Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters combines the contemporary photographs of Amy Davis with historic images and ephemera.
The exhibition invited visitors to celebrate the golden age of movie theaters and explore how they reflect our values, and how we live, consume and dream.
The show was on view at MCHC until March 12, 2023.
Visitors can find more information at mdhistory.org/exhibitions/flickering-treasures.
Thursday 10/15/20
4-5 PM
Virtual Public Program: Baltimore’s Golden Age of Movie Theaters
Reminisce with Joe Tropea, MCHC’s Curator of Films and Photographs, and other guests, including Amy Davis, Flickering Treasures author/photographer, and Robert K. Headley, motion picture historian.
Friday 2/21/20
2-3:30 PM
Flickering Treasures at Goucher College
Author Amy Davis will present an in-depth slide show on Flickering Treasures as a guest lecturer at the Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning at Goucher. The presentation and discussion is open to the public, and there is an $18 registration fee. For more information on the event, please visit www.goucher.edu.
Saturday 2/15/20
1-3:00 PM
Unveiling of Flickering Treasures panels from the National Building Museum
Join us for the 98th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Royal Theater, then called the Douglass, at The Avenue Bakery. A new exhibition that includes a mural-size map, historic photos and vintage ads from 18 theaters in the Pennsylvania Ave. commercial district will be unveiled. Flickering Treasures author Amy Davis and entertainment columnist Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor Trusty will be on hand to sign their books. For more details visit the event page on Facebook.
The Flickering Treasures exhibition was featured at the National Building Museum from November 2018 to December 2019.
Read more about the show at nbm.org.
Monday 11/18/19
6:30 PM
Flickering Treasures Reading with Amy Davis at Cross Keys
Book signing to follow. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to Marjie Goodman at (410) 323-1257, or email clubhouse@villagemanagement.net
Thursday 10/17/19
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Three Lenses on Architecture
Photography Panel with Bill Bamberger, Amy Davis and Alan Karchmer. This talk complements two current NBM exhibitions, Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters (Davis), and Hoops: Community Portraits by Bill Bamberger, and previews Alan Karchmer: The Architect’s Photographer exhibition, which opens 11/9/19.
More event details to come.
Saturday 9/28/19
5:30 PM
Imaginative Cinema Society
Slide show lecture with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing and free screening of Barry Levinson’s Avalon (1990). ICS is a Baltimore movie club for fans of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and horror films. Donations welcome.
More event details at icsfilm.net
Saturday 9/14/19
10 AM – Noon
Photography Tour: Historic Theaters of Downtown Baltimore
Author Amy Davis will lead a walking tour of downtown theaters, including inside visits to the Hippodrome and Everyman Theatres. This National Building Museum offsite tour requires pre-registration ($25). A one-day NBM admission pass is included with registration. Rain date: September 28.
More event details at nbm.org
Saturday 8/24/19
4:45 PM
Matinee (1993) / Book Signing with Amy Davis
Saturday 8/17/19
5:30 PM
The Tingler (1959)
Saturday 8/10/19
6:30 PM
The Blob (1958)
Saturday 8/03/19
4:45 PM
Have You Seen My Movie? (2016)
Saturday 7/27/19
5:00 PM
Sickies Making Films (2018)
Saturday 7/20/19
4:20 PM
Our Movie Memories / Book Signing with Amy Davis
Run Time: 60 Minutes | Genre: Documentary | Details
Saturday 5/4/19
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Photography Tour: Theaters of Washington, D.C.’s U Street NW
Author Amy Davis will lead this neighborhood theater photography tour with fellow author and historian Robert Headley. Advance registration is required for this event. More details will follow after registration. An admission pass to the exhibition is included in the registration fee. Rain date: May 18.
More event details at nbm.org
Saturday 4/13/19
1 – 2:30 PM
National Building Museum Talk and Book Signing
Recall the heyday of our local silver screens as Amy Davis and Robert K. Headley discuss the downtown palaces and neighborhood movie houses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Tickets available at the link below.
1.5 LA (AIA) | 1.5 CM (AICP)
For tickets and more information, visit National Building Museum Talk
Monday 11/12/18
6:30 PM
Festival of Jewish Literature
Featuring a Flickering Treasures lecture and book signing.
Thursday 10/25/18
7 – 10 PM
Garfield Center for the Arts
Celebrating 90 Years at the Garfield — Flickering Treasures lecture and book signing. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling (410) 810-2060.
Wednesday 9/12/18
7 PM
Village Learning Place
Second Wednesdays series – Flickering Treasures lecture and book signing.
Tuesday 5/1/18
6:45 – 8:45 PM
Johns Hopkins University Odyssey Program
Flickering Treasures slide show lecture discussion with Amy Davis. Registration required for this non-credit program: contact odyssey@jhu.edu or call (410) 516-4842.
Tuesday 4/24/18
7 PM
At Perry Hall branch, Baltimore County Public Library
Perry Hall Friends Speaker Series:
Slide show with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Wednesday 4/11/18
7 – 8:30 PM
Spring 2018 Humanities Forum at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Slide show lecture with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Saturday 3/10/18
11 – 11:45 AM
Book signing at Greedy Reads
Flickering Treasures will be at Greedy Reads, the new, independent bookstore in Fells Point.
Saturday 2/24/18
7 – 9 PM
Open mic at the former Arcade movie theater
Hosted by Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street.
Celebrate Hamilton-Lauraville with an evening of stories by local historians, community leaders, and audience participants. Featured storytellers include Ellis Brown of Morgan State University, Eric Holcomb of CHAP, Valencia Baker of Morgan Park Improvement Association, and Amy Davis, Flickering Treasures author/photographer.
Wednesday 1/10/18
2:30 – 3:30 PM
At Pikesville branch, Baltimore County Public Library
Pikesville Friends Speaker Series:
Slide show with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Saturday 12/9/17
7 PM
At Atomic Books
Slide show with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Saturday 12/9/17
2 PM
At Barnes & Noble
Discussion with Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Wednesday 12/6/17
6:30 – 8 PM
At the National Building Museum
Flickering Treasures lecture, followed by a book signing.
Saturday 12/2/17
2:30 – 4 PM
Book signing
Author Amy Davis will be signing copies of Flickering Treasures.
Wednesday 11/29/17
7 PM
Carroll Arts Center 80th Anniversary Celebration
Presentation by Amy Davis, followed by a book signing. 25 cents admission.
Tuesday 11/28/17
7 – 8:30 PM
At The Ivy Bookshop
Talk by Amy Davis, followed by a book signing.
Saturday 11/18/17
10 AM – 2 PM
Book signing at Glen Meadows Craft Fair
Open to the public. For more information, call 410 319-5000.
Thursday 11/2/17
7-8 PM
Patterson Reunion at the Creative Alliance
Share your memories with the panel of speakers as we celebrate the Patterson and other Highlandtown movie houses together. Author-photographer Amy Davis will present a slide show of your favorite theaters. Book signings after the program with Davis and Baltimore writer Rafael Alvarez.
Saturday 10/28/17
2 PM
Lecture for Doors Open Baltimore
A talk about the Flickering Treasures photography exhibit Home Movies: Portraits of Baltimore’s Neighborhood Movie Theaters, followed by a book signing.
Friday 10/20/17
6-8 PM
Home Movies Photography Exhibit
Opening reception for Home Movies: Portraits of Baltimore’s Neighborhood Movie Theaters at Gallery CA. Books will be available for sale and signing by the author.
Photographs from Flickering Treasures examine the local movie houses that helped define Baltimore’s neighborhoods. The exhibit runs from Oct. 20 through Nov. 30, 2017. For additional gallery hours, call 410-538-9239.
Tuesday 10/3/17
7 PM
Readings with Ralphie
Host Rafael Alvarez will introduce Baltimore poet, Garrett Brown, and lead a discussion on the importance of movie theaters with Stevenson University film professor, Christopher Reed, and Flickering Treasures author Amy Davis. Q&A and book signing will follow. Free and open to the public.
In collaboration with The Ivy Bookshop
Saturday 9/23/17
1 PM
Baltimore Book Festival
Amy Davis will discuss and sign copies of Flickering Treasures at The Ivy Bookshop tent, located just south of the Baltimore Visitors Center, at West Shore Park on the Inner Harbor promenade. Festival held Friday Sept. 22 through Sunday Sept. 24.
Tuesday 9/19/17
7 PM
Flickering Treasures Book Launch
Talk by author-photographer Amy Davis. Books will be on sale at the book signing following the program. Presented by the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Johns Hopkins University Press, JHU Film & Media Studies, and The Maryland Film Festival.