Pothole Pictures Film Series

08/22/2026

Tonight at 7, catch the Mill River Rounders performing before tonight’s showing of SUMMER OF SOUL!

Featuring bluegrass, old time, early jazz. Banjo, washtub bass, guitar, midnight holler (daylight savings). Perfect pitch (when throwing).



Hope to see you there!

08/21/2026

This weekend's events in the village✨You can find full event details at shelburnefalls.com!

Shelburne Falls Area Events August 21-23

AUGUST 21

2:00PM-6:30PM Shelburne Falls Farmers Market Village Green
4:00PM-9:00PM Tapas Fridays Juicebox Wine Bar
5:00PM-11:00PM 108th Annual Heath Fair Heath Fairgrounds
5:30PM West County Community Meals Trinity Church
7:00PM-9:00PM Rounders Revival Floodwater Brewing Co.
7:30PM Summer of Soul Documentary Shelburne Falls Theater (+Saturday)

AUGUST 22

8:00AM-10:00PM 108th Annual Heath Fair Heath Fairgrounds
8:00AM-4:00 PM Flea Market Catamount Traders (+Sunday)
9:00AM-10:00AM Vinyasa Flow Yoga Shelburne Falls Yoga
10:00AM-11:00AM Yoga with Horses Western Mass Equine Therapy
11:00AM-5:00PM Learn and Ride on SF&C #10 Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum (+Sunday)
3:00PM-4:30PM Tall Tree Tour Mohawk Trail State Forest
7:00PM-8:00PM Campfire Connections Mohawk Trail State Forest
7:00PM-9:00PM Sunny D & The Tangy Originals Floodwater Brewing Co.

AUGUST 23

8:00AM-5:00PM 108th Annual Heath Fair Heath Fairgrounds
10:30AM-12:00PM Legacy of the CCC Mohawk Trail State Forest
3:00PM-5:00PM Dan Lederer Floodwater Brewing Co.
7:00PM-9:00PM Sunday Sing-Down Floodwater Brewing Co.

08/17/2026

Attention, Potholers! THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY we will be showing SUMMER OF SOUL (OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

A documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, SUMMER OF SOUL has received particular praise for the restoration of the footage - including performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Gladys Knight & the Pips and many more. Premiering at Sundance in 2021, this film won both the Grand Jury prize and the Audience Award in the documentary categories and at the Critic’s Choice Documentary Awards, it won in all 6 categories it was nominated. Directed by Questlove of The Roots fame. PG-13, 1hr 58.

🎵 MUSIC BEFORE THE MOVIES @ 7pm 🎶

FRIDAY: Abdul Baki
SATURDAY: The Mill River Rounders

🎟️ TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
$6 Adults, $4 Kids 12 & under
🍿 POPCORN STILL $1

08/07/2026

tonight & tomorrow evening THE WOMEN

An unusual treat, and a significant milestone in cinema history: all 130+ parts are played by women. Written by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, based on Clare Booth Luce’s hit Broadway play, it celebrates sharp tongued dialogue, catfighting and conniving. Starring Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Paulette Goddard AND Rosalind Russell (to name a few.) Directed by George Cukor. 1939 Unrated IMDB 7.7 133 min

Music Before the Movies Each Night, courtesy of

Friday: Michael Nix, new classic banjo project

Saturday: Whisperholler, foot-stomping Americana

Tickets available at the door - $6 adults, $4 children under 12. Cash only.

🎵 Music starts at 7pm
🎞️ Movie starts at 7:30
🍿 Popcorn still just $1

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE BEGUN TO INCLUDE CAPTIONING ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, NO CAPTIONS ON SATURDAYS

07/22/2026

this FRIDAY & SATURDAY come see at the newly renamed Shelburne Falls Theater at Memorial Hall. Robert Duvall won his only Oscar for his role as Mac Sledge, a country singer putting his life back together. A moving story of hope and redemption, it is one of his greatest roles. Duvall does his own singing and even wrote two of the songs! (1983, PG)

🎟️ Tickets available at the door ($6 adult, $4 children under 12. Cash only)
🍿 Popcorn $1 as always

Movie begins at 7:30 but join us for…

🎶 MUSIC BEFORE THE MOVIES @ 7pm each night

Friday - The Porch Step Sisters (harmonic, folky duet)
Saturday - Colin & Friends (electric potpourri covers)

07/08/2026

members of the Rich Earth Institute will be joining us Friday night for a brief presentation on their work prior to the documentary Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong. They are doing great work and it is especially relevant to our featured film which centers on wastewater treatment.

learn more about what they are doing and how you can get involved (and join us Friday!)

The Rich Earth Institute recycles human urine into fertilizer. This work supports sustainable agriculture and protects vital water resources. Learn More

07/07/2026

come out this Friday and Saturday for a comedic documentary about p**p and the thankless pursuit of making a better world!

music before the movies starts at 7pm -
friday - The frost heaves and hales.
saturday - 133 skeele

documentary starts at 7:30
🍿 is still only $1

05/20/2026

Hello, Potholers! Come join us this weekend for Paddington - check out the lineup below!

Music before the Movies 🎵 🍿 starts approximately 30 minutes before the film.

Tickets available at the door, cash only. $6 for adults and $4 for kids under 12.

05/08/2026

check out all the great events happening in the village this weekend!