Palm Theatre

The Palm Theatre is a movie theater in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, described on its official site as San Luis Obispo's only non-profit movie theater. Its programming includes film series such as Hispanic Heritage Month, Flickerhead Friday Night Features, Reissues & Restorations, New Indie Discoveries, and New Releases, along with membership and donation options and the SLO Film Festival. Its history traces back to 1973, when then-students Jim Dee and Paul Karlen hosted screenings under the banner of the San Luis Obispo Zoopraxographical Film Society, or Cinema Zoo.

The beginnings of the Palm Theatre go back to 1973, when then-students Jim Dee and Paul Karlen hosted on-again, off-again screenings of a diverse selection of short and full-length films under the banner of The San Luis Obispo Zoopraxographical Film Society, or Cinema Zoo. The screenings were presented at various locations around San Luis Obispo. In 1979, Jim and Patty Dee returned to the space that housed the Savannah Dinner Theater at 967 Osos Street and created the Rainbow Theatre, a single screen theatre in San Luis Obispo's historic J. P. Andrews building. The official site's history timeline lists the phases Cinema Zoo (1973-1979), Rainbow Theatre (1979-1989), Palm Theatre (1988-2024), and SLO Film Center (2024-Present).

San Luis Obispo's only non-profit movie theater.

Product categories. Film series · Reissues and restorations · New independent and international film releases · Membership · SLO Film Festival

1. 1SLO Film Center / Palm Theatre – San Luis Obispo's only non-profit movie theater.thepalmtheatre.com
2. 2About – SLO Film Center / Palm Theatrethepalmtheatre.com
3. 3Palm Theatrewikidata.org