PRESENTING: THE MERYLTHON! AN EVENT TO RAISE MONEY TO SAVE THE GRAND! ORGANIZED BY
CINEMA FOR GOOD
$20 per screening
and the Merylthon extras (receptions, parties, events, panels) for the day of each purchased show.
$90 weekend pass
- all five films and all events and panels - 10% off Screenings of Meryl Streep classics PLUS
SUPERCOOL AND CHARMING DRAG HOSTS EACH NIGHT!
BROWSE THE MERYLTHON MUSEUM
FUN SOCIAL HOUR, RECEPTIONS & AFTER PARTIES
NIGHT OF 1,000 MERYL'S COSTUME CONTEST
FUN INTENDED MINI PUN SLAM
WALK MERYL’S CHALK OF FAME!
GOLDEN GOAT AWARDS CEREMONY
SEE THE "MERYLTHONG" created by NAARAH MCDONALD, The Bearded Seamstress
PRINTS OF LOCAL ARTISTS POSTERS FOR SALE, starring GILLIAN NORDLUND!
MERYL TRIVIA, GAMES & PUZZLES
APPEARANCES BY CARDBOARD MERYL AND ACTUAL PEOPLE NAMED MERYL
A LOOK FORWARD TO MERYL'S BIRTHDAY
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 6/14 - "DOUBT BECOMES HER"
5pm: Reception in The Grand Lounge
6pm:
Doubt
8pm: Awards Ceremony / Mini Pun Slam
9pm:
Death Becomes Her
After movie: Merylgaritas at Red Star
SATURDAY 6/15 - "SHE-DEVIL WEARS PRADA"
5:30pm:
She-Devil
8pm: Night of 1,000 Meryl's Costume Contest
9pm:
The Devil Wears Prada
After movie: Merylhatten's at The Mix
SUNDAY 6/16
4pm:
A Cry in The Dark
6pm: Film discussion and live podcast recording with exciting cinephile guests!
7pm: Closing Reception
You've asked how you can support our
SAVE THE GRAND
campaign at an event. Now is your chance!
The Grand Cinema, in collaboration with Cinema for Good, is thrilled to announce an
upcoming film festival called the "Merylthon," celebrating the career of actress Meryl Streep.
The event will be held from June 14th to June 16th at The Grand Cinema in Tacoma, Washington. It is part of the cinema's broader
“Save the Grand” fundraising campaign
, which seeks to raise enough money to purchase ownership of the building.
The Merylthon will feature five iconic Meryl Streep films over three days: On Friday, Doubt (2008) and Death Becomes Her (1992); on Saturday, She-Devil (1989) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006); on Sunday, a rare public screening of the "unstreamable" A Cry in the Dark (1988) paired with a panel discussion. Friday and Saturday night’s screenings are billed as double-features with the titles “Doubt Becomes Her” and “She-Devil Wears Prada”.
The Merylthon is designed not only to entertain but also to spark discussion about the impact of Meryl Streep’s long and varied career. Following Sunday’s screening of A Cry in the Dark, there will be a panel discussion examining the film through the lens of modern-day cancel culture and media sensationalism.
The first Merylthon was conceived as a nonprofit fundraising event in San Francisco, but it has since taken on a life of its own. It is now produced by Cinema for Good, which aims to provide novel, turn-key film festival programming to our vital repertory cinemas. Cinemas are traditionally one of the biggest drivers of foot traffic in the local business districts they anchor.
