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  Center For Contemporary Culture


The Center for Contemporary Culture at the downtown library is a  multi-purpose performance and educational space. Equipped with state-of-the art technology, the center is the premier destination for cultural and educational programs, including concerts, author talks, films, children’s programs and special events.

If you're interested in reserving a meeting room for a program or event, please click here to complete our reservation request form. To learn more about other programs click here for the events calendar.

 
Big Screen Blockbuster Summer

The Avengers
Tuesday, July 9, 5:30 PM
Saturday, July 13, 12:00 PM

Marvel makes cinematic history as it unites the super hero team of a lifetime.

 
Rear Window
Rear Window
Tuesday, July 16, 5:30 PM

A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
 
The Hunger Games
Tuesday, July 23, 5:30 PM
Saturday, July 27, 12:00 PM

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.

 

 
The Dark Knight
Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 PM
Saturday, August 3, 12:00 PM

When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.

 

 

 
The Lion King
Tuesday, August 6, 5:30 PM
Saturday, August 10, 12:00 PM

Embark on an extraordinary coming-of-age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great “Circle of Life.” You will be thrilled by the breathtaking animation, unforgettable Academy Award®–winning music (1994: Best Original Score; Best Song, “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”) and timeless story. 

 
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Tuesday, August 13, 5:30 PM
Saturday, August 17, 12:00 PM

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

 
JAWS
Tuesday, August 20, 5:30 PM 
Saturday, August 24, 12:00 PM

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.