Star Wars Day Marathon

While Star Wars Day — May the 4th be with you — has become an unofficial holiday embedded in the pop cultural zeitgeist to celebrate all things from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, having the date fall on a Sunday allows for a full weekend of space dogfights and lightsaber battles. While Star Wars Day Eve lacks a pithy catchphrase (May the Third Nerd, anyone?), it’s the day the Garland Theater will celebrate the Skywalker family’s saga by screening all three of the original trilogy movies: A New Hope (2 pm), The Empire Strikes Back (4:30 pm) and Return of the Jedi (7 pm). Almost half a century after the original film’s release, the galaxy-hopping adventures of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, R2 and 3PO still offer a dose of pure bliss on the big screen.

Star Wars Day Marathon • Sat, May 3 at 2, 4:30, & 7 pm • $25 pass; $10 per film • Garland Theater • 924 W. Garland Ave. • garlandtheater.org