About this Event
Dinner and a Movie!
Special Holiday Edition - Door Prizes
Rare Screening of Wishin' and Hopin'
PLUS... WIN a 65" Flat-Screen TV or Signed Book/Poster
Main Street Torrington, in partnership with Tina's Cafe 38 have teamed up to offer a very special festive holiday evening, Sunday, December 22, 2024 offering a wonderful four-course Italian dinner PLUS a rare screening of the Wally Lamb holiday story - Wishin' and Hopin'.
Dinner Includes
- Italian Wedding Soup
- Caesar Salad (local grown Romaine Lettuce)
- 5-Layer Lasagna (with or without Sweet Italian Sausage)
- Tiramisu or Pistachio/Ricotta Cake
- Coffee or Expresso/Cappuccino
Door Prizes
Admission includes one (1) door prize ticket for a chance to win...
- 65" Flat Screen TV (used once for this film screening)
- 1st Edition Wishin' and Hopin' Book Signed by Wally Lamb
- Film Poster Signed by Cast Members
- Gift Certificates for Local Businesses
About the Film
The ups and downs of life at a parochial school for 10-year-old Felix as the Christmas nativity pageant approaches.
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by award-winning author Wally Lamb, vivid slice of 1960s life "Wishin' and Hopin'" is a wise-and-witty holiday tale that celebrates where we've been-and how far we've come.
In the small town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, we go straight into the halls of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School with Felix Funicello, a Catholic-school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello, the famous Mouseketeer and teen movie queen.
But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova.
While Felix learns the meaning of French kissing, cultural misunderstanding, and tableaux vivants, "Wishin' and Hopin'" barrels toward one outrageous Christmas.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tina's Cafe 38, 75 Main Street, Torrington, United States
USD 12.51 to USD 33.85
