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 entertaiment. 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. In the meantime, we will soon be offering online productions. Watch for our links to allow you to enjoy a variety of programming to replace our usual summer series of Monday nights!
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.
Please donate here if you can... Thank you for your continued support!
LAST ONE OF THE SUMMER! PLAY THE MOVIE MARQUEE GAME
- A new movie quote will be posted on the Island Theatre marquee each Saturday and will remain there from Sunday to Friday.
- The game will be repeated with different quotes every four weeks through September.
- Grab an entry form from the containers by the Theatre Annex door.
- Name the movie that the quote came from for each of the weeks listed on the form.
- Once the form is complete with all the titles and your contact information, pop it through the mail slot in the Annex door.
- There will be a drawing from all the COMPLETED forms, and the winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate valid for a purchase at any business that is a member of the Main Street Merchants' Association.
Main & Mumford Online
Coming on September 28 at 7:00 p.m. is THREE SHEETS! Last March our annual St. Patrick's Concert with Three Sheets was canceled due to COVID-19. Owen Hooks, Bill Troxler and Thom Nolan will give us a virtual treat that shows what we missed and, hopefully, what we will be able to enjoy in person next March as we return to normal. TUNE IN!
