4074 Main Street Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
The Chincoteague Island Arts Organization
CIAO - The Chincoteague Island Arts Organization
Our Organization
The Island Theatre
The Island Theatre
The Chincoteague Island Arts Organization (CIAO) is a 501(3)c nonprofit organization, incorporated in Virginia as a non-profit in December 2011. CIAO was created to save, utilize and maintain the vintage Island Theatre as a cultural arts center for Chincoteague, offering a unique downtown venue for events.
The Island Theatre
The Island Theatre
The Island Theatre
Now beautifully renovated, the Island Theatre (formerly the Island Roxy), offers first-run movies during the summer season and classic films in winter... as well as concerts, plays and all kinds of other entertainment. The theater aims to please the local community and visitors alike with a diverse selection of exciting events!
The Theatre Annex
The Island Theatre
The Theatre Annex
The Annex is a new small performance space adjacent to the theater, perfect for educational programs, lectures, classes, and community or business meetings. It also hosts CIAO's fun weekly events like Game Day Mondays. Give us a call or check out our event schedule below for dates, times and descriptions.
Donate to CIAO
CIAO was created to save, utilize and maintain the vintage Island Theatre and Theatre Annex as cultural arts centers for Chincoteague, offering unique downtown venues for films, concerts, events and gatherings.
Help us to continue to achieve these goals in the future by making a tax-deductible contribution to our organization. Donate through the PayPal button below or simply mail to:
Chincoteague Island Arts Organization
P.O. Box 1217
Chincoteague, VA 23336
WE THANK YOU!
ON SCREEN, ON STAGE AND ONLINE!
We are working hard in several ways to bring you new entertainment. The Island Theatre is being cleaned, and a new air filtration system has been installed anticipating the go-ahead to start first-run films once again. We will let you know when films and live performances will resume.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
Are you a theater lover? A cinema buff? A film aficionado? Does the smell of hot popcorn or the taste of Milk Duds evoke fond memories? Then join our great team of dedicated volunteers at the Island Theatre and the Annex! We can use your help, now and when we're up and running again... in the theater at the front of the house, backstage behind the curtain, or in the Annex with all sorts of activities. Call us at (757)702-2170, leave your contact info and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued support!
As you pass by the Island Theatre in the evening, you may have noticed that our portion of Main Street is a lot brighter now. Our marquee and showcases have been updated with a new lighting system. The theatre doors have been stripped of many coats of paint, and they now are back to the original natural wood finish. Enjoy the glow.
CIAO TV Online
Watch CIAO TV "Hearts & Hands" Again
"In the 19th century, women made quilts: to cover their beds, to create artistic vision, and to express their political sentiments. This film pieces together the primary materials of women's lives - diaries, letters, photographs, and quilts - to tell a new story of 19th century lives.
This is a documentary that dramatically portrays a vital part of American history only now beginning to be told -- the role played by women and their textiles in that century's great movements and events including the Civil War, the abolition of slavery, westward expansion, and the suffrage and temperance movements."
