summer music festival
California has Coachella, Chicago has Lollapalooza, and now Winston-Salem has a/perture’s Summer Music Festival series!
Music and film go hand-in-hand perfectly, from music videos to documentaries and concert films, from comedies to inspiring stories of making the band. Where else can you see artists like The Band and Josie and the Pussycats on the same bill?
Join us this summer to celebrate the season of music, both in-theater at a/perture and as part of a/mobile at Innovation Quarter in Bailey Park.
Series sponsored by Blanco Tackaberry.
A Hard Day’s Night
Director: Richard Lester Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1964
Starring: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell
The Beatles, starring in their first full-length, hilarious, action-packed film!
Pavements
Director: Alex Ross Perry Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Kathryn Gallagher, Mark Ibold, Michael Esper, Scott Kannberg, Stephen Malkmus
"You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequel to your life"
Sing Street
Director: John Carney Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2016
Starring: Ben Carolan, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, Mark McKenna
Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band.
Dreamgirls @ Bailey Park
Director: Bill Condon Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 2006
Starring: Beyoncé, Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson
All you have to do is dream.
The Lorax
Director: Chris Renaud Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2012
Starring: Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron
Meet the original force of nature.
True Stories
Director: David Byrne Run Time: 89 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Annie McEnroe, David Byrne, Jo Harvey Allen, John Goodman, Spalding Gray
A Completely Cool, Multi-Purpose Movie.
Sing 2 @ Bailey Park – RESCHEDULED TO JULY 11
Director: Garth Jennings Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2021
Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton
Where will your dreams take you?
Josie and the Pussycats
Director: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 2001
Starring: Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid
Here kitty, kitty, kitty...
Hustle & Flow
Director: Craig Brewer Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 2005
Starring: Anthony Anderson, DJ Qualls, Taraji P. Henson, Taryn Manning, Terrence Howard
Everybody gotta have a dream.
The Last Waltz
Director: Martin Scorsese Run Time: 117 min. Release Year: 1978
Starring: Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson
It Started as a Concert. It Became a Celebration.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Director: Edgar Wright Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 2010
Starring: Alison Pill, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera
An epic of epic epicness.
Moonage Daydream
Director: Brett Morgen Run Time: 134 min. Release Year: 2022
Starring: David Bowie, Dick Cavett, Lou Reed, Russell Harty, Tina Turner
Screening as part of a/perture’s Summer Music Festival, sponsored by Blanco Tackabery. Many music documentaries can feel similar...
Stop Making Sense
Director: Jonathan Demme Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1984
Starring: Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Ednah Holt, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?
Purple Rain
Director: Albert Magnoli Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 1984
Starring: Apollonia Kotero, Jerome Benton, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos, Prince
Before he created the music, he lived every bit of it.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2016
Starring: Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows
Screening as part of a/perture’s Summer Music Festival, sponsored by Blanco Tackabery. Underrated, underseen, ahead of its time,...
Buena Vista Social Club
Director: Wim Wenders Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 1999
Starring: Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder
In Havana, music isn't a pastime, it's a way of life.
Heartworn Highways
Director: James Szalapski Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1976
Starring: David Allan Coe, Guy Clark, Peggy Brooks, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt
The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
School of Rock @ Bailey Park
Director: Richard Linklater Run Time: 110 min. Release Year: 2003
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Miranda Cosgrove, Sarah Silverman
He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.
La Bamba @ Bailey Park
Director: Luis Valdez Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Esai Morales, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto
Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
Little Shop of Horrors @ Bailey Park
Director: Frank Oz Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia
Don't feed the plants.