Travel to new worlds, distant galaxies, and back to the future with music from your favorite sci-fi films and television shows including Avatar, Back to the Future, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Expanse, Star Trek (1979 and 2009), The X-Files, and more! The Charlottesville Symphony, conducted by Music Director Benjamin Rous, performs highlights from iconic soundtracks that have made science fiction come alive. Audience members are invited to dress up as their favorite sci-fi movie or TV show characters. (This program does not include film clips.)

"Symphonic Sci-Fi Spectacular" is generously sponsored by Wegmans, The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, and The Paramount Theater.

Tickets may be reserved online at www.theparamount.net, or in person at the Box Office Monday - Friday from 10:00AM until 2:00PM, and one hour before each event. Tickets may also be purchased by phone during Box Office hours by calling 434.979.1333.