“White Christmas” will be playing only on Dec 9 at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday showings will start in January.

A rollicking holiday treat at Cerrito Classics!

Please join Friends of the Cerrito Theater, which cosponsors the Classics:

“White Christmas.” Michael Curtiz, best known for directing “Casablanca,” turned his hand to something different in 1954, a charming musical that can be enjoyed again and again thanks to 15 wonderful performances by Bing Crosby, the hilarious Danny Kaye, the sophisticated Rosemary Clooney, and other entertainers. “Songs, dances, clowning – plus Irving Berlin’s title tune,” critic Steven Scheuer wrote. “A colorful package of holiday entertainment.”

Thursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Only $7!

Please note the added weekend morning showings of the Classics! We expect to see more such morning shows for Cerrito Classics. Tell your friends!

Our upcoming January Classic:

And watch for our first presentation of 2011: “In the Heat of the Night,” an Academy Award-winning drama about murder and racial tension in the Deep South with Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant and Warren Oates. Thursday, Jan. 13, and Saturday and Sunday mornings, Jan. 15 and Jan. 16. Check the website for times.

Check out El Cerrito Patch‘s news item with pictures about the new stars in front of the theater, “El Cerrito’s Star-Studded Sidewalk.”