Albuquerque event

Monthly Matinee - Bagdad Café

Date
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Time
3:00 PM MDT to 5:00 PM MDT
Location
Special Collections Library, 423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Source
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library
Monthly Matinee - Bagdad Café at Special Collections Library

In celebration of the centennial of Route 66, we'll be featuring films this year from different places on the Mother Road! In Bagdad Café, a lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter. The setting of the film, Bagdad, CA, is a Route 66 ghost town in the Mojave Desert. Bagdad Café has a runtime of 1 hour 35 minutes and is rated PG. Please be advised that attendance at all movies is at the viewer’s discretion, and some material may be unsuitable for some individuals. Individual responsibility is recommended for attendance. For full description on rating advice please refer to the Motion Pictures Association of America. Views expressed in the film are not those of the City of Albuquerque nor the Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

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423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102

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