Animation masterpiece promotes bicycling in El Cerrito

“The Triplets of Bellevile,” a hilarious animated film from France about a heroic young bicyclist, the mob, the indefatigable Madame de Souza, and a trio of famed jazz musicians, will be shown during the first-ever Bike-in Movie shown at the Rialto Cinemas Cerrito.

Don’t miss this fabulous event, which will serve as the lead-in to Bike to Work Day, which follows the next day. Free valet parking will be provided for all bikes!

“Triplets of Belleville” will be shown at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday May 12. $9.50 with $2 discounts for students, seniors and children.

The film is rated PG for, among other things, sensuality and crude humor. Oh my!

Celebrate Cycling in El Cerrito! And compete for fun prizes!

For tickets, visit www.rialtocinemas.com.

Special events at the Cerrito Theater this weekend, April 17 & 18

The Rialto Cerrito Cinemas will host two special community events this coming weekend.

On Saturday, April 17, “Loma Prieta Revisited” will be screened at 11 a.m. The half-hour film was produced by the local community broadcaster KCRT in cooperation with the El Cerrito Fire Department. The event will also feature local people talking about their experiences during the 1989 quake, and will provide filmgoers a chance to learn more about El Cerrito’s CERT program – Community Emergency Response team. Come, enjoy, learn, participate – and maybe win an emergency kit or another prize. Admission is free!

On Sunday, April 18, at noon, a special program will benefit El Cerrito’s Harding Elementary School. “Enchanted,” with Amy Adams and James Marsden, mixes fantasy with reality, an animated evil queen and the gritty streets of New York, in a delightful PG-rated film

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And don’t forget the next National Theater Live presentation – “The Habit of Art” by playwright Alan Bennett, Monday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. This is a broadcast of live theater from one of London’s great theaters. The characters in this drama are composer Benjamin Britten and poet W. H. Auden. Buy tickets in advance to avoid disappointment! Adults $22, Seniors (60+) $20, Children (12 and under) $15. Visit the website, www.rialtocinemas.com.