Save the Chelsea Theater

05/17/2021

Help us with reopening the newly remodeled Chelsea Theater in Timberlyne Shopping Center! Go to thechelseatheater.org for showtimes. We are following Orange County and state of NC best practices for the latest masking and capacity guidelines. Hope to see you at a movie and have you back as a supporting member soon!

We proudly announce the reopening of our beautiful, renovated theater! On Friday, April 16, movies return to the big screen, at your new Chelsea Theater. Thanks to our members and donors, we now feature bright new screens and improved sound, comfortable new seats with more legroom, and a beautiful n...

05/23/2018

Thanks to our supporters, The Chelsea Theater is now a non-profit! We are still ardently fundraising to reach the final third of our goal. Check out ways to donate on the existing FB page for The Chelsea, on which we will now be posting exclusively. Please follow us there!

Movie Theater

04/02/2018

Check out showtimes for this week on The Chelsea’s new website!

Your Community Movie Theater & Event Space

03/29/2018

What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the 1930s and 40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon and a technological trailblazer who perfected a secure radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during WWII.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Trailer #1 (2017): Check out the new trailer starring Hedy Lamarr! Be the first to watch, comment, and share Indie trailers,...

03/27/2018

Now playing at the Chelsea!
Friday 3/23 - Thursday 3/29
Nightly: 6:50pm, 8:50pm*
and Sat, Sun & Wed Matinees: 4:00pm

The film opens locally at the Chelsea on Friday, March 23.

03/23/2018

Come out this weekend and catch a movie at the Chelsea! The Party, a film about a London soirée gone wrong, is playing nightly: 7:10pm, 9:00pm*
and Sat, Sun & Wed Matinees: 2:10pm, 4:20pm until Thursday 3/29.
*No 9:00pm show on Sundays

Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. ...

03/22/2018

Now showing 7 Days in Entebbe at the Chelsea until 3/23!
Nightly: 7:00pm, 9:10pm
Wed 3/21 Matinees: 2:00pm, 4:30pm See you there!

Watch the official trailer for 7 Days in Entebbe, starring Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike. Director: José Padilha (“Narcos,” “Elite Squad”) Writer: Gregory B...

03/22/2018

Now showing 7 Days in Entebbe at the Chelsea!
Nightly: 7:00pm, 9:10pm
Wed 3/21 Matinees: 2:00pm, 4:30pm See you there!

Watch the official trailer for 7 Days in Entebbe, starring Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike. Director: José Padilha (“Narcos,” “Elite Squad”) Writer: Gregory B...

03/16/2018

We are so excited to announce that the Chelsea Theater will soon be known as The Chelsea Art Theater -- a community-owned, non-profit movie theater and event space! More details about our Grand Opening and how you can become a Member to come!

We have raised $90,000 so far, but the start-up operating cost will be $150,000, so we are still collecting donations!

Visit: https://www.gofundme.com/SaveTheChelsea to donate!

Thank you for all the amazing community support we have received to save this wonderful Chapel Hill landmark!

For more information, visit: https://www.savethechelsea.com/

The Chelsea Theater has been showing great independent films since 1990, but the owner is retiring when his lease expires at the end of March. A group of Chapel Hill residents are hoping to carry on the mission of the Chelsea by starting a nonprofit membership supported organization. We want to...

03/10/2018

March 30th will be the first day of solo operation of the Chelsea Art Theater under the new ownership group! We will sign the purchase contract and make an installment payment in 10 days. If you haven’t sent in your pledge...Now’s the time! We are planning an opening event!! The Grand Opening will be later...

03/08/2018

Seth Austin
If only my contribution was larger...I love you Chelsea Theater!

03/07/2018

Thomas Linden

Save the Chelsea so we can continue to see independent and art films in our community.