'Harry Potter' and the Milwaukee Symphony
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets": The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performs along with a showing of the second of the "Harry Potter" movies. There are just a handful of tickets left for the four screenings at the Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave.: 8 p.m. Friday, 1 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. $25 to $75.
Info: pabsttheater.org
UWM Union Cinema
Admission to the semester-end student screenings is free at Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
73rd Student Film and Video Festival: Juried showcase of the best short films and videos from the pioneering UWM Department of Film, Video, Animation, and New Genres. 7 p.m. Friday.
Senior Screenings: Films from the MFA graduates of the UWM Film Department. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Info: cinema.uwm.edu
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Rivoli Theater
The Holiday Film Festival continues at the Rivoli, the Cedarburg discount movie house at W62-N567 Washington Ave. Admission is $3.50.
Dec. 15: 7 p.m., "White Christmas"
Dec. 16: 1 p.m., "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; 3:30 p.m., "A Christmas Story"; 7 p.m., "Elf"
Dec. 17: 1 p.m., "Samantha: American Girl Holiday"; 3:30 p.m., "The Polar Express"; 7 p.m., "It’s a Wonderful Life"
Dec. 18: 7 p.m., "White Christmas"
Dec. 19: 7 p.m., "The Holiday"
Dec. 20: 7 p.m., "National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation"
Dec. 21: 7 p.m., "It’s a Wonderful Life"
Info: rivoliofcedarburg.com
Neighborhood Theater Group
The operators of the Avalon Theater and Times and Rosebud cinemas continue their weekend Christmas offerings. Admission is $5.
At the Avalon, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. (info: avalonmke.com):
"Jingle All the Way": The 1996 Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy about a dad determined to find a hard-to-get toy at Christmas. 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
At the Times, 5906 W. Vliet St. (info: timescinema.com):
"Holiday Inn": The 1942 Bing Crosby-Fred Astaire musical that introduced the song "White Christmas," among other great Irving Berlin songs, to the world. 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Contact Chris Foran at cforan@journalsentinel; on Twitter, @cforan12.