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Netflix Bites MGM Grand Las Vegas
Pop Ups and Vendor Markets | Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

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Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer Exhibition at the Academy Museum
Memorabilia Exhibition | May 23, 2025 - Oct 25, 2026
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 90036
Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music Exhibition at MOPOP
Memorabilia Exhibition | May 17, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026
United States > Washington > Seattle > > 98109

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Make Music New York, World Music Day
Social and Cultural Events | Jun 21 - Dec 21

July 15th In History

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Brixton Comic Show
Specialty Auctions and Conventions | Jul 15, 2023
United States > Pennsylvania > Kutztown > > 19530
Renninger's Kutztown Flash Train Meet
Specialty Auctions and Conventions | Jul 15, 2023
United States > Pennsylvania > Kutztown > > 19530

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First-ever Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival
Art Exhibitions | May 20 - Dec 31, 2023
Hong Kong > > Sai Wan Ho
The Modern Universal Studios Hollywood Tour Launches with Glamor Tram Fleet in 1964
Launches and Openings | Jul 15, 1964
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 91608

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Andrew Gunn
Birthdays | Jul 15, 1969

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Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jun 28 - Aug 16, 2024
Creamerie
Season 2 Premiere | Jul 15, 2023

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Tromathon Troma Film Drive-In Marathon
Experiences | Jul 14 - Jul 15, 2023
United States > Pennsylvania > Lehighton > > 18235

Nitehawk Cinema Opens Becoming the First Brooklyn Theater to Serve Alcohol | Jun 24, 2011

Nitehawk Cinema Opens Becoming the First Brooklyn Theater to Serve Alcohol

Launches and Openings, Milestones | Jun 24, 2011

NItehawk Cinema Prospect Park | Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg

United States > New York > Brooklyn > > 11249

Nitehawk Cinema in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, officially opened on June 24, 2011, The independently-owned movie theater was founded by Matthew Viragh, a former regular attendee of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema while living in Austin, Texas, and later working at the Commodore Theatre in Portsmouth, Virginia, the first first-run movie theater in the United States to serve alcohol.

When Viragh began the process of opening the theater, New York state had a Prohibition-era law barring movie theaters from serving alcohol, prompting the entrepreneur to hire a lawyer and a lobbyist to seek the law’s repeal. Setting a historical precedent, Nitehawk Cinema is single-handedly responsible for the groundbreaking overturn of the prohibition-era liquor. Senate Bill S4772, which authorizes movie theaters in New York state to serve alcoholic beverages, passed the New York State Legislature by broad margins and was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on August 17, 2011.

The Nitehawk Cinema was the first multi-screen theater to open in Northern Brooklyn following the closure of the Commodore Cinemas in 2002. The facility is housed in a former industrial building renovated by Caliper Architecture. The location was retrofitted to include a nine-unit apartment building along with a custom facade comprised of LED lights, zinc, and glass. The theater’s menu was developed by Michelin-starred chef Saul Bolton.

Nitehawk Williamsburg is a triplex, hosting 92, 60, and 34-seat theaters. Lo-Res, Nitehawk’s downstairs bar, offers full-service food and drink, and outdoor seating during the warmer months. Lo-Res features handcrafted cocktails, local brews and spirits from regional distillers.

Viragh opened a second location, Nitehawk Prospect Park, in December of 2018. Nitehawk Prospect Park includes seven screens, 650 seats, two kitchens, and two bars. The second location was designed by Think! Architecture and Design.

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