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Flicks on the Bricks
Celebrating Witty Women in Film
Classic Films with Beth Accomando
Thursdays, August 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2025
The Athenaeum's outdoor movie series, Flicks on the Bricks, invites you to enjoy classic movies on our patio during beautiful summer nights. In August, KPBS film critic, arts reporter, and Cinema Junkie podcast host Beth Accomando returns to host the 19th annual Flicks on the Bricks series. This year, she has chosen four timeless comedies celebrating witty women.
Laughter is always a good thing, and movies have a gift for making us laugh. This summer let’s laugh with some of the brightest, wittiest, most glamorous women of the silver screen. The powerful actresses we see now owe a great debt to some of the women who came before them and blazed a trail. Mae West was 40—the age many actresses found themselves being retired from the screen—when she made her first movie, plus she wrote her own material. Norma Shearer ruled as Queen of MGM for decades, while Carole Lombard and Jean Arthur came to define the effervescent energy of screwball comedies. Join us in celebrating the legacy of these stellar women with a quartet of delightful films.
Series tickets for the open-air theater include four memorable films: She Done Him Wrong (1933), My Man Godfrey (1936), Private Lives (1931), and Easy Living (1937).
Popcorn is included with your ticket. Beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be available for purchase. Plus, enjoy weekly trivia and prizes throughout the series. Join the Athenaeum for its 19th year of hot summer fun!
OUTDOOR PATIO
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
DOORS & WINE OPEN AT 7:30 PM.
FILMS BEGIN AT 8:00 PM.
INDIVIDUAL FILMS:
$22 member / $27 nonmember
SERIES OF 4 FILMS:
$80 member / $100 nonmember
Online ticket sales are subject to ticketing fees.
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The films will be shown in person and outdoors on the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library patio. There are no physical tickets for these films. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
These films will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each film.
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Payment must be received in order to reserve a spot at a film showing.
Your reservation is not complete until you receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation email, your tickets have not been reserved. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder or contact us at info@ljathenaeum.org or (858) 454-5872 to ensure your booking is finalized.
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ALL SALES ARE FINAL. No refunds or exchanges. In the event of a cancellation for which there is no rescheduled date, a refund for this ticket may be issued at the option of the management.