NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 17, 2025) \u2013 The writer, director, and lead actor of the film Old Fashioned is returning to his hometown for a 10th anniversary screening of the movie Saturday at the Quaker Cinema.<\/p>\n
New Philadelphia native Rik Swartzwelder says he\u2019s coming up from Florida to celebrate the movie that was shot at various sites throughout Tuscarawas County just over a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Swartzwelder says what he remembers most about the filming process is how the community rallied around the project.<\/p>\n
He says the founder of the Old Fashioned Fan Club, Linda Wiley of Southern California, is organizing this weekend\u2019s gathering.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s screening will also start with a dedication to Joe Bonamico, the longtime performer and director at Trumpet in the Land who played the role of George in Old Fashioned. \u00a0Bonamico passed away last year.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s festivities begin with a social hour at the Daily Grind Cafe from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The screening gets underway at 4 p.m. There\u2019s then an informal after-party at J-N-G Grill.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available HERE<\/a> through quakercinema.com.<\/p>\n