A celebration of our outgoing Marketing Manager, Tanya Tran: a shoe story.

It has reached a time where we can say: WE ARE BACK! On Friday, April 30, we will open our doors again and welcome you back to the cinema!

As an organization, The Grand Cinema denounces all racism including that toward our neighbors, friends, family members, and colleagues who are of Asian descent. We refuse to become numb to violence and hate. Read our full statement in response to the mass shooting spree that occurred in Atlanta last Tuesday. At the end are resources to recall history, better understand the current heightened climate of anti-Asian hate, and take action.

A Hasidic jew. A community college bio professor. A stolen pig. Join us for our next Science on Screen event pairing the film To Dust with a presentation by "dead" PA Naomi Grimminck on the topic: from biopsy to resection to results. Screens only on Monday, July 22 at 6:45pm.

June may have been Pride Month (and with good reason: this year we commemorated 50 years since the Stonewall riots, which began June 28, 1969), but here in Tacoma, we're just getting started! We're ecstatic to once again be part of Tacoma Pride programming, which begins July 9.

Time flies! Just ten days ago, we held the 2nd ever 253 Film Summit on the UWT campus in partnership with UWT Film Club; the day before that, we took over Urban Grace for our annual 253 Short Film Party. Two weeks prior, three dozen local filmmaking teams were racing against a 72-hour clock to create short films... to be viewed and awarded at the 253 Short Film Party. 

Who were the winners? Found out here!

Starting Wednesday, May 8, The Grand Cinema will offer weekly Wednesday screenings at 10:30 AM designed for parents with infants, autistic individuals, and guests with other special sensory needs.

What a roster! We welcome five new individuals to our Board of Directors. From a roller derby player to co-founder of the Tacoma Action Collective, we are so excited to welcome these community members who are passionate about Tacoma and our mission.