Williams Center
The Williams Center is an arts center and cinema complex located in downtown Rutherford, New Jersey. The center was named after the Pulitzer prize winning poet and physician William Carlos Williams, who had been born and raised in the borough. The building it occupies was originally built in the 1920s as a Vaudeville theater known as the Rivoli. The Rivoli soon started showing silent movies, and eventually "talkies". The theater enjoyed success, until fire destroyed part of the building in...
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WC Art House Tuesdays - The Kid with live accompaniment
"The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, and features Jackie Coogan as his foundling baby, adopted son and sidekick. This...
- Tuesday, Jun 13, 2023
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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Comedy Open-Mic
Every Saturday from 7PM - 8:15PM
The Williams Center presents a weekly stand up comedy open mic/new talent show. $5 for participants and spectators.
And as a thank you, we will comp your entry...- Saturday, Jun 17, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $5 per ticket
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The Next Big Thing #3
Hatem Gabr presents The Next Big Thing, a reoccurring night of stand-up comedy.
- Saturday, Jun 17, 2023
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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WC Art House Tuesdays - Divorce Italian Style
"Divorce Italian Style is a 1961 Italian dark comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay is by Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's...
- Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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Comedy Open-Mic
Every Saturday from 7PM - 8:15PM
The Williams Center presents a weekly stand up comedy open mic/new talent show. $5 for participants and spectators.
And as a thank you, we will comp your entry...- Saturday, Jun 24, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $5 per ticket
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The Next Big Thing #4
Hatem Gabr presents The Next Big Thing, a reoccurring night of stand-up comedy.
- Saturday, Jun 24, 2023
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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Spirited Away - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our fifth film is Spirited Away:
"Spirited Away...- Sunday, Jun 25, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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WC Art House Tuesdays - Europa
"Europa is a 1991 experimental psychological drama period film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier. The film is an international co-production between Denmark and five other European...
- Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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The Wrong Take with Lou Perez - COVID
After three years, President Biden has declared an end to the COVID national emergency... Who got it right?
Comedians and experts come together to debate controversial political and social topics...- Thursday, Jun 29, 2023
- 7:00 PM
- $20 per ticket
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Comedy Open-Mic
Every Saturday from 7PM - 8:15PM
The Williams Center presents a weekly stand up comedy open mic/new talent show. $5 for participants and spectators.
And as a thank you, we will comp your entry...- Saturday, Jul 1, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
- $5 per ticket
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Ice Petal Flowers
Grateful Dead tribute band Ice Petal Flowers has been thrilling fans of the music in the Tri-State area since 2016.
Focusing on fun high energy Dead songs and jams that transport fans to their...- Saturday, Jul 1, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
- $20 per ticket
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The Next Big Thing #5
Hatem Gabr presents The Next Big Thing, a reoccurring night of stand-up comedy.
- Saturday, Jul 1, 2023
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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The Next Big Thing #6
Hatem Gabr presents The Next Big Thing, a reoccurring night of stand-up comedy.
- Saturday, Jul 8, 2023
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- $15 per ticket
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The Wrong Take with Lou Perez - Transitioning
Trans children should be allowed to medically transition. How young is old enough?
Comedians and experts come together to debate controversial political and social topics with humor in between....- Thursday, Jul 27, 2023
- 7:00 PM
- $20 per ticket
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Howl's Moving Castle - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our sixth film is Howl's Moving Castle:
"Howl's Moving...- Sunday, Jul 30, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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Pom Poko- Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our seventh film is Pom Poko:
"Pom Poko (Japanese:...- Sunday, Aug 27, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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The Wrong Take with Lou Perez - Mainstream Media
Don't trust the mainstream media! Trust me.
Comedians and experts come together to debate controversial political and social topics with humor in between. (The moderator is an actual comedian)....- Thursday, Aug 31, 2023
- 7:00 PM
- $20 per ticket
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Robert Kelly at the Williams Center
Join us for a night of hilarious stand-up with veteran Bobby Kelly in the 101-year old Rivoli Theater.
Doors at 7pm / Show starts at 8pm
Robert Kelly’s comedy is deeply rooted in his own life and...- Saturday, Sep 23, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- $35 per ticket
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our eighth film is Nausicaä of the Valley of the...
- Sunday, Sep 24, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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Castle in the Sky - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our ninth film is Castle in the Sky:
"Laputa: Castle in...- Sunday, Sep 24, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
- Monday, Oct 2, 2023
- 5:00 PM
- $35 per ticket
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The Wind Rises - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our tenth film is The Wind Rises:
"The Wind Rises...- Sunday, Nov 26, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
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Porco Rosso - Ghibli Sundays at the Williams Center
We are pleased to host Ghibli Sundays in the 100-year-old Rivoli Theater, come by for a beautiful experience of these animated masterworks, our eleventh film is Porco Rosso:
"Porco Rosso...- Sunday, Dec 17, 2023
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $10 per ticket
