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Feel Good Fall Favorites: When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Thu, Nov 5 6:30 pm

PACKAGE ALERT: Buy tickets to two or more Feel-Good Fall Favorite's films using our Feel Good Fall Favorites Package to get 25% off your total. In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.

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Feel Good Fall Favorites: The Princess Bride (1987)

Thu, Nov 12 6:30 pm

PACKAGE ALERT: Buy tickets to two or more Feel-Good Fall Favorite's films using our Feel Good Fall Favorites Package to get 25% off your total. A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience.

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Feel Good Fall Favorites: The Blind Side

Thu, Nov 19 6:30 pm

PACKAGE ALERT: Buy tickets to two or more Feel-Good Fall Favorite's films using our Feel Good Fall Favorites Package to get 25% off your total. Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in. The Tuohys eventually become Michael's legal guardians, transforming both his life and theirs. Michael's tremendous size and protective instincts make him a formidable force on the gridiron, and with help from his new family and devoted tutor, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.

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Book Talk: The Ecology of New Hampshire’s 4,000-Foot Mountains

Fri, Nov 20 6:30 pm

6:00PM - Meet the author reception | 6:30PM - Author Michael Whittemore presents on his new book, Ecology of New Hampshire's 4,000-Foot Mountains | After the presentation - Q&A and book signing (discounted book sales with ticket purchase!) About the speaker - Michael Whittemore is landscape ecologist, conservation professional, author, and lifelong hiker who has completed New Hampshire’s 48 4,000- footers and the Northeast 111. He holds a master’s degree in Environmental Studies and has spent more than a decade working in ecological research, restoration, and conservation across the Northeast. He is the founder and principle ecologist of Rewild Ecological – an environmental consulting company based out of Concord, NH. About the presentation - In Beyond the Summit: The Ecology of the 4,000-Foot Mountains, Michael will draw from his new book, Ecology of New Hampshire’s 4,000- Foot Mountains, to explore the forests, geology, alpine communities, wildlife, climate, and long-term science that shape the White Mountains. The book has been endorsed by White Mountains author and AMC White Mountain Guide co-editor Steven D. Smith; geologist, former AMC hutmaster, and professional ultrarunner Katie Schide, PhD; and Appalachian Mountain Club Terrestrial Ecologist and Staff Scientist Jordon C. Tourville, PhD.

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Spotlight: Full Conditions

Sat, Nov 21 5:00 pm

ONE DAY. TWO ADVENTURES. FULL CONDITIONS. THE MORNING | INTO THE WHITES This year, rek’· lis will be going back to our first hike location, Mt. Willard. We will be at the peak from 11am-12pm with hot and cold beverages, snacks, and swag for the hikers who find us! THE EVENING | TO THE COLONIAL Let's bring the adventure indoors. At the Colonial Theatre, we’ll gather for a special Full Conditions program featuring:

Caite Zeliff and her short film, My Ride or Die
A live SLASR Podcast
Stories from Ty Gagne and members of the search & rescue community
Plenty of laughs and a few “holy crap” moments

Think mountain safety variety show - meets adventure storytelling night - meets live podcast.

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Spotlight: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition)

Sat, Nov 28 1:30 pm

PACKAGE ALERT: Buy tickets to all three (3) Lord of the Rings Extended Edition films using our All-Day Marathon Package to get 25% off your total. The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ring-bearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

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Spotlight: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King (Extended Edition)

Sat, Nov 28 5:45 pm

PACKAGE ALERT: Buy tickets to all three (3) Lord of the Rings Extended Edition films using our All-Day Marathon Package to get 25% off your total. The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the `one ring', while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.

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Spotlight: Girl Winter Film Tour

Tue, Dec 8 6:00 pm

Join us for a night of women-centric short ski films! Each event will showcase 5 films followed by a Q+A and poster signing with the athletes and filmmakers who brought the films to life. The event will run approximately two hours. Film Line-Up:

VIVID - feat. Devin Logan, Jenna Dramise, Nicole Cordingley and Sierra Schlag
Biscuits - feat. Erin Spong and Nat Segal
Rapid Fire - feat. Mali Noyes
Theory of Butter - feat. Analise Gates and Maddie Gerritsen
Winter Elements - presented by Moonrise