Michiana Goes to the Movies
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
7 PM Eastern
Location
Vickers Theatre, 6 N. Elm Street, Three Oaks
Fees/Admission
Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for current museum members. $5 from the purchase of each ticket will be donated to the museum, a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit entity dedicated to the preservation and presentation of local history.
Contact Information
Nick Bogert
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Description
“Motion picture shows” came to our area 120 years ago, drawing early condemnation in local papers: “certain features were very distasteful,” reported the Three Oaks Acorn.
But moviegoing caught on, and produced memorable stories over the years. On Tuesday, September 23 at 7 PM, The Region of Three Oaks Museum and three important local movie presenters will tell those stories at a special fundraiser for the museum, “Michiana at the Movies”.
Museum Vice President Nick Bogert will show and tell about the early days— the competition between the Fairyland and Princess theaters, the musical Lee family providing music for silent films, how “magic lantern” shows and radio programs helped draw customers, and the advent of “talkies”.
Jon Vickers, Bill Lindblom, and current Vickers Theatre owner Zach Hackett will talk about their experiences as “cinema impresarios” at the Vickers, which went through hard times before being rejuvenated as a charming movie venue and valued community resource.
Tickets for this special program are available through the Vickers website— https://vickerstheatre.com/calendar — or at the door.
Printed courtesy of www.harborcountry.org/ – Contact the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce for more information.
15311 Three Oaks Rd, Three Oaks, MI 49128 – (269) 469-5409 – chamber@harborcountry.org