The Blues Brothers: Fundraiser Screening for The Rock

A Blues Brothers screening at the Bay Theatre benefits The Rock Community Radio

On Morro Bay Boulevard. The Rock Community Radio hosts a fundraiser screening of the cult classic The Blues Brothers at the historic Bay Theatre on Monday, July 20. Doors open at 5 PM and the film rolls at 6 PM, a big-screen showing of the 1980 musical comedy with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood on their mission from God. The night raises funds for the volunteer-powered community station, with all proceeds going directly to its day-to-day operations and programming.

This is a screening built as an event, not just a movie. Firestone Walker Brewing Company pours award-winning craft beer, and Symbiosis Wines brings locally produced selections, turning the Bay Theatre lobby into a proper night out. Before the film, there’s a costume contest: dress in your best black suit, fedora, and sunglasses, and prizes go to the top Jake and Elwood lookalikes, along with the most creative film-inspired outfits. Showing up in costume is half the fun and gives the whole room the Blues Brothers spirit.

The Bay Theatre is the single-screen downtown movie house on Morro Bay Boulevard, a community-minded venue that runs nonprofit fundraiser screenings and partnered events alongside its regular programming. It’s a fitting home for a community radio benefit. The Rock broadcasts as a non-commercial, listener-supported station at 97.3 FM in Morro Bay and 107.9 FM in Paso Robles, filling the kind of independent-music and local-programming niche that mainstream radio tends to skip.

Doors at 5, film at 6, costume contest just before the screening. Grab a beer or a glass of wine, dress the part, and support local radio for the night. For more film nights, fundraisers, and community happenings around the bay, see what’s on the event calendar.

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