Sunday Night Cult Gathering
Attention, connoisseurs of the strange: we take over the Ragtag bar to see what can only be shown at the Sunday night cult gathering. Free! August 31: The Fearless Vampire Killers, one of Roman Polanski's more overt comedies, in which he stars as one of two vampire killers called upon to rescue the beautiful Sharon Tate. September 7: Riding the Bus with My Sister, in which Rosie O'Donnell does a not-very-credible version of a developmentally disabled person. Sept. 14: The Mansion of Madness, wherein inmates take over the asylum. Sept. 21: Educational films that show us how to behave — from dating to driving. Sept. 28: Mountain of the Cannibal God, starring Ursula Andress lost in the New Guinea jungle in search of a secret tribe.
- Admission: free!
Showtimes
- Sunday, Sep. 7: 10:00PM (free!)
- Sunday, Sep. 14: 10:00PM (free!)
- Sunday, Sep. 21: 10:00PM (free!)
- Sunday, Sep. 28: 10:00PM (free!)
Kenneth Anger shorts
The Free Collective are a free-wheeling ensemble consisting of trombone, saxophone, upright bass, and drums. In three short months, they've becoming fixtures at Ragtag with their live accompaniment to oddball shorts. Tonight they dig into Kenneth Anger's legendary films — dreamy, erotic, playful and radical works that are "an extraordinary demonstration of the transformative power of cinema" (Mark Webber). All proceeds go to SaveDarfur.
- Director(s): Kenneth Anger
- Admission: $2-6 sliding scale
Showtimes
- Sunday, Sep. 7: 9:15PM (w/ live accompaniment)
Wye Oak
Newly signed to Merge Records, this noisy folk group from Baltimore (formerly called Monarch) has been compared to Yo La Tengo, not the least for their enchanting boy-girl harmonies.
- Admission: $6
Showtimes
- Tuesday, Sep. 9: 7:00PM (live music)
C.M.R.A. Meeting
Once a month the city's filmmakers meet at Ragtag to show and tell, scheme and dream — and it's open to everyone. Free!
- Admission: free!
Showtimes
- Thursday, Sep. 11: 5:30PM
Kids' Morning Matinee
Best of the Seattle Children's Film Fest
A program of audience favorites, live action and animated, for the younger crowd. Find out how the eagle became bald, take off with a friend from outer space, learn the awful consequences of not practicing your piano lesson, and discover a neat trick to make people be quiet at the library! You'll meet a Girl Scout who take cookie sales to new heights, a boy who fills his pockets with friendly stones, and a funny fish who saves the day. This program is good for all ages, though it will be best appreciated by children age 6 and up.
- Length: 69 min.
- Admission: $6 for adults, free for kids under 12
Showtimes
- Saturday, Sep. 13: 10:00PM
Bob & Robin's Saturday Morning Cartoons
Remember when you were a kid and nothing was better than watching The Smurfs or He-man or Fraggle Rock on a Saturday morning with a bowl of cocoa puffs and some OJ? We will be showing some of your favorite cartoons and Uprise will be serving their delicious foods. And if you want, visit the bartender for a fantastic Mimosa or Bloody Mary.
Showtimes
- Saturday, Sep. 20: 11:00AM (free!)
Independent Actors Theatre
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia
Written by Edward Albee and directed by Matt Saltzberg, this is the tale of a married, middle-aged architect whose life crumbles when he falls in love with a goat, the play focuses on where the limits of an ostensibly liberal society are. Through showing this family in crisis, Albee challenges audience members to question their own morality in the face of other social taboos including infidelity, homosexuality, incest and, of course, bestiality. The play also features many language games and grammatical arguments in the middle of catastrophes and existential disputes between the characters.
- Director(s): Matt Saltzberg
- Admission: $7
Showtimes
- Sunday, Sep. 28: 2:00PM (live theater)
- Monday, Sep. 29: 7:30PM (live theater)
Ticket Prices
Sneak previews are $4; matinee screenings (before 5pm) are $6 for everyone.
Friday & Saturday 8pm (or thereabouts) shows are $8; $7 for seniors & students.
Advance tickets are only available day of screening. Food/drink permitted in the theater; smoking is not.
Friday & Saturday 8pm (or thereabouts) shows are $8; $7 for seniors & students.
Advance tickets are only available day of screening. Food/drink permitted in the theater; smoking is not.