Feature Film: The Christophers

Fri, Jun 12 – Wed, Jun 17

A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

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40th Anniversary Classic: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Thu, Jun 18 7:30 pm

Director: John Hughes, Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Charlie Sheen 1h 43m, PG-13 Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. The 2026 Anniversary Classics series is co-sponsored by Les Apple & Debra Saunders, Teri Bordenave & Eric van Leuven, The North Country Chamber Players and Les Apple & Debra Saunders.

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Feature Film: My Fathers Shadow

Fri, Jun 19 – Wed, Jun 24

Languages: Nigerian Pidgin (Naija), Yoruba, and English with English subtitles Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city's magnitude and their father's daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

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Science on Screen: The Big Short

Thu, Jun 25 7:00 pm

6:30pm - Meet the Speaker reception | 7pm - Dr. Joshua Wakeham presentation | After the presentation, stay for a screening of The Big Short. The Big Short (2015): Based on the non-fiction best-seller by Michael Lewis, The Big Short follows a group of bankers who discover that the world of high finance is built on a house of cards. Presentation: Join Josh Wakeham, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University, for a discussion about the organizational dynamics, questionable ethics, and outright fraud that fueled the Great Recession. Science on Screen at The Colonial is presented in partnership with White Mountain Science, Inc. (WMSI) and is sponsored by Kerberos LLC and Hacker.Nexus

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Spotlight: Summer of 85 (2020)

Fri, Jun 26 5:00 pm

4:30pm - Doors, look for a table from North Country Pride! | 5pm - Screening of Summer of 85 | After Summer of 85, stay for a screening of The Stranger at 7:30pm. | After the double feature: Join us for a community conversation held in partnership with North Country Pride! When Alexis (Félix Lefebvre) capsizes off the coast of Normandy, David (Benjamin Voisin) comes to the rescue and soon opens the younger boy’s eyes to a new horizon of friendship, art, and sexual bliss. Their seaside summer fling lasts just six weeks, but casts a shadow over a lifetime in François Ozon’s sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences.  Buy a ticket to both movies using our package deal and receive a token for a free small popcorn on arrival to the theatre. Coming for both movies? Order from a select Cold Mountain Cafe menu - to be delivered to the theatre between film screenings!

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Reel Outdoors Series: Girl Climber

Thu, Jul 2 7:30 pm

With the pressure to prove herself in a male dominated sport, Emily Harrington sets an ambitious goal, a 24- hour ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. 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

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KIDS! @ The Colonial Series: Absolutely Magic: Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe

Wed, Jul 8 11:00 am

Performed in a style reminiscent of the Vaudeville era, Alejandro’s Olde Tyme Magik Showe is a wonderful one-man stand-up show with an emphasis on audience participation, visual magic, and physical comedy guaranteed to enchant and amuse the whole family. Blending classic magic and comedy with a little help from volunteer assistants, Pinard draws spectators into his zany world of wonder.

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Sunny War

Sat, Jul 11 8:00 pm

Los Angeles-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting. Now located in Venice Beach, California, she’s been making a name for her prodigious guitar work and incisive songwriting, which touches on everything from police violence to alcoholism to love found and lost. Event Sponsored by a Live Music Lover, Co-Sponsored by Passumpsic Bank

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New Leaf Series: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

Thu, Jul 16 6:30 pm

Join us early for patio crafts starting at 5:30PM!  Director: Bill Kroyer, Cast: Samantha Mathis, Jonathan Ward, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Tim Curry 1h 16m, G Crysta is a fairy who lives in Ferngully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human before. But when a logging company comes near the rainforest, she sees that they do exist, and even accidentally shrinks one of them: a boy named Zak.

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

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Shovels & Rope

Fri, Jul 17 8:00 pm

For those who are new here we’ve spent the last decade or so bouncing around in the ‘Americana’ realm quite a bit. Getting branded into that world was admittedly a bit of a head scratcher for us as we’ve always identified as more of a rock band (though we do think of ourselves as folk songwriters and yarn spinners, and we do harmonize well together) but the people were paying attention and we were building a fan base so we kind of felt like “who were we to tell them who we weren’t?” Event Sponsored by Mascoma Bank

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KIDS! @ The Colonial Series: Peter and The Wolf with The North Country Chamber Players

Wed, Jul 22 11:00 am

Peter and The Wolf with the North Country Chamber Players Join the North Country Chamber Players for an unforgettable performance of perhaps the most ingenious blend of storytelling, instrumental color and accessibility ever created, Peter and the Wolf.  The Chamber Players will present Prokofiev’s masterful, charming and memorable work in a special version for winds, percussion and narrator that is perfect for both first-time listeners and seasoned concert-goers who may remember it fondly from their own childhood. FREE and open to the public, RSVP’s requested. 

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90th Anniversary Classic: Modern Times

Sat, Jul 25 7:30 pm

This comedic masterpiece finds the iconic Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) employed at a state-of-the-art factory where the inescapable machinery completely overwhelms him, and where various mishaps keep getting him sent to prison. In between his various jail stints, he meets and befriends an orphan girl (Paulette Goddard).

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KIDS! @ The Colonial Series: The Patchwork Players Present: Broadway Bound 2

Wed, Jul 29 11:00 am

Doors at 10:30am | Performance at 11am The next chapter of Broadway Bound is here! These performers are all grown up and can’t play the kid roles they once loved, but now they dream of the big roles they hope to play one day. Full of fun Broadway songs, dancing, and acting, this show will make you want to sing, dance, and cheer along! Whether you love performing or just love to dream, this show is all about imagining big and believing anything is possible.

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Balla Kouyaté

Fri, Jul 31 8:00 pm

Balla Kouyaté is considered a balafon virtuoso. Born in Mali, he was raised in the Djeli (Griot) tradition. Today, he teaches and performs internationally. Event Sponsored by Elise Drake

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Larry McCray

Sat, Aug 8 8:00 pm

Over the past three decades of nonstop touring and recording, Larry McCray has played and shared the stage with such blues greats as BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, Jimmie Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Joe Bonamassa, as well as rock legends the Allman Brothers, Phil Lesh, Jonny Lang, Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Chris Robinson, Dickey Betts, and countless others. Event Sponsored by Julie & Doug Weisman

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KIDS! @ The Colonial Series: The Patchwork Players Present: The Quest

Wed, Aug 12 11:00 am

Doors at 10:30am | Performance at 11am Celebrate kindness, courage, and compassion in this movement-driven theatrical adventure! Jon J. Muth’s beloved retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s timeless fable, The Three Questions, comes to life in a visually rich and captivating production. Physical storytelling transforms the stage into a world of discovery as the story unfolds with heart and imagination, gently revealing the universal truths about what matters most.

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Pedro Pastor y Los Locos Descalzos

Sat, Aug 15 8:00 pm

At just 31 years old, and with six albums under his belt, Pedro Pastor represents and leads a new generation of singer-songwriters in Spain. His music straddles between Latin America and Spain, with lyrics that are a hymn to change and rebellion, to love and learning, to fusion and blending as the primary source of musical and human development. Event Sponsored by Badger Peabody & Smith Realty

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Paula Poundstone

Sat, Aug 22 8:00 pm

This live show on the Colonial stage is guaranteed to be clever, politically incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny! 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.

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Reel Outdoors Series: Paddling Film Festival

Thu, Aug 27 7:30 pm

Watch and be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and embrace the paddling lifestyle. 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

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National Theatre Live: Fleabag

Sat, Aug 29 7:30 pm

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.

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Anat Cohen

Sun, Sep 6 2:00 pm

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. 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.      

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Spotlight Series: Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Thu, Sep 10 7:30 pm

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. 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. This event is hosted in partnership with Adaptive Sports Partners.

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Vanessa Collier

Sat, Sep 26 8:00 pm

If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa Collier and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, her set will blow your mind. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Vanessa is blazing a trail, racking up an arsenal of honors, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction. Event sponsored by Carrie & Jim Hamblin

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Science on Screen: The Martian

Thu, Oct 8 7:00 pm

6:30pm - Meet the Speaker reception | 7pm - Presentation by speaker Daniel Zajic | After the presentation - Stay for a screening of The Martian The Martian (2015): An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue. Presentation: Housing today faces growing pressure—from rising costs, limited labor, and land constraints to sustainability and aging-in-place needs. Before the screening of The Martian, this talk follows a multi-year solo project building a new house in pursuit of better answers. What if a home could give back more than it takes—producing more energy than it uses, minimizing waste not just today but over its entire lifetime? And if that’s within reach, why aren’t we already building this way? Science on Screen at The Colonial is presented in partnership with White Mountain Science, Inc. (WMSI) and is sponsored by Kerberos LLC and Hacker.Nexus Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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