Theatre Fall Lineup Slated

WORCESTER—The historic Worcester Wieting Theatre announced the lineup for its Fall Film Festival on Wednesday, August 23. All shows start at 7 p.m. They are free and open to the public, and are shown in conjunction with the Worcester-Schenevus Library.

The festival pays tribute to Otsego County native Paul Rubens by opening with “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” on Friday, September 8. “Jurassic Park” will play on Saturday, September 9. Next up is the original, animated “Mulan” on Saturday, September 16. Wieting will screen “The Dark Knight” on Friday, September 22 and “Mean Girls” on Saturday, September 23.

There will be a 25th anniversary celebratory showing of “The Big Lebowski” on Friday, September 29, followed by “Grease” on Saturday, September 30. Saturday, October 7 will have a double feature of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “House of 1000 Corpses.” The final screening, a “Nightmare Before Christmas” sing-along, will be held on Sunday, October 8.

The theatre will hold a drop-in horror film festival beginning on Saturday, October 28, details to be announced. This festival will conclude with a full shadow-cast screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”