🍿 Monday Special: 1941 at the Bay Theatre

Steven Spielberg’s 1941 screens one night only at the Bay Theatre on Monday, November 16, a fundraiser for the Central California Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.

Doors open at 5 PM and the film starts at 5:30. Co-written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the 1979 war comedy parodies the real post-Pearl Harbor panic in Southern California, with an ensemble that runs from Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and John Candy to Christopher Lee, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, and Mickey Rourke in his film debut. General admission is $15. A $25 VIP ticket adds early admission at 4:30 PM and a wine and cheese social before showtime.

Ticket sales benefit the local MOAA chapter and the nonprofits taking part in preserving the region’s history, among them the Historical Society of Morro Bay, the Morro Bay Maritime Museum, the Cayucos Historical Society, the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum, the Friends of the Morro Bay Harbor Department, the Lions Club of Morro Bay, the Morro Bay Police Department, and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Presented in partnership with Rising Phoenix Community Organization.

Where: Bay Theatre, 464 Morro Bay Blvd, Morro Bay
When: Monday, November 16, 2026; VIP entry 4:30 PM, doors 5:00 PM, film 5:30 PM
Who: Central California Coast Chapter, Military Officers Association of America, with Rising Phoenix Community Organization
Why: Proceeds support the local MOAA chapter and participating heritage and community nonprofits
Cost: $15 general admission; $25 VIP with 4:30 PM early admission and wine and cheese social
Good to know: Rated PG, 1 hour 58 minutes

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