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.
Purchase 4-Ticket Pass HERE
JUNE SUMMER CAMPER SPECIAL: On Fridays and Saturdays in June, families picking up summer campers are invited to enjoy our multi-age music films at a discount! We’re the perfect stop after your pickup from Kaleideum, Little Theatre, and Sawtooth camps. All family groups with kids under 18 can enjoy Hard Days’ Night, Sing Street, The Lorax, and True Stories for $2 off. Just ask at the box office!
Series sponsored by Blanco Tackaberry.
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?
The Last Waltz
- Fri, Jul 18
- Sat, Jul 19
- Sun, Jul 20
- Mon, Jul 21
- Wed, Jul 23
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.
Josie and the Pussycats
- Fri, Jul 18
- Sat, Jul 19
- Sun, Jul 20
- Tue, Jul 22
- Thu, Jul 24
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
- Fri, Jul 18
- Sat, Jul 19
- Sun, Jul 20
- Tue, Jul 22
- Wed, Jul 23
- Thu, Jul 24
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.
Moonage Daydream
- Fri, Jul 25
- Sat, Jul 26
- Sun, Jul 27
- Wed, Jul 30
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...
Purple Rain
- Fri, Jul 25
- Sat, Jul 26
- Sun, Jul 27
- Mon, Jul 28
- Wed, Jul 30
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.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Fri, Jul 25
- Sat, Jul 26
- Sun, Jul 27
- Tue, Jul 29
- Thu, Jul 31
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.
Stop Making Sense
- Sat, Jul 26
- Sun, Jul 27
- Tue, Jul 29
- Thu, Jul 31
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?
Heartworn Highways
- Fri, Aug 1
- Sat, Aug 2
- Sun, Aug 3
- Tue, Aug 5
- Wed, Aug 6
- Thu, Aug 7
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.
Buena Vista Social Club
- Fri, Aug 1
- Sat, Aug 2
- Sun, Aug 3
- Tue, Aug 5
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.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
- Fri, Aug 1
- Sat, Aug 2
- Mon, Aug 4
- Wed, Aug 6
- Thu, Aug 7
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,...
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Director: Amy J. Berg Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Jeff Buckley
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage,...
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.