123 minutes 

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cinema Classics

Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars with George Kennedy in this story of a man who will not surrender to authority--even at the cost of his life. When Luke Jackson (Newman) is sentenced to a Southern prison for a minor infraction, his intelligence, calm under pressure and inability to accept defeat soon gain him the respect of his fellow inmates on the chain gang--and the nickname Cool Hand Luke. But they also earn Luke the enmity of the warden, who cannot allow any inmate to challenge his authority. When Luke's mother dies, he decides to escape ... and he will not allow anyone to stop him.

Rated TV-14

Running Time 126 minutes

The SpongeBob Square Pants Movie (2004)

Family Series

The first big-screen adventure of the popular children's (and adults') cartoon series follows SpongeBob as he sets out to retrieve King Neptune's stolen crown, save Mr. Krabs, who has been accused of the theft, and stymie Plankton and his plot for world domination.

Rated PG

Running Time 88 minutes 

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Wacky Wednesday!

The all-American Griswold family just wants to go on an all-American vacation. Everyone is packed. The route is planned ... And absolutely everything goes wrong as a simple trip quickly becomes a madcap cross-country odyssey and heroic quest in search of National Lampoon's Vacation. For the Clark W. Griswolds of Chicago, 50 weeks of work and routine will soon be rewarded with a fortnight of frenzied freedom. Mom and the kids would rather fly, but Dad (Chevy Chase) insists on driving west to Walley World. He's programmed everything on the family's PC--from tire wear to best routes, from choice sights to the finest AAA-recommended lodgings. With such planning everything should go right ... Wrong!!

Rated R

Running Time 98 minutes 

Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Thursday, July 24th at 8pm for Jim Lauderdale and The Po' Ramblin' Boys. 

At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. There’s something about the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys that cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed ten years ago in the Smoky Mountains in 2014, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are at once exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee Bluegrass outfit. But they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, and the group has brought their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, with stunning results.

At any given time, you're likely to find Jim Lauderdale making music, whether he's laying down a new track in the studio or working though a spontaneous melody at his home in Nashville. And if he's not actively crafting new music, he's certainly thinking about it. "It's a constant challenge to try to keep making better and better records, write better and better songs. I still always feel like I'm a developing artist," he says. This may be a surprising sentiment from a man who's won two Grammy's, released 34 full-length albums, and taken home the Americana Music Association's coveted Wagonmaster Award. But forthcoming album "Game Changer" is convincing evidence that the North Carolina native is only continuing to hone his craft. Operating under his own label, Sky Crunch Records, for the first time since 2016, Lauderdale recorded "Game Changer" at the renowned Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-producing the release with Jay Weaver and pulling from songs he'd written over the last several years. "There's a mixture on this records of uplifting songs and, at the same time, songs of heartbreak and despair- because that's part of life as well." he says. "In the country song world especially, that's always been part of it. That's real life."

Lauderdale would know: He's been a vital part of country music ecosystem since 1991, when he released his debut album and began penning songs for an impressively long roster of country music greats. "When I was a teenager wanting to be a bluegrass banjo player, I never would have imagined that I would get to work with people like Ralph Stanley, Robert Hunter, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and John Oates," he muses. "Getting to work with them inspires me greatly to this day, and I know it always will."

Us (2019)

Monthly Horror

Adelaide Wilson, her husband Gabe, her son Jason and her daughter Zora head to Santa Cruz, California, for a beach vacation at Adelaide's childhood home with their friends the Tylers. That night, the Wilsons are terrorized by a family of doppelgangers with murderous motivations.

Rated R

Running Time 119 minutes 

Every Friday May through September Music on the Square is on Main Street. The street will be closed starting at 6 pm. If you have questions about parking, you can visit: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/parking-in-jonesborough/

Old Yeller (1957)

Western Family Series

Walt Disney yarn about a stray dog that helps protect the homestead of a frontier family in the 1860s. Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Fess Parker. Searcy: Jeff York. Sanderson: Chuck Connors. Lisabeth: Beverly Washburn. Old Yeller: Spike. Robert Stevenson directed.

Rated G

Running Time 88 minutes 

Pay What You Can

Poltergeist (1982)

Monthly Horror

A family finds that it's new home is haunted.

Rated PG

Running Time 114 minutes 

Despicable Me (2010)

Family Series

An elite supervillain tries to steal the moon from the sky using his vast weaponry and an army of minions, but his evil machinations are undermined by three orphaned girls who see him as a father figure, despite his diabolical intentions.

Rated PG

Running Time 95 minutes 

The Great Outdoors (1988)

Wacky Wednesday!

An obnoxious loudmouth ruins his mild-mannered brother-in-law's summer vacation by barging in on his remote mountain cabin getaway.

Rated PG

Running Time 92 minutes 

Billy Madison (1995)

90's Classics

A spoiled heir must repeat grades one through 12 within six months to inherit his family's hotel business.

Rated PG-13

Running Time 88 minutes