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GRAND OPENING OCT 2008
A 6-Theater Entertainment Complex Specializing in First-Run Movies, Live Comedy, Live Entertainment, Sporting Events and Family Friendly Entertainment in a Large Screen / Full Restaurant Setting
The owners of the Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse are expanding their award winning and acclaimed movie and entertainment concept to a 32,000 sq foot theater complex located at Westfields Wheaton complex in Wheaton, Maryland - just north of downtown Silver Spring. The centrally located new 6-Theater entertainment complex, located in Montgomery County is a very short distance from Wheaton, Silver Spring, Potomac, Rockville, Bethesda, North Bethesda, Kensington, Chevy Chase, Olney, Beltsville, Laurel, Burtonsville, College Park, NW Washington DC and Downtown Washington DC. The Montgomery Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse is easily accessible with plenty of parking as well as being walking distance from Wheaton Metro on the Redline. Sign up for our newsletter using the sign up form to stay up to date on our progress.
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Events This Week:
Call & Response (Special DC Area Showing) | Live Stand-Up Comedy Every Saturday at the Montgomery Drafthouse Comedy Theater | Redskins Games at the Drafthouse Sports Bar | Sex Drive Advance Screening | The Great Zucchini | The Maryland Grindhouse Triple Feature |
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ALL EVENTS ARE 21 AND OVER UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN
FRI & SAT 7 O'CLOCK MOVIE: TICKET SALES & DOORS OPEN 45 MINS PRIOR
ALL OTHER MOVIES: DOORS OPEN 20 TO 30 MINS PRIOR TO EVENT START
ADVANCE TICKET SALES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY - BOX OFFICE SALES FOR DAY OF EVENT ONLY
WE DO NOT SHOW PREVIEWS OR ADVERTISEMENTS AT MOVIE START TIMES SO ARRIVE EARLY
ALL EVENTS ARE NON-SMOKING - ALL EVENTS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION - FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
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Sex Drive Advance Screening
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 Sex Drive Advance Screening Tuesday, October 7th at 7:30PM - Arrive Early - Doors Open 6:30PM - FREE ADMISSION!
HOW TO GET ADMISSION
A limited amount of seats are being held for Drafthouse Newsletter Subscribers. Sign up for our newsletter and the day of the screening we will send out a special movie pass to our newsletter subscribers only. You must have a pass for admission. Due to limited availability, having a pass does not insure that you will gain admission. Admission will be on a first come, first serve basis - for pass holders only. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
About the Movie:
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
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The Maryland Grindhouse Triple Feature
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 Saturday, October 11 * 9pm - 2am
Admission: Only $10.00
Alien Zombie Virus!
EVILUTION
Killer Racoons!
COONS! NIGHT OF THE BANDITS OF THE NIGHT!
Horny Astronauts!
SEX GALAXY
plus these shorts:
DEAD BONES
FRONT PAGE
HIGH TIMES AT THE FRIZZLE CHIZZLE
and sneak previews for Spooky Movie 2008: The 3rd Annual Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival (www.thespookymovie.com)
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"Dude Fest" - The Big Lebowski Movie & Music Night!
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 "Dude Fest" - The Big Lebowski Movie & Music Night - Thursday, October 16th - 7:30PM (Doors Open 7:00PM)
Prior to the feature presentation of the Big Lebowski, enjoy the live musical performance as the band covers multiple songs from The Big Lebowski soundtrack as well as other songs "The Dude" would love. Both our Mongtomery and Arlington Location will be hosting the festival on the same night - so be sure to pick the location of your choice.
The Dude: "Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not 'Mr. Lebowski'. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."
We encourage you to come dressed as your favorite character from the movie. Everyone who dressed as a character from the movie - gets a free movie pass for your next visit to the Arlington Cinema N Drafthouse.
Schedule:
7:00PM - Doors Open
7:30PM - Live Music
(featuring songs from The Big Lebowski soundtrack and other songs "The Dude" would love)
8:40PM - Trivia, Bowling & Best Costume Awards
9:00PM - Feature Presentation: The Big Lebowski
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Call & Response (Special DC Area Showing)
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 Special DC Area Screening
CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. CALL+RESPONSE goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.
Luminaries on the issue such as Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand account of this 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Rocco Deluca move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it.
Music is part of the movement against human slavery. Dr. Cornel West connects the music of the American slave fields to the popular music we listen to today, and offers this connection as a rallying cry for the modern abolitionist movement currently brewing.
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Highest Comic Denominator with Arj Barker, Rob Cantrell & Tony Camin
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 An Evening of Live Stand-Up Comedy with Arj Barker (Flight of the Conchords and Marijuana Logues), Rob Cantrell (Last Comic Standing and Marijuana Logues) and Tony Camin (Marijuan Logues)
Arj Barker
Upon trying stand-up comedy on a dare, at the tender age of 19, Arj Barker immediately fell in love with the it, dropped out of community college, and hit the road. Within a few years, he was regularly headlining clubs, both in his own country and in the UK. He has since appeared on Letterman, Conan, and the Tonight Show. He continues to work all over the place, spending much of his time in Australia, where he is rumored to be 'big'. When he's not working, he lives with his family on an alpaca ranch in Northern California.
Rob Cantrell
Rob Cantrell is a professional comedian who lives in Brooklyn NY. In 07' Rob toured with the Off Broadway play 'The Marijuana-loges'. In 05', he produced his own stand up documentary film called 'Metaphysical Graffiti - A Road Movie'. The film was screened at The Cannes film festival along side underground punk-rock documentaries. He has been seen on television; the first season of NBC's Last Comic Standing (top 10 finalist), CBS's The Late Late Show and Comedy Central's Tough Crowd.
Tony Camin
As a comedian, Tony has appeared on Late Night with Conan O' Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Premium Blend, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and lots of others that have been cancelled. He has performed at The US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen , Just for Laughs in Montreal, as well as The Melbourne, and Vancouver festivals. He's is also a co-creator and performer of "The Marijuana-Logues" Which ran for a year off -broadway in New York City and has been turned in to a book published by Crown and Comedy Central produced CD.
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Live Stand-Up Comedy Every Saturday at the Montgomery Drafthouse Comedy Theater
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 Every Saturday night we are proud to feature the best national touring comics and up & coming comics at the Montgomery Drafthouse Comedy Theater. Our Saturday stand-up comedy series will regularly feature comics from different styles and from all over the country. While most already have credits that include Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, Network Talk Shows and Top Box Office Movies – this series is a great chance to catch some of this the best comedy for ONLY 15! Show's typcially feature two to three comics and are between 1 hour 15 mins and an 1 hour 30 mins. Comedy acts are typically rated between PG-13 and R. The comics are encouraged to perform at a ratings level that best reflects their style. Warning - content could be offensive. When we book completely "clean" comics we will say so in the schedule below.
Schedule:
Saturday, 9/27 Jonah Ray and Hampton Yount
Seturday, 10/11 Matt Kazam
Saturday, 10/18 Brian McKim and Tracy Skene
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Lord of the Rings Movie Festival
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All 3 Movies + Contests and Games - ONE PRICE $8
All Three Lord of the Ring Movies + Games and Contests - FOR ONE LOW PRICE!
When: Sunday, October 26th, 2008 from 12PM to 10PM
Where: Montgomery Cinema & Drafthouse
Price: $8
Watch for your favorite Movie or stay for ALL THREE. Enjoy Lord of the Rings again on the BIG SCREEN! The Festival is open all day, please feel free to come at any time.
We encourage you to come dressed as your favorite character. Everyone dressed will get a free movie pass for a future movie.
Schedule of Events:
11:30AM - Doors Open
12:00PM - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3:15PM - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
6:15PM - Trivia Contest w/ Prizes
6:30PM - Gollum Impersonation Contest
6:45PM - Best Costume Awards
7:00PM - Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Maryland Football at the Drafthouse Sports Bar
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 Maryland Football on the Big Screen
Best Sports Screen in the DC Area
Whenever possible we show Maryland games at the Montgomery Drafthouse. Come see the Terps on the best sports screen in the DC area. Watch the game with fellow Terp fans.
PLEASE NOTE: As the TV Schedule is released more games will be added. Please check back.
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Paul F Tompkins at the Drafthouse Comedy Lounge
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Mr. F. Tompkins is from Philadelphia, PA, in 1994 he moved to Hollywood, CA, where he met Jay Johnston, a tall actor with whom he lovingly crafted the saucy, sassy live sketch show "The Skates". "The Skates" led Mr. F. Tompkins to a stint as a writer and performer on the HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David, where he was nominated for an "Emmy". Paul also got to appear in a “spinoff” of Mr. Show called Tenacious D, starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Paul F. Tompkins also wrote and starred in his own one-man show for Home Box Office, Driven To Drink.
Paul F Tompkin has been on Late Night with Conan O'Brien several times. And in 2000, Mr. F. Tompkins was cast as "Sullivan Pope" in the situation comedy DAG for NBC, opposite David Alan Grier and Delta Burke. Then it was back to good ol’ HBO where Paul did ten fantastical segments on the news-driven program Real Time with Bill Maher.
Paul played a role in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. In LA Paul hosts The Paul F. Tompkins Show! It’s a half-assed variety program that has featured Paul messin' around with the likes of Jack Black, Dave Foley, Fiona Apple, Andy Richter and Aimee Mann.
Watch Paul F Tompkins on VH1's Best Week Ever
 Watch Paul F Tompkins on Mr. Show
 Watch Paul F Tompkins on Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny
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Andy Kindler at the Drafthouse Comedy Theater
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 COME SEE ANDY AT THE DRAFTHOUSE! THE NATIONAL COMEDIAN WHO KICKED IT ALL OFF!
Andy was the first of our top national comedians who have helped to create a great new offering of entertainment for the DC metro area.
Andy Kindler is known in comedy circles as a troublemaker. Originally from New York, and now complaining from California, he annoys people all over the world.
Andy is a frequent guest and correspondent for The Late Show with David Letterman. Each summer at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal he delivers the State of the Industry address to a packed ballroom filled with comics and Hollywood industry types. He is infamous for his scathing attacks on the world of entertainment, including the previously taboo practice of making fun of his fellow comedians. Just as the comedy boom of the nineties was imploding, Andy wrote the "Hack's Handbook" for National Lampoon. This "how to" guide satirized and exposed tired comedy formulas.
Andy can currently be seen in a new standup special running on Comedy Central. Other noteworthy credits include the HBO Young Comedians Special, Late Night with Conan O'Brian, The Daily Show, Dr. Katz Professional Therapist, Home Movies and The Larry Sanders Show. Andy is often recognized for playing the life affirming character "Andy" on the CBS sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond.
Watch Andy Kindler on David Letterman
Andy at the Playboy Club in Las Vegas (David Letterman)
Andy at the Superbowl in Detroit (David Letterman)
Andy at Space Camp (David Letterman)
Andy doing stand-up (David Letterman)
Andy at a Rodeo (David Letterman)
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Alonzo Bodden at the Drafthouse Comedy Theater
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 Alonzo was born in New York and lives in L.A. Fortunately he's not a rapper because he'd have to shoot himself.
Alonzo has appeared on TV's LAST COMIC STANDING, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, MAKE ME LAUGH, FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS, THIRTY-SOMETHING, POWER RANGERS, THE CRAIG KILBOURNE SHOW, THE APOLLO. He was the first comedian invited to appear on THE KEENAN IVORY WAYANS SHOW and has appeared on many other comedy shows. He’s also got an acting career with roles in BRINGIN DOWN THE HOUSE, THE GIRL NET DOOR, ANGEL, GROUNDED FOR LIFE, and PROFILER among others.
Alonzo graduated Aviation High School, and went on to work as a jet mechanic at Lockheed then McDonnell Douglas, for a total of nine years. His first assignment was the, then "Top Secret", Stealth Fighter. After a three year lay-off, Alonzo returned to find his co-workers sporting Stealth Fighter T-shirts. So much for "Top Secret". Alonzo swears he didn't leak the secret.
After four months in Puerto Rico rebuilding a DC-IO Alonzo and his team had island fever and were ready to go home so they sealed the nose-cone with duct tape and flew the plane out. Alonzo, says, "that's why airlines don't give reasons for flight delays ... you wouldn't want to know some of the things we do".
Alonzo made the decision to quit training new mechanics and study comedy when he discovered he was spending more time telling them jokes than teaching them to read blue prints. In the interest of flight safety he decided to take a comedy class.
His first show was his comedy graduation, which was at the Mayfair Theatre in Santa Monica. Some time would pass before Alonzo would play a venue of such caliber. It was now time for him to "pay his dues".
Alonzo hit the road, breaking his act in throughout the nation's entertainment capitals, Beaumont, Texas; Missoula, Montana; and of course, Pocatello, Idaho.
Returning to L.A. with a honed act, Alonzo worked the open mike circuit appearing in coffeehouses, bars, bowling alleys, and hotel lobbies.
Alonzo's first real break came when he opened for "IN LIVING COLOR'S" Tommy Davidson, which led to the "APOLLO COMEDY HOUR". Now, his career was on a roll. He went on to New faces of Comedy at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has returned to the Festival for their Gala show.
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Rocknoceros
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 Live Family Friendly Entertainment
Rocknoceros - (For Ages 2 to 6)
"These guys give kids the credit they deserve. No dumbing-down here. They play real music with cool instruments and deliver a live show that is fun, interactive, and polished. Plus, the staff at XMKiDS unanimously agrees that "Dark Side of the Moonbounce"is far and away the best kid's album title of 2007. Rocknoceros Rocks! Pinky-swear." - Robbie Schaefer, XMKiDS On-Air Personality on XM Radio.
Rock out to the biggest hits from this infectious group's latest CD, "Dark Side of the Moon Bounce". Bop to the beat while learning about the first man on the moon, the metric system, the importance of teeth brushing, and the names of the fifty states. Clever lyrics and unforgettably catchy tunes make this a hands-down favorite for little music fans. Don't forget to bring your shakers and tambourines!
Rocknoceros is Coach Cotton, Williebob, and Boogie Bennie, a power trio from Northern Virginia who are the hot new rock stars for the under eight set. They write terrific songs that teach even the youngest music fans, and perhaps most importantly they are flat-out fun!
Rocknoceros is gonna make the Drafthouse rock. Come see what has the stroller moms' cell phones buzzin' - don't miss this energetic and educational show!
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Found Footage Festival at the Drafthouse Comedy Theater
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 The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind comedy show featuring odd and hilarious clips from videotapes found at thrift stores and garage sales across the country. Curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher, whose credits include The Onion and the Late Show with David Letterman, host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.
The Found Footage Festival was founded in New York in 2004 and has gone on to sell out hundreds of shows across the U.S. and Canada, including the HBO Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. The festival has been featured on National Public Radio, ABC World News, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and G4 TV’s Attack of the Show, and has been named a “Critic’s Pick” in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and The Chicago Tribune.
About the Curators
Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett began collecting found videotapes in 1991 after stumbling across a training video entitled, “Inside and Outside Custodial Duties,” at a McDonald’s in their home state of Wisconsin. Since then, they have compiled an impressive collection of strange, outrageous and profoundly stupid videos. Pickett, a former film technician, and Prueher, a former segment producer at the Late Show with David Letterman, have written for The Onion and Entertainment Weekly and recently directed the feature-length documentary, “Dirty Country” (www.dirtycountrymovie.com), which won the Audience Award at the 2007 South By Southwest Film Festival.
Found Footage Festival Accolades
“Skull-crushingly funny…Bank on a big crowd and more than a few laughs at the expense of videotaped others.”
-The Onion
“Funny enough to cause serious abdominal damage.”
-City Pages
“Riotous…That’s the express aim of the Found Footage Festival: vigorous, athletic laughter at the misfortune of others.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“No mortal man could possibly come up with something this entertaining...It’ll be an experience you’ll be talking about for a long time to come.”
–Film Threat
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Magic of Barry Taylor from Barry's Magic Shop
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FROM THE FAMOUS BARRY'S MAGIC SHOP!
Barry Taylor’s stage show will deliver a fantastic, exciting show with lots of audience participation and comedy. Barry’s proven abilities to provide powerful dynamic entertainment ensures a joyful and thoroughly magical experience for all your guests. He leaves his audiences feeling exhilarated, uplifted, and refreshed. Barry’s performance is strong, his approach is singular and his delivery is animated. Long after his last bow is taken, audience members will continue to talk about the performance and their favorite routine.
Washington Post Theatre Critic, Lloyd Rose:
"It all looks like magic"
"The opportunity to see magic done this close–
as compared with David Copperfield at the cavernous Patriot Center–is more than a treat, it's almost a luxury."
" ... isn't a show where your attention wanders"
"Taylor has decades of magic performance, but he's not slick. Taylor has a guy-next-door quality. He' a down-home entertainer, but there's norhing ordinary about his skills. Close as you're sitting, you can't catch any of the tricks."
Bob Davis , WGMS Theatre Critic:
"...the most impressive magician I've ever seen–
and I've seen the best, such as David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and Siegfried and Roy."
Buzz McClain , of the
Washington Post Weekend Section:
"By the time the piece is done, the audience is laughing... as if on a roller coaster. Now that's magic!"
Washington DC's City Paper:
"It was terrific! You never get to see magic up close like that."
"... but the slickness with which Taylor works through the standard magician's bag of ticks, as well as his relaxed stage presence, project a professional air."
The Journal
" ...much laughter and applause..."
Sarah Kaufman, of the
Washington Post Weekend Section
"Who says there's no such thing as magic?"
"But there is no dismissing the extreme confidence and grace of Barry, who works his magic just inches from the front row."
Intermission Magazine
"Spectacular! It's like nothing you've experienced before! Barry Taylor is a true master of the craft... Mind-bending feats are performed within inches of the audience. The show is fast-paced and involves a lot of audience participation. Taylor's greatest strength is his ability to read people's minds. It's uncanny, he's never wrong!"
Chevy Chase Land Company
"Wonderful time! Incredible performance and great illusions. How can we possibly top your performance next year?"
Osram Sylvania
"Unforgettable! Your magic show changed what could have been a boring dinner into a mystical evening of wonder and surprise."
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Redskins Games at the Drafthouse Sports Bar
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 FREE ADMISSION - Redskins Games at the Drafthouse
Sports on the Big Screen Best Sports Screen in the DC area. Comfortable chairs, table side service, good food, don't miss a play.
THE REDSKINS HAVE A NEW COACH - COULD IT BE ANOTHER PLAYOFF SEASON? - HAIL TO THE REDSKINS! HAIL VICTORY!
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The Great Zucchini
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 Family Friendly Event!
The Great Zucchini - (Ages 2 - 6)
The Great Zucchini presents a hilarious, comedy-magic show for young audiences. Having performed at the White House Easter Egg Roll (2003), National Zoo's Guppy Gala (2001-2003), thousands of birthday parties geared to children ages 2-6! Every child will feel like the star of the show. The interactive nature of our show ensures that everyone, young and old, is as much a part of the magic as The Great Zucchini. Featured in the Washington Post and widely considered to be the best entertainer for kids ages 2-6 years old in the DC Area. A MUST SEE. Doors will open 1 hour before show time to allow for eating and pre show movie entertainment.
This event usually sells out, so please purchase tickets in advance and arrive early
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Montgomery Cinema 'N' Drafthouse - A 6 Theater Entertainment Complex
Westfields Shopping Town - Behind the Circut City and Ballys Total Fitness
Walking Distance to Wheaton Metro (Redline)
11006 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20902 - 301-949-9200
Movies, Beer, Food, Fun & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! |
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