Coldwater Kitchen shares a groundbreaking story about the power of cooking, connection and comeback. For 30 years, soft-spoken chef Jimmy Lee Hill has run a highly regarded culinary training program out of a prison in Coldwater, MI, offering incarcerated men a renewed sense of purpose through the craft of fine dining — everything from foie gras to lobster.

This James Beard Foundation Award-winning documentary follows Chef Hill and three of his students — one facing a life sentence, another battling an opioid addiction, and a third returning to the city where he once dealt drugs — as they navigate the woes of incarceration and the difficulties of transitioning back into society.

The event will include a screening of the documentary, a conversation with the filmmakers and film stars, and a dessert prepared by the men whose stories are told in the movie.

Dining option is available, which offers a lite, multi-course tasting and a welcome beverage. Dining ticket holders will be provided assigned seating based upon party sizes; we will seat groups together to the best of our ability.

VIP Dining Table - Table of eight (8) includes a lite meal and a welcome beverage, as well as a donation benefitting City Opera House and The Film Collaborative on behalf of Coldwater Kitchen .

Dinner and a Movie - Dining option includes a lite meal and a welcome beverage, as well as dessert prepared by the film stars.

Screening Only (includes dessert)

Student Screening

A cash bar will be available throughout the show. COH Accessibility information.

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