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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for many businesses, and none more so than entertainment venues like the Silco Theatre. Operators Bob Grunstein

The Wizard of Oz. “ The Wizard of Oz is such a classic family movie, we thought it was perfect for the Fourth of July. The showings will start at 12 noon and run continuously until the last showing at 7pm on Saturday, July 3, 2021”, states Joe Navan. “We know some of our community has not been in the Silco Theatre since it was restored in 2015 and we get a lot of people who walk by and want to see inside the theater. This will be a great day to come by, get your free Love Local popcorn, and watch the The Wizard of Oz in our cool theater.”

(Press Staff Photo by Hannah Dumas) The mannequin that has been manning the Silco Theatre’s box office for the last 15 months is out, and moviegoers could again purchase tickets for Thursday’s showing of Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” the first movie shown at the Silco since it was shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions last March. “Pulp Fiction” was the first of eight Tarantino films to be featured during a Tarantino film fest, running Thursday through Sunday through June 13. The screen of the Silco Theatre is coming back to life after 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions le...

SILVER CITY – On a recent Thursday afternoon, popcorn burst from the kettle of the Silco Theatre's popcorn maker as Joe Navan, the proprietor, put on his apron for a shift behind the concessions counter.  It's been more than a year since the Silco, which first opened in 1923 (late in the silent film era), has screened a film in person, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which arrived in New Mexico last March.  But as movie nights moved to people's living rooms via streaming services, Navan has continued to sell popcorn, nachos, hot dogs and candy.  Public health restrictions aiming to curb...