IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY - MOVIES ARE ON US
The Breakfast Club Tue 9/8 7 pm
The Neverending Story Wed 9/9 7 pm
The Matrix Thu 9/10 7 pm
The Crystal Theatre Alliance celebrates its first year with three films we've been itching to show! It's FREE and first-come-first-served. Doors open an hour before (6pm) the show, so come early and mingle!
CURRENT FEATURE
Rivals of Amziah King
Fri 9/11 7 pm
Sat 9/12 7 pm
Sun 9/13 5 pm (captioned)
Mon 9/14 7 pm
Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. When Amziah's estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, he leaps at the possibility to renew connection and create a family business.
R, 2h 10m, tickets at the door
FREE ONGOING
Early-release Wednesdays | Doors at 2pm
Donate what you can
Family-friendly programming
Every Wednesday during the school year
Starting Sept. 16!
LIVE EVENT
Ranches, Climate & Food | Wed 9/16 7 pm
Join the Roaring Fork Food Alliance for a panel of next-generation members of Carbondale ranching families. Each of them have a deep commitment to the land and our local food system. Hear their valuable perspectives, and what they are working on for the future, as our ranches face unprecedented climate, social and economic pressures.
SPECIAL FILM
The Casual Enormity of Adam Palmer | Thu 9/17 7 pm
The Adam Palmer Sustainability Fund presents a film about its namesake. Outdoor enthusiast, musician, elected leader, family man, and friend, Adam was known in many roles throughout Eagle County and brought integrity, energy, and humor to them all.
SPECIAL FILM
School of Rock | Tue 9/22 7 pm
KDNK and Cool Brick Studios present the 2003 cult classic! Catch Jack Black as overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn, who gets thrown out of his bar band and finds himself in desperate need of work. Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite private elementary school, he exposes his students to the hard rock gods he idolizes.
SPECIAL FILM & TALK
Thirsting for a Future | Wed 9/23 6:30 pm
Turn Climate Ache into Community Action with a 30-minute documentary screening, interactive post-film forum and direct pathways to action! Whether you’re a high school student ready to step into leadership, a parent looking to support your child, or a K-12 educator seeking place-based tools, your voice belongs in this room.
LIVE EVENT
Comedy | Thu 9/24 7 pm
Whether you’re a local comic, a first-timer testing the waters, or just here to laugh, this open mic is all about showcasing voices from our mountain communities.
LIVE EVENT
Video Trivia | Tue 9/29 7 pm
Gather a team of up to four and prove your knowledge of movies, television and more with the help of the big screen at The Crystal Theatre!
$10 at the door; prizes for top three teams
SPECIAL FILMS & TALK
Filmfest @The Crystal | Sun 10/4
$20 Aspen Film Members | $25 General Admission
FREE for students by reservation Aspen Filmfest 2026 Student Ticket Request
Aspen Film’s legacy festival, Filmfest, is back at The Crystal in Carbondale! Join us for two festival encore screenings on Sunday, October 4th at 4:00pm and 7:00pm. These films will make you laugh, maybe cry, and ultimately leave you with a cinematic experience that showcases the power of film to uplift us by bringing us together around great storytelling on the big screen.
Details & tickets below
The Crystal Theatre screenings are generously underwritten by SavATree
Aspen Filmfest
The American Dream
10/4 | 4 pm
Jérémy (Raphaël Quenard), a video store clerk, and Bouna (Jean-Pascal Zadi), an airport cleaner, meet on a pickup basketball court in Amiens, France, and form a strong bond. Rabid basketball lovers, the men discover they share a dream: to become player agents in the NBA. Without connections, money, or even a command of English, their ambitions take them on a winding journey filled with setbacks, stumbles, and (often humorous) culture clashes. Based on a true story, the tale of these two singular men and how they achieved their goal makes for one of the year’s feel-good sports movies.
Comedy | 122 MIN | France
In French with English subtitles
Aspen Filmfest
Time Warp
10/4 | 7 pm
Q&A w/Director Allison Berg after
When the original creators of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ electrified (and shocked) audiences, would any of them have imagined that 50 years later a live shadow-production of their film would lead the fight for queer visibility in tiny Rock Springs, Wyoming? Probably not. Spearheaded by a remarkable young man named Kenny Starling and a cast of local first-time performers, TIME WARP takes us along through rehearsals, personal dramas, and even a terse city council meeting where the full diversity of the town’s cultural values are aired, threatening to shut the production down. Optimistic and uplifting, TIME WARP never veers away from difficulty, but ultimately celebrates all the good a small community can contain and what that can teach us all.
Community Partner:
AspenOut is sponsoring a pre-game happy hour at Carbondale Beer Works from 5:30PM – 6:30PM.
ON THE HORIZON
Ticket prices: Adult $12 /Child (12-) $9
Discount passes: $100 - good for 10 regular admissions (limit 2 adm./show)
Box office opens 20 minutes before showtime and closes 10 minutes after.
Program subject to change without notice.
Please turn cell phones on silent during the show.
Lost & found items are kept 30 days.
Showtimes: 970-963-0633
Contact: 970-510-0540
Physical Address: 427 Main St., Carbondale
Mailing Address: PO Box 332, Carbondale
info@crystaltheatrecarbondale.com