Friday, May 14, 6:00pm

Every Month, the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center will present a film rich in the cultural arts for the entire family to enjoy, plus grab some free pizza before the movie on us! Audience: Family, Free to the Public, 2410 Wickham Avenue, 757-247-8969

The Soloist is a 2009 drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez. The film is based on a true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless.

Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper.

This film is rated PG-13.