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Hoop Dreams

Crandell LIVE! 100th Anniversary Series: Zoom Q&A with Stars Arthur Agee and William Gates

Documentary, Drama, Sport Rated: PG-13 170 min
Showing: Sunday, March 15 4:00pm

The next film in the series, Hoop Dreams, is presented by Crandell Executive Director and filmmaker Mirissa Neff. She will talk via Zoom with Arthur Agee and William Gates, the groundbreaking 1994 documentary’s subjects.

“Hoop Dreams… is not only a documentary. It is also poetry and prose, muckraking and expose, journalism and polemic. It is one of the great moviegoing experiences of my lifetime. ” — Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times
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Chronogram: Chatham Pop-Up Portraits

posted on January 16, 2026

Chronogram‘s January 2026 issue features dozens of Chathamites in the magazine’s monthly “Pop-Up Portrait” series shot by photographer David MacIntyre. The shoot took place in the lobby of the Crandell and the opening spread includes a group shot of Crandell staff having some fun with the popcorn! See the Chatham Pop-Up Here

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The Dark: PS21’s Bold New Countywide Winter Festival Comes to the Crandell

posted on January 8, 2026

“The Dark” is a daring and new annual festival from PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance “that celebrates and elevates the depths of winter” across Columbia County. The Crandell is a festival partner and will host films and performances during the week of February 16–22, 2026. The scope of the festival is audacious. Some 60 international artists and more than 80 performances will take place in the county’s theatres, restaurants, libraries, saunas, and outdoor public spaces. Music, dance, theatre, film, installation and the kind of world-class contemporary performance that PS21 is known for will explore winter, according to organizers, “as a time of community and solitude, fire and ice, darkness and light.” The idea is to position Columbia County as a year-round cultural destination and not just a summer one. “As a full-time Chatham resident whose family has long had…

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Chronogram Chatham Photo Shoot This Saturday

posted on December 2, 2025

Hey, Chatham: Chronogram is coming to town! Please join us at the Crandell this Saturday, December 6, from 9am – 12pm, to get your FREE portrait taken for the January issue of Chronogram. You could be a part of the magazine’s Chatham Pop-Up of resident portraits, a special multi-page spread that will follow an article about Chatham in the issue. Participants will receive a digital copy of their portrait once the January issue is published. Scan the QR Code in the top image or click the button below to sign up for a time! Chronogram’s Chatham Photo Shoot Signup

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In the News: Long Live the Crandell Theatre

posted on November 25, 2025

Capital Region Living magazine just published a wonderful article by Stacey Morris about the Crandell. She interviewed Executive Director Mirissa Neff earlier this fall. The piece delves into the theater’s history and celebrates its reopening. Click the link below and flip to page 32 to read more. READ MORE

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