Sons of the Desert Founding Tent of New York

01/06/2026

Join the NYC Sons for our next meeting on Friday, June 19, 2026, from 7:30–10:30 PM. Visit our website to check out the full program, and feel free to bring a friend along to the meeting for a one-time guest fee of just $5.00. See you then!

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03/05/2026

Join the NYC Sons for our next meeting on Friday, May 15, 2026, from 7:30–10:30 PM. Visit our website to check out the full program, and feel free to bring a friend along to the meeting for a one-time guest fee of just $5.00. See you then!

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03/05/2026

Laurel & Hardy are the stars of TCM's Silent Sunday lineup on May 10th. Silent Sundays start at midnight, so be sure to set your DVRs if you won't be up that late!

Featured Films:
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Putting Pants on Phillip (1927)
Two Tars (1928)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)

WATCH NOWSCHEDULEARTICLES Silent Sunday Nights   by TCM | January 09, 2026 Join us on TCM each Sunday at midnight   A fixture of TCM's programming from the beginning, when Buster Keaton's The Cameraman (1928) aired on April 17, 1994, Silent Sunday Nights offers iconic movies from the silent era as...

08/04/2026

Spring weather is kind of almost here (well, at least it stopped snowing)! Join the NYC Sons for our next meeting on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 7:30–10:30 PM. We’ve got some rare shows lined up — visit our website to check out the full program — and feel free to bring a friend along for a one-time guest fee of just $5.00. See you soon!

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28/02/2026

Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel weren't from Nottingham, but they wouldn't have made it if not for the city's pioneering impresario.

01/02/2026

It’s already February! Let’s hope spring weather is around the corner. In the meantime, join us for our February 13th NYC Sons meeting, featuring a Valentine’s Day theme — check out the film lineup on our website!

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23/01/2026

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Music:- Dance Of The Cuckoos- Yesterday's Ice Cubes- Twilight In Turkey- Dead End Blues- Brass Buttons And Epaulettes- Boy Scout In Switzerland- Reckless Nig...

06/01/2026

Sad news: Sidney Kibrick, the last surviving featured member of the Our Gang Comedies, has died at 97.

Sidney Kibrick, who played menacing sidekick "Woim" in the popular "Our Gang" movie series, has died at 97.

05/01/2026

We’re kicking off both the New Year and our 61st year with an all–Stan & Ollie film program, plus a classic cartoon and an Our Gang short that hasn’t been shown at our tent in many years! Our next meeting is happening on Friday, January 16th. Visit our website to find out which films are on the lineup!

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13/12/2025

The Sons of the Desert Founding Tent of New York wishes a very HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY to the wonderful Dick Van D**e! 🥳