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FESTIVAL CALENDAR (click links below for tickets and more information)
LOCATION LEGEND:
= ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
= Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
= Rago Arts & Auction Center, 333 North Main St., Lambertville
= Throughout Lambertville
= Wachovia Bank wall, corner of Bridge & Main St., Lambertville
= co-event by Lambertville business
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Visual-Treasure Hunt!
Location: Throughout Lambertville
Be part of telling Lambertville's story in an online film. Solve clues to go places in town then answer a question via photo, video, or text message to tell us part of the story. Your answers will then be included in an online film about our town. For more info, to download clues or watch the film as submissions arrive, go here.
FREE TO PARTICIPATE
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
Live Music (outdoor): Jet Weston and His Atomic Ranch Hands, with Opening Act: Mark Miklos
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain, music will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St.)
Western swing and vintage country music.
Opening act: Mark Miklos.

Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:45 - 9:45 pm |
Movie - The Wild Swans - De Vilde Swaner (outdoor)
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain movie will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St.)
H.R.H. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark's original designs adorn this gorgeous and imaginatively rendered adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's 1838 tale about a princess who releases her eleven brothers from the spell of their evil queen mother. Queen Margrethe, artist, created the costumes and the painterly sets which were constructed from her fantastical decoupage art.
Peter Flinth and Ghita Nørby, 2009, Danish with subtitles, 60 minutes.
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:30 - 10:30 pm |
Video Installation (outdoor)
Location: Wachovia Bank wall, corner of Bridge & Main St., Lambertville
Short films by local filmmakers projected onto the side of the Wachovia Bank building. Featured filmmakers: Ila Couch, Tom Florek, Kyle Garvey, Susan Harasek, Doug Keith/Geri Delevich, Louis Sparre, Jim Steen, Blake Taylor, David Teague. Stop by the park to watch.
FREE TO ATTEND
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Time |
Event |
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Anytime |
Visual-Treasure Hunt!
Location: Throughout Lambertville
Be part of telling Lambertville's story in an online film. Solve clues to go places in town then answer a question via photo, video, or text message to tell us part of the story. Your answers will then be included in an online film about our town. For more info, to download clues or watch the film as submissions arrive, go here.
FREE TO PARTICIPATE
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3:00 - 8:30 pm |
Rock Poster Art Show in ACME lobby
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
Featuring Bonnie MacLean's 1960's rock posters and her new poster created for this film festival, a collection of original WEEN rock posters, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. prints and American Artifact movie posters by various famous rock poster artists.
Posters will be for sale at the event.
Bonnie MacLean will be present to sign posters for a fee.
FREE TO ATTEND
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3:00 - 4:00 pm |
Student Film Festival
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
Featured films: "Missing" by Alexandra Cooper; "Out of the Abyss" by Kyle Garvey; "My Hunterdon County" by Dan Levitt - short films by Hunterdon and Bucks County youth ages 14-24 presented in association with Princeton Student Film and Video Festival.
FREE TO ATTEND
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4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Proceed and Be Bold! Plus poster show in lobby
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
How far would you go for your one true love? Would you give up all of your earthly possessions, your job, and your family? What if your one true love was a printing press? At 40 years of age, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. Amos traded in his computer for a printing press and began creating art. Proceed and Be Bold! joins Amos, who is now an internationally recognized printing press artist, for an inspiring retelling of his story.
2008, Not Rated, 90 minutes. Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. prints will be for sale in lobby.
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY (convenience fee applies)
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6:00 - 8:00 pm |
American Artifact with Meet-the-Director, Merle Becker & Musician/poster collector Claude Coleman. Plus, rock poster show in lobby!
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the '60s. Director Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
Not Rated, 88 minutes, 2009. For mature audiences/18 and older unless accompanied by a parent. Screening will be followed by Q & A with Merle Becker, Director and Claude Coleman, Musician/poster collector. Rock posters will be for sale in lobby.
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:30 - 11:00 pm |
Video Installation (outdoor)
Location: Wachovia Bank wall, corner of Bridge & Main St., Lambertville
Short films by local filmmakers projected onto the side of the Wachovia Bank building. Featured filmmakers: Ila Couch, Tom Florek, Kyle Garvey, Susan Harasek, Doug Keith/Geri Delevich, Louis Sparre, Jim Steen, Blake Taylor, David Teague. Stop by the park to watch.
FREE TO ATTEND
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8:30 - 10:00 pm |
Live Music (outdoor): Chris Harford & the Band of Changes with Special Guests
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain music will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St.)

Chris Harford & the Band of Changes with special guests Claude Coleman, Dave Dreiwitz and Mickey Melchiondo. Special performance before and during the Friday Night Fireworks over the river!

Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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Time |
Event |
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Anytime |
Visual-Treasure Hunt!
Location: Throughout Lambertville
Be part of telling Lambertville's story in an online film. Solve clues to go places in town then answer a question via photo, video, or text message to tell us part of the story. Your answers will then be included in an online film about our town. For more info, to download clues or watch the film as submissions arrive, go here.
FREE TO PARTICIPATE
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6:30 - 9:00 am |
Lambertville Photo Tour
Location: Throughout Lambertville
Join Anthony Flamio, local photographer, for a guided field trip to explore and photograph the historic and natural beauty of Lambertville at dawn. Basic photography instructions are available to those who request assistance. Please contact anthony@flamiophoto.com to register and prepay for this tour.
$30 per person (50% of proceeds will be donated to Friends of Lambertville Library's ACME film series).

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12:00 - 3:00 pm |
"Owner's Picks" Photographic Monograph Exhibition
Location: Panoply Books, 46 North Union St., Lambertville
View a special collection of Panoply's most cool and unusual photographic monographs on display today. Refreshments will be provided by Kindle Café.

FREE TO ATTEND
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3:00 - 8:00 pm |
Rock Poster Art Show in ACME lobby
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
Featuring Bonnie MacLean's 1960's rock posters and her new poster created for this film festival, a collection of original WEEN rock posters, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. prints and American Artifact movie posters by various famous rock poster artists.
Posters will be for sale at the event.
Bonnie MacLean will be present to sign posters for a fee.
FREE TO ATTEND
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3:00 - 4:00 pm |
Student Film Festival
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
Student Film Festival: "Tri-State Social Norm Love Essay" by Sam Strzecec, plus a few highlights from the Princeton Student Film and Video Festival.
FREE TO ATTEND
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4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Proceed and Be Bold! Plus poster show in lobby
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
How far would you go for your one true love? Would you give up all of your earthly possessions, your job, and your family? What if your one true love was a printing press? At 40 years of age, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. Amos traded in his computer for a printing press and began creating art. Proceed and Be Bold! joins Amos, who is now an internationally recognized printing press artist, for an inspiring retelling of his story.
2008, Not Rated, 90 minutes. Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. prints will be for sale in lobby.
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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6:00 - 7:30 pm |
When You're Strange
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
This documentary uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet, The Doors, and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy.
Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history.
2009, Rated R, 90 min
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:00 pm - Midnight |
Film Festival Nightclub-Style Party
Location: Rago Arts & Auction Center, 333 North Main St., Lambertville
Featuring a light buffet of appetizers, wine/beer and the band Jac: a six-piece Latin-European inspired indy-rock/folk ensemble.

Tickets: $30 no-alcoholic drinks/$50 drinks, 21+ only.
BUY TICKETS ONLINE
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8:30 - 11:00 pm |
Video Installation (outdoor)
Location: Wachovia Bank wall, corner of Bridge & Main St., Lambertville
Short films by local filmmakers projected onto the side of the Wachovia Bank building. Featured filmmakers: Ila Couch, Tom Florek, Kyle Garvey, Susan Harasek, Doug Keith/Geri Delevich, Louis Sparre, Jim Steen, Blake Taylor, David Teague. Stop by the park to watch.
FREE TO ATTEND
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7:15 - 8:00 pm |
Children's Performer, Andrew Piccirillo presents, "The Bugs of Blackwood" (outdoor)
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain performance will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St. at 7:30 pm)
Witness the hilarious and interactive storytelling talents of Andrew Piccirillo who uses dramatic science experiments to tell imaginative tales.
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:45 - 10:15 pm |
Family Movie - The Iron Giant (outdoor)
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain movie will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St. at 8:30 pm)
In this critically acclaimed animated film a giant metal robot falls to Earth and frightens the residents of a small town until it befriends a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices. Based upon the 1968 story, "Iron Man," by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes.
1999, Rated PG, 86 minutes.
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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| Place |
Time |
Event |
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Anytime |
Visual-Treasure Hunt!
Location: Throughout Lambertville
Be part of telling Lambertville's story in an online film. Solve clues to go places in town then answer a question via photo, video, or text message to tell us part of the story. Your answers will then be included in an online film about our town. For more info, to download clues or watch the film as submissions arrive, go here.
FREE TO PARTICIPATE
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1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Wine Tasting and Architecture Tour
Location: Chimney Hill Inn, 207 Goat Hill Rd., Lambertville
Tour the historic Chimney Hill Inn and hear about this gorgeous home's history, architecture and legacy of previous artist-residents. Plus meet the live alpacas and take a photo! Tour will be followed by a wine and cheese tasting with live jazz.
Free/suggested $10 donation (proceeds will be donated to Friends of Lambertville Library's ACME film series). Please register for the event here. Bring a camera - best alpaca photo wins overnight stay at the Inn!
See website for details.

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2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Gemini Rising with Meet-the-Creators, Gina Andreoli and Chris Marston
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
A screening of one episode of this hilarious web-tv series about the fictional, 70's rock band "Gemini Rising." 70's buffs and classic rock lovers will delight in the authenticity of the writing, costumes and storylines steeped in the spirit of the era and its music.
Screenings will be followed by Q & A with Gina Andreoli, Director/Co-Writer/Production Designer and Chris Marston, Cinematographer/Editor.
"Comparisons to This is Spinal Tap and Bad News are a given anytime a hard 'rock mock' shows up, but the idea [in Gemini Rising] is again fresh... " Libertas Film Magazine Read Review
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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3:00 - 4:40 pmn |
Béla Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
Join American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album.
This documentary is a boundary-breaking musical adventure that celebrates the beauty and complexity of Africa and its music, featuring a vibrant soundtrack that world music fans will love.
2008, Not Rated, 97 minutes
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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5:00 - 6:00 pm |
Live Music (outdoor): Upper Princeton Swing Collective
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain music will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St.)
A full swing/jazz band with clarinet, sax, bass, vocals, piano, guitar and drums.

Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Live Music (outdoor): The High Hearts
Location: Lambertville Station parking lot, Bridge St. at foot of Lambertville Bridge
(in case of rain music will be indoors @ ACME Screening Room 25. S. Union St.)
A mix of indy-folk rock and traditional bluegrass.

Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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7:30 - 9:00 pm |
When You're Strange
Location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville
This documentary uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock quartet, The Doors, and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy.
Directed by award-winning writer/director Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band’s history.
2009, Rated R, 90 min
Watch a Trailer
Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at door
Festival Pass: $20 (click here to buy pass)
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ONLY
(convenience fee applies)
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8:30 - 10:30 pm |
Video Installation (outdoor)
Location: Wachovia Bank wall, corner of Bridge & Main St., Lambertville
Short films by local filmmakers projected onto the side of the Wachovia Bank building. Featured filmmakers: Ila Couch, Tom Florek, Kyle Garvey, Susan Harasek, Doug Keith/Geri Delevich, Louis Sparre, Jim Steen, Blake Taylor, David Teague. Stop by the park to watch.
FREE TO ATTEND
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