Cucalorus

08/28/2026

Last Chance: Flesh for Frankenstein is screening TONIGHT at 8:30 PM. Get your tickets at Jengos.eventive.org ‼️

Also, check out the Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds installation at the Cameron Art Museum going on June 19th - Sep 27th.

🍹Jengo's bar open at 7:30 PM.
🎟️ $10 tickets.

In the heart of the Soda Pop District, Jengo’s Playhouse is the festival’s funky, year-round community venue featuring a stylish 65-seat cinema and a full service craft cocktail bar that opens up directly to larger creative campus, which includes three houses where Cucalorus hosts artist residen...

08/27/2026

Sober Sunday!
Join us at Jengo's Playhouse Sunday, Sept 20th, at 5 PM for a screening of 28 Days starring Sandra Bullock, and after the screening, join us for a community discussion. For tickets go to the Link in our Bio!

This event is in collaboration with the Hope Arts Fest going on Saturday, Sept 19th, at Hope Recovery Faith Community. Everyone is welcome to all events!

08/19/2026

Get your ticket for this Friday's Cinematique of Wilmington Film Series at Jengo's Playhouse. 💥 We bring you The Thin Blue Line, an influential documentary known for its innovative storytelling techniques and lasting impact on the genre. This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.

👀 When: Friday, August 21
🌈 Time: 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
🤩 Where: Jengo's Playhouse

The screenings will include an introduction and discussion led by Mariana Johnson, a documentary history professor at the UNCW. Stay after the matinee or show up early for the evening screening to enjoy the Cinematique Social Hour from 6:00 PM-7:15 PM in the Jengo's Bar!

Tickets are only $10. Get yours at jengos.eventive.org!

A car ride, murder, and a wrongful convection, the influencial documentary The Thin Blue Line explores the conviction of Randall Dale Adams in the killing of a Dallas police officer. Purchase your tickets for the documentary that changed documentary storytelling, screening Friday, August 21st at Jengo's Playhouse.

📽️ Screening Times: 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
🎟️ $10/person at https://loom.ly/maZYhSk

The screenings will include an introduction and discussion led by Mariana Johnson, a documentary history professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Stay after the matinee or show up early for the evening screening to enjoy the Cinematique Social Hour from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM in the Jengo's Bar.

08/13/2026

Join us for an evening of music and fun this Saturday at 7 PM. The Port City Ukuholics are coming back to Jengo’s Playhouse to play some tunes! 🎶

🌅 Saturday, August 15
⌚️ 7:00 PM at Jengo’s Playhouse
🎟️ Tickets in bio

08/11/2026

🏄‍♀️ THAT’S A WRAP on the 15th annual Surfalorus Film Festival! 🌊

What a weekend! We’re still riding high from an incredible few days of surf films, inspiring stories, good vibes, and an excellent turnout. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make this year’s festival one to remember!

💙 To our incredible sponsors and partners-- CR Surf Travel Company, Wahine Classic, and Surf City Surf Shop -- thank you for helping make Surfalorus possible.

And a huge round of applause for Festival Director Zach Hanner and the Surfalorus team for putting together such a great festival. 👏

Until next year, keep chasing waves, watching great films, and spreading the stoke! 🤙

08/10/2026

🩸 FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN 🩸

Get ready for a gloriously gory night at Jengo’s Playhouse! Flesh for Frankenstein is screening this month, starring a young Udo Kier as the unhinged and manic Baron Frankenstein.

Inside the decadent Frankenstein mansion, stitched body parts, depraved experiments, lust, death and dismemberment collide in this outrageous, bizarre horror-comedy.

This special screening, presented in partnership with Cameron Art Museum, is a celebration of Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds, on view now–Sept. 27, 2026.

📍 Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess St.
📅 Friday, Aug. 28 at 8:30pm
🎟️ jengos.eventive.org



https://youtu.be/L5i621z9kb8?si=lDS5lk5Kue143MLc

Watch a young Udo Kier as the unhinged and manic Baron Frankenstein...

08/06/2026

Are you in the mood for a Throwback Thursday? ⏱️

Let's take a look back at NPR's "Bullseye with Jesse Thorn" episode from 2021 to see how Errol Morris has changed the world of documentary filmmaking through "The Thin Blue Line" and his unique take on the creative process.

🎟️ And don't forget to get your tickets for "The Thin Blue Line," as part of our Cinematique film series on Friday, August 21st at 4:00 and 7:30 PM.

Listen to this throwback episode at https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/969218768/errol-morris

08/05/2026

✨ Before voguing became a global phenomenon, there was PARIS IS BURNING.

Join us at Jengo's Playhouse on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30pm for the groundbreaking documentary that introduced the world to New York City's Harlem ballroom scene and forever changed pop culture.

Follow the unforgettable lives of legendary icons including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Venus Xtravaganza, and more as they compete, create, and build chosen families in the face of discrimination, poverty, and the AIDS crisis.

Before voguing became a global phenomenon, there was PARIS IS BURNING. Join us at Jengo's Playhouse on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. for the groundbreaking documentary that introduced the world to New York City's Harlem ballroom scene and forever changed pop culture. Follow the unforgettable lives of...

08/04/2026

🏄‍♀️ The 15th annual Surfalorus Film Festival rolls into Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach THIS weekend!

Festival Director Zach Hanner stopped by WECT News to share what you can expect from this year's lineup. Check out the interview, then grab your tickets before they're gone! ⬇️

💥 Just announced: Due to demand, a second screening of the Jack Johnson documentary has been added on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Don't miss your chance to catch it!

The Surfalorus Film Festival returns to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach Aug. 7–9 for its 15th anniversary, featuring surf film screenings, local filmmakers and a partnership with the Wahine Classic. Read more at the link in comments

08/01/2026

The 15th annual Surfalorus Film Festival kicks off next weekend!

Full article ⬇🤩

A longtime film festival returns to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach Aug. 7-9 for surf-themed documentaries, short films and music videos. See link below ⬇️

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