The gates of the North Bend Theatre opened on April 9th, 1941 with a showing of “Tall, Dark, and Handsome” starring Cesar Romero and Virginia Gilmore. Since then, the theatre built its identity as being an independent movie theatre showing first-run movies, classic movies, and expanding its resume in participating and hosting many community events such as film festivals, Jazz Walk, Blues Walk, local fundraisers, free Summer matinees, and independent filmmakers’ screenings.