Happy Hour & High Fidelity

The historic Newtown Theatre is teaming up with the Newtown Book & Record Exchange for “Happy Hour & High Fidelity” on Thursday, August 21.

The fun begins at the Book & Record Exchange with a Vinyl Happy Hour from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. During this hour, guests will enjoy drinks, light bites, classic tunes on vinyl, and merchandise discounts. At 7:00 p.m., guests will begin making their way down State Street to the Newtown Theatre for a 7:30 screening of 2000’s “High Fidelity.”

Based on the 1995 British novel by the same name, “High Fidelity” stars John Cusack as the owner of a failing Chicago record store that sells music the old-fashioned way – on vinyl. Rob also grapples with a recent breakup and tries to figure out why his relationships consistently fail. He revisits past relationships, compiling a “top five” list of his worst breakups, seeking to understand the reasons behind them and, ultimately, learn from his mistakes.

A limited number of tickets for this special event are available online for $37 per person ($32 for theatre members). Those who only want to see the movie can buy tickets at the theatre’s box office starting at 7:00 that night.