The Cartoon Art Museum in partnership with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity and the Castro Theater is proud to host A Salute to Chuck Jones, a select screening of 35 mm classic Warner Bros. cartoons by the four-time Academy Award-winning animator and director. The program will feature a number of iconic shorts including What’s Opera, Doc?, One Froggy Evening, Feed the Kitty, Duck Amuck, and Rabbit of Seville. Special guests will be on hand to introduce their favorite cartoons and to celebrate Jones’ legacy. Following the program, a VIP reception will be held with our guest presenters in the theater’s upper balcony.
Tickets levels:
Advanced sale tickets are closed: please purchase tickets at the theater box office.
Regular matinee tickets will be available for purchase at the Castro Theatre box office on the day of the event.
Reserved seating (center aisle section) plus gift bag – $17
Reserved seating (center aisle section) plus gift bag and individual membership to the Cartoon Art Museum – $50
Reserved seating for 2 (center aisle section) plus gift bag and family membership to the Cartoon Art Museum – $75
Reserved VIP seating (orchestra area) plus gift bag, family membership to the Cartoon Art Museum, and reception with guest presenters – $150
The Castro Theater generously sponsors this event, with proceeds benefiting the Cartoon Art Museum and the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity.
Guest presenters include:
Andrew Farago
Jon “Bean” Hastings
Craig Kausen
Jeff Pidgeon
Christian Roman
Allison Rutland
About the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity
Founded in 1999 by award-winning animator and director Chuck Jones, the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity aims to inspire the innate creative genius within each person that leads to a more joyous, passionate, and harmonious life and world. Located in Costa Mesa, California, the nonprofit Center presents exhibitions, lectures, art classes, and film festivals, all of which spring from its collection of Chuck Jones writing, art, and other ephemera. For more information, visit chuckjonescenter.org.
About the Castro Theatre
Built in 1922 by pioneering San Francisco theatre entrepreneurs the Nasser brothers, the Castro Theatre become a city landmark and host to many Bay Area hits including the popular Castro Theatre Sing-A-Long series. For more information, visit castrotheatre.com.
The Cartoon Art Museum offers a wide variety of programs and classes in cartooning, illustration, and animation. Our education programs include Classes, Camps, Workshops, Internships and Talks at the museum. To bring us to your school, library or camp visit: cartoonart.org/programs
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