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There are many gorgeous art deco theatres scattered around the greater Sacramento Area. There are the Tower and the Crest Theaters in Sacramento. Davis also has one of these beautiful old theatres,The Varsity, and last winter it was renovated and reopened as an indie movie hall. Since then it has been showing first run art house films, and this fall they introduced a midnight movie series on Saturday nights.
The Varsity is a lovely theater to visit. Located in the middle of the downtown area, it is within walking distance of the train and bus depots, a wide variety of restaurants, bookstores, clothing stores, etc. One could easily make a nice evening of walking around downtown, seeing a movie, picking up an ice cream cone, and looking for a new book to read across the street at the Avid Reader.
In addition to the Art Deco interior, the Varsity's concessions are affordable, the staff is friendly, and the theatre has affiliated itself with local muscians and radio broadcasts. Beginning January 19th, the Varsity will be showing "Volver", the latest Pedro Almodovar film which features Hollywood starlet Penelope Cruz. Almodovar is a spanish director well known for other films such as "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown".
For more information on the Varsity, go to: http://www.thedavisvarsity.com/
For more information about the Varsity's history, see: http://www.daviswiki.org/Varsity_Theater
Photo Courtesy of the City of Davis: http://www.cityofdavis.org/
