In celebration of the Ohio Theatre’s 80th birthday, CAPA will offer a nostalgic return to the late 1920s with a film double feature, an antique car show, and an ice cream social on Friday, June 27.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., members of the Scioto Model ‘A’ Ford Club will display their 1928-1931 antique automobiles in front of the Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. Ford’s Model ‘A’ is also celebrating its 80th birthday.

Beginning at 6:45 p.m. in the esplanade adjacent to the theatre, CAPA will serve up free Velvet Ice Cream to the first 500 people.

At 7:30 p.m., the CAPA Summer Movie Series pairs two timeless comedies in a double feature delight, The Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup and W.C. Fields’ It’s a Gift.

Duck Soup (1933)
The Marx Brothers
Experience the Marx Brothers at their best! This satiric masterpiece finds Groucho as Rufus T. Firefly, dictator of the tiny kingdom of Freedonia, who declares war on its neighbor just for the fun of it.

SERIES PREMIERE!
It’s a Gift (1934)
W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard
A henpecked grocer must contend with a variety of obnoxious characters, including an overbearing wife, as he pursues his dream of running an orange grove. Considered by many to be the funniest Fields film ever!

Day-of-show tickets are $3.50 and go on sale one hour prior to show time at the Ohio Theatre kiosk. Senior citizen tickets are available for $3.

Now through July 6, strips of 10 tickets are available for $21.50, a savings of $1.35 per ticket, and can be purchased at the Ohio Theatre ticket office (39 E. State St.), www.ticketmaster.com,  or by calling (614) 469-0939. Strip tickets are good for any film in any combination. All tickets are general admission and seating is on a first come, first served basis. 

For more details, including a full schedule of movies, visit www.capa.com.