TOY STORY 3 Comes to The Granada Theatre, 3/9

The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement is pleased to partner with the Cliff Drive Care Center to screen Toy Story 3, the fourth installment in the "Movies That Matter with Hal Conklin" Film Series, on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 7:00pm at The Granada Theatre. The evening will also feature a Q & A with Conklin and representatives from the Cliff Drive Care Center to engage the audience in meaningful conversations about the film. Tickets for the film are $10 or $20 and are available on GranadaSB.org or at the Box Office: (805) 899-2222. The Granda Theatre is offering a discounted family four pack of tickets for $25 and free popcorn for the Toy Story 3 movie screening.

Toy Story 3 (2010) is the third release in the hit animated Pixar film series. With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for college, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack), and the rest of the toys find themselves headed for the attic but mistakenly wind up on the curb with the trash. Woody's quick thinking saves the gang, however all but Woody end up being donated to a day-care center. Unfortunately, the uncontrollable kids do not play nice, so Woody and the gang make plans for a great escape. The film is rated G and has a run time of one hour and 43 minutes.

Santa Barbara's Cliff Drive Care Center is committed to providing emotional, spiritual, and physical support to families in need. The professionally staffed nonprofit organization provides early childhood education programs, after school and summer camp programs, adult luncheons and social events, and Christian counseling with local state-licensed marriage and family therapists. The programs place a special emphasis on Christian values "to care for others, to care for yourself, and to care for your environment" in order to promote safe and creative environments for children. To find out more about Cliff Drive Care Center, visit CliffDriveCareCenter.org or call (805) 965-4286.

"Movies That Matter with Hal Conklin" is made possible through the Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement. This unique film series introduces audiences to extraordinary films that draw out the best in humanity, while connecting to community partners with missions that tie in with the themes of each film. These stories teach about forgiveness, loving others and ourselves, and provide a renewed enthusiasm for living life with compassion and grace. Drawn from the syndicated film series "Cinema In Focus," these presentations blend together great film with audience conversations and Q&A.

Tickets are $10 or $20, and are available through The Granada Theatre's Box Office. The Granada Theatre is also offering a discounted family pack of four tickets for $25. The discounted ticket family pack is available through the Box Office. Please click here to purchase online or call the Box Office at (805) 899-2222.

The learn more about the Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement events and opportunities, please contact David Grossman, Director of Community Engagement, at (805) 899-3000 or DGrossman@granadasb.org.

To learn more about how to support The Granada Theatre, please contact Hayley Firestone Jessup, Vice President for Advancement, at 805-899-3000 or HJessup@granadasb.org. For more information, please visit GranadaSB.org.

About The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement
The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement, a program of the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts, identifies unmet community needs related to the performing arts and by appropriate fulfillment of those needs, ensures the community is actively engaged with, and inspired by, The Granada Theatre.Irma and Morrie Jurkowitz, one-time owners of The Granada Theatre and Tower, established the Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement at the SBCPA in honor of their daughter and grandson, Debbie and Michael Nesbit, beloved mother and son who loved the performing arts and music education.

About The Granada Theatre
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), a privately-funded 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1983, is dedicated to providing best-in-class production, sales and administrative support to arts organizations from throughout the Santa Barbara region, including its Historic Theatre District partners (Lobero Theatre and the New Vic Theatre) as well as its eight resident companies (CAMA, Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, Theater League and UCSB Arts & Lectures).

The SBCPA's most visible service is operation of The Granada Theatre. Purchased by the SBCPA in 2003, restored and reopened in 2008, The Granada Theatre has state-of-the-art electrical, sound, lighting and fly systems, large and up-to-date dressing rooms, as well as contemporary audience amenities. By providing a world-class venue with skilled house management staff, production staff, marketing and ticketing services staff, the SBCPA is making it possible for many of Santa Barbara's finest performing arts organizations to present their programs with the highest level of contemporary production support and audience comfort. For more information please visit GranadaSB.org.

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