Riverside Park was buzzing with “Bee Movie” fans on Saturday night. Children donning yellow and black and sporting wings descended on the Fifth Annual Movies on the Lawn held at Riverside Park. The event featured the animated “Bee Movie” as well as dances, face painting, free photos and even a real bee hive and honey. [...]
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Seattle, Washington: Free movie nights for the community
Pastor Patrinell Wright and The Total Experience Gospel Choir recently joined the West Hill Community Council to promote unity in Skyway at a free Friday night outdoor movie “The Great Debate.” “Music can reach people no other art form can reach,” said Wright, who started the internationally renowned 30-member choir in 1973. Sounds of inspirational [...]
Whalan, Minnesota: Movies projected on Whalan Town Hall
WHALAN — In the 1930s and 1940s, movies were projected on the outdoor wall of the Whalan Town Hall, bringing Hollywood to a small, isolated town. That tradition returns Saturday when a night of music and a movie will be held at the Whalan Town Hall. Things get under way at 7 p.m. with music [...]
Jenin, Palestine: Jenin Film Festival Opens
JENIN, Palestinian Territories — A film festival opened on Thursday in a newly restored cinema in Jenin, a West Bank town battered by some of the worst violence of the 2000 Palestinian uprising. The festival is the brainchild of German filmmaker Marcus Vetter and Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian man who donated his 11-year-old son’s organs [...]
Baltimore’s outdoor film series have thrived this summer
Even in the laziest dog days, Baltimore’s outdoor film series have thrived this summer. At the Little Italy Open-Air Film Festival, crowds have turned out as if to honor the late John Pente, who from its start to his death served as the festival’s welcoming public face. A dozen years ago, Little Italy Restaurant Association [...]
First four dates for the Starlight Cinema series
Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism has set the first four dates for its Starlight Cinema series, a new outdoor movie program. In the past several months, staff secured an accommodations tax grant for the purchase of an inflatable movie screen, which as part of its new series, will be erected at a different Aiken [...]
The Rolling Roadshow Hits the Road
August 13, 2010 (PRESS RELEASE) — Since 2005, the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has organized a summer road show of classic movies shown in one of the films’ iconic locations. This year, the Rolling Roadshow is making a stop in Illinois! Since 2005, the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has organized a summer road show of [...]
Popcorn in the Park
Camano Island outdoor cinema series: Free outdoor cinema series featuring classic films and cartoons, outdoors on a big screen in 16 mm, dusk Fridays through Sept. 24, corner of E. Camano Drive and Dallman Road; 360-387-4579; www.chumleigh.com. Bring blankets, chairs, picnic items and dress for weather. Gates open at 7 p.m. for open mike sessions. [...]
Outdoor Movie Series on Inn Street
NEWBURYPORT — Inn Street is drawing crowds each week for the Outdoor Movie Series, which began two weeks ago. The summer movie series, sponsored by England’s MicroCreamery and Newburyport Development, follows the same format as the ice cream store’s movie nights in Haverhill at their other location. “There has been a really good crowd the [...]
Night of Fun with Family and Friends at the “Movie in the Park”
You don’t have to venture far to experience world class exhibits, unique presentations, special events and super summer camps. They are happening each and every week, right here, in our great city. I encourage you to spend some time exploring some of these events; they have something to offer everyone! The ever popular ArtWalk is [...]
