# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: DIRECTOR'S CUT

Special Introduction from Bill Odenkirk and Sarah Edwards, the creators of We Interrupt This Program.

SPONSORED BY MIX 94.5 & REWIND 92.5

Don't miss the award winning American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.
Experience the cinematic masterpiece on the Virginia Theatre’s brand-new, recently installed projector!  With 24K lumens, the theatre’s new cinema projector includes a state-of-the-art brilliant laser light source & native 4K resolution.

This widely acclaimed film depicts the interconnected stories of Roy Neary (Dreyfuss), an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO); Jillian Guiler (Dillon), a single mother whose three-year-old son Barry is abducted during the same UFO manifestation; and Claude Lacombe (Truffaut), a French scientist pursuing a link between recent unexplained scientific phenomena across the globe.

The film score was composed, conducted, and produced by John Williams, and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-1977/200030669688701
- **Event Categories**: Art, Entertainment, Theatre, performances, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Champaign
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
- **lat**: 40.11711
- **long**: -88.24558
- **full address**: 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/a068fdd0c123e642daca8efc6acb4f99c6222385eea4349cdeaa08446b13c08d-rimg-w800-h545-dc080808-gmir?v=1788779940

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) being held?
  - **A:** CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820.
- **Q**: Who is organizing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)?
  - **A:** CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) is organized by The Virginia Theatre.

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