Avon Theatre Film Center

272 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT · 203-967-3660

http://www.avontheatre.org

Promoting Timeless Excellence in Film

We are pleased to announce the re-opening of the fully restored Avon Theatre, featuring the best of independent, world and documentary films, foreign and Hollywood classics, and educational programming that will enhance the cultural richness of the downtown Stamford community. Once again, discerning film goers can ask: "What's on at the Avon?"

Avon Theatre Film Center, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It was formed in 2003 under the name the Avon Theatre Film Center, Inc., to restore a vital downtown landmark and reopen it as a community venue for the presentation of timeless film.

A Brief History of the Avon Theatre

The Avon Theatre has been described as an eclectic and whimsical picture house, with a prevailing Neo-Colonial motif that incorporates traditional Art Deco themes. The theatre is highlighted by a strikingly original exterior facade, framed magnificently by a restored vertical "AVON" marquee that lights up the Connecticut sky at night.

The theatre is bestowed with interior murals that were commissioned by a local artist, Oscar Glas. Those murals remain on display to this day and adorn the sidewalls of the main floor auditorium. Glas' murals evoke a sense of local history by paying homage to the early settlers and Native Americans of coastal Stamford.