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Father Christmas is back for a short visit and this time he is visiting Helmcken House. Photographs and visits with Father Christmas are by appointment only.

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In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. Nearly 5,000 years have passed, and Black Adam has gone from man to myth to legend. Now free, his unique form of justice, born out of rage, is challenged by modern-day heroes who form the Justice Society: Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher and Cyclone.

Run Time: 2hr, 5min, CC, Rating PG. Showing Nov. 24-27, Dec. 1, 3, 4

Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss’ beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.

Run Time: 1hr 31min, CC, Rating G. Showing Dec. 8-11, 2022.

An inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. A doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole.

Run time 1 hr 39min. Rated G. Showing in Dec. 2022

An inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. A doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole.

Run time 1 hr 39min. Rated G. Showing in Dec. 2022

Imagine a place in the far north of Alaska that is vast, wild, and magical where one of earth's greatest natural spectacles unfolds. Princess Daazhraii Johnson of the Gwich'in tribe reveals the land that has sustained her people for untold generations. Experience a world that has evolved intact and untamed since the beginning of time. Journey with National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz on his five-year quest to film the elusive 200,000 strong Porcupine Caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on earth. Filled with intimate moments featuring polar bears and musk oxen, wolves, grizzlies, golden eagles and more, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness is the first cinematic exploration of a world few have truly seen until now.

Run time 45 min. CC. Rated G

Imagine a place in the far north of Alaska that is vast, wild, and magical – where one of earth’s greatest natural spectacles unfolds. Princess Daazhraii Johnson of the Gwich’in tribe reveals the land that has sustained her people for untold generations. Experience a world that has evolved intact and untamed since the beginning of time. Journey with National Geographic photographer Florian Schulz on his five-year quest to film the elusive 200,000 strong Porcupine Caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on earth. Filled with intimate moments featuring polar bears and musk oxen, wolves, grizzlies, golden eagles and more, The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness is the first cinematic exploration of a world few have truly seen until now.

Run time 45 min. CC. Rated G

Train Time follows the trek of a modern freight train through the communities it serves, revealing the beauty, vastness and diversity of the American landscape and the evolving role and remarkable heritage of railroading, a profession integral to the fabric of modern civilization. On a stunning and kinetic rail journey across the North American continent, Train Time reveals the hidden inner workings of a modern railroad. Created for giant screens by the director of the celebrated IMAX® Experience Rocky Mountain Express and his team, Train Time is captured on 15/70mm motion picture film, the world’s largest film format.

Run time 43min. CC. Rated G.

Hidden Pacific is a pioneering film that profiles some of the Pacific Ocean's most beautiful islands and marine national monuments — breathtaking places that will leave audiences with a deep-felt appreciation for the beauty of nature untouched by civilization. The storied histories of Palmyra, Midway and other atolls – from the WWII Pacific Theater to their present environmental recovery and ecological research initiatives – provide the platform from which the film explores a diversity of science and human stories.

Run time 45 min. CC. Rated PG.

Hidden Pacific is a pioneering film that profiles some of the Pacific Ocean's most beautiful islands and marine national monuments — breathtaking places that will leave audiences with a deep-felt appreciation for the beauty of nature untouched by civilization. The storied histories of Palmyra, Midway and other atolls – from the WWII Pacific Theater to their present environmental recovery and ecological research initiatives – provide the platform from which the film explores a diversity of science and human stories.

Run time 40 min. CC. Rated G

Life happened in the Serengeti on an unprecedented scale. It's home to most of Africa' iconic animals, and hosts one of the world's greatest natural events àthe annual wildebeest migration. Nature has orchestrated a perfect symphony in which every species has a very distinct role to play in a larger story àthe balance of an entire ecosystem. We'll see it through the eyes of the youngest members of our animal cast as they imitate their parents, and learn about the mighty roles they'll play.

Run time 40min. CC. Rated G.

Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear — the rarest bear on earth — in the film Great Bear Rainforest. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Found on Canada’s remote Pacific coast, it is the last intact temperate rainforest in the world—a place protected by the region’s indigenous people for millennia. Now, for the first time ever, experience this magical world in IMAX and giant screen theatres, and discover the land of the spirit bear.

Run time 41 min. Rated G.

Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear — the rarest bear on earth — in the film Great Bear Rainforest. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Found on Canada’s remote Pacific coast, it is the last intact temperate rainforest in the world—a place protected by the region’s indigenous people for millennia. Now, for the first time ever, experience this magical world in IMAX and giant screen theatres, and discover the land of the spirit bear.

Run time 41min. CC. Rated G.

French Screening of Amazon Adventure - Amazon Adventure tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates’ fascinating 11 year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850’s.

Run timme 45 min. CC Rated G