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 last few nights,” Mikaela Ferland, manager of England’s, said yesterday. Families bring pillows, blankets and beach chairs and sit in front of the temporary screen set up underneath the catwalk of the Phoenix Room.
“The kids get really excited,” she said. “It’s a fun event for families.”
Admission is free and all films are rated G or PG. The movies begin at 8:30 p.m. The audiences for the first two movies have been from 50 to 75 people.
On July 29, the theme of the night will be Christmas in July with “The Polar Express” being shown. Holiday-themed ice cream flavors, such as peppermint stick and eggnog, will be available, and there will be Christmas activities accompanying the movie, including a Christmas carol sing-along, Ferland said.
Ann Lagasse, retail leasing director for Newburyport Development, said yesterday that the nights have been a successful event for Inn Street. Families enjoy the movie, and other Inn Street patrons respect the event, she said.
“It’s a great use of the downtown,” Lagasse said.
The movie schedule is as follows:
July 8, “Spiderman 2,” PG-13
July 15, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” PG
July 22, “Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom,” PG
July 29, “The Polar Express,” G
Aug. 5, “Tale of Despereaux,” G
Aug. 12, “Bee Movie,” PG
Aug. 19, Rain date
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