The Loft Cinema at 201 Division Cobourg
201 Division Street - 2nd floor K9A 3P6 Cobourg, ON, Canada

The LOFT will be closed from Dec 23, 2020 to Jan 23, 2021 due to the Ontario Covid-19 Lockdown. If the Health Authority gives the green light, The LOFT will reopen on Sunday Jan 24. Watch this space for details or subscribe to The LOFT newsletter at www.cobourgloft.ca. Take care, be safe and be kind.

LOCKDOWN December 24, 2020, 12:01 am REOPEN January 22, 2021

FIRST WE EAT plays Fri Nov 20 and Sat Nov 21 at 7 PM. Food security in extremis. Suzanne Crocker leads her family of five in a 300 mile diet experience ... in the far north.

Live chamber music returns to The Cobourg LOFT on Nov 22 at 3 PM. Les AMIS Concerts presents Lynn Kuo , violin, and Kevin Lau, piano, playing a brilliant program Tickets Limited and safety protocols in place. $30 by e-transfer to [email protected].

The LOFT Cinema opens new documentary MEETING THE BEATLES IN INDIA on Friday, Oct 16. First, The Beatles met the Maharishi then they met themselves. Check www.cobourgloft.ca for show dates and times.

First the Beatles met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and then they met themselves. A new feel-good documentary opens at The Loft Cinema October 16. Watch for the complete list of dates and times.

PARIS 1919 - Docu-drama by Paul Cowan (2009) 1 hr 34 mins Inspired by Margaret MacMillan’s landmark book, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed The World, this film takes us inside the Paris Peace Conference, offering a compelling reflection on postWW 1 history and how the decisions made during those six fateful months in 1919 continue to haunt us, Must reserve in advance at [email protected]. Check dates and times at www.cobourgloft.ca

80 new watercolours by Jane Wicks grace the walls of the gallery at The LOFT Cinema. Until Nov 22.

MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL (2019) at The LOFT Cinema 7 pm Aug 25 and 29. Reserve your seat at [email protected]. Physical distancing & face covering practices in place.

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees plays Wed Aug 19 at 2 PM at The Loft. There's still room for you. Reserve your seats at . Limited # of seats. Social distancing. Masks or face coverings. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155394848320787

THE GREAT GREEN WALL (2019) opens Fri August 14 at The Loft Cinema. Charismatic Malian musician Inna Modja leads a cast of African characters in an examination of a movement to build an 8000 km mosaic of trees and vegetation to span the width of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Djibouti. Beautiful. Hopeful. Inspiring. Check www.cobourgloft.ca for dates and times and email to reserve seats. Social distancing and masks required.

THE BOOKSELLERS is a new documentary about old books and old book dealers in New York City. The film opens at Cobourg's LOFT Cinema, a charming screening room i...n an old art-deco building that has been closed for 5 months "on account of the plague." Author, Fran Leibowitz, (the patron saint of doing nothing) is an expert witness in this quirky film. Listen to this NPR radio show about THE BOOKSELLERS unless you are already sure you want to see it - in which case check www.cobourgloft.ca for dates and times, then email to reserve your seat. See more

Godspeed Malik B. Things Fall Apart ....

The LOFT reopens August 4 with the kind of great documentaries you're used to seeing here. August 4 to 13 it's the brand new THE BOOKSELLERS; August 14 to 28 it's the brand new and inspirational African documentary THE GREAT GREEN WALL. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cphSne_HiPA

The LOFT will reopen on August 4 after almost 5 months of shutdown. Physical distancing. 6 ft apart. Maximum 18 seats sold. Pre-register/prepay. All will be detailed on website and newsletter Monday.Our first feature will be THE BOOKSELLERS, a 2019 documentary that was due to release in March 2020. "Lovely. A documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device that contains the world." Variety

The LOFT will reopen on August 4 after almost 5 months of shutdown. Our first feature will be THE BOOKSELLERS, a 2019 documentary that was due to release in March 2020. Masks please. Physical distancing 6 ft apart. Maximum 18 seats sold. Pre-register/prepay. Dates and times on Monday July 27. First show August 4. THE BOOKSELLERS: - "Lovely. A documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device that contains the world." Variety

There are still some seats for tonight's on line concert - 'they are in your home! Click below and you'll get a link to enjoy two great musicians for only $15 per household watch party. Elizabeth and Michael have 14 Juno noms between them. They are mighty fine. Starts at 7pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/690624021788322/

Sunday July 5 at 7 pm from Elizabeth Shepherd's house. Click below to buy the ticket link and enjoy a safe and intimate concert experience in your own home.

Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti have 14 JUNO nominations between them. They have an ongoing duo project that moves between jazz, world, funk, pop, blues, r&b, and Chamber Music. They perform everywhere from major festivals to your living room. Their last live-audience performance before the pandemic struck was at Cobourg's intimate LOFT. They may be grounded but are not to be denied. This weekend they recorded a beautiful show at Elizabeth's Quebec home. You can download this show on Sunday, July 5 at 7pm. Watch it alone or organize a watch party with friends from your safe bubble, all while physically distancing. You'll be helping two great musicians and a small venue operator. Click below now to find tickets: