Movies in the Park!
| By John Paul Burgess |
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Loring Park Summer Music & Movies have become a summertime staple.
Ever noticed how everything--even the most mundane of activities--is enhanced simply by displacing it outdoors? Think about it. How much more fun is dinner when it’s a picnic? What about reading a book? Fornicating? See where I’m driving this boat? (If not, the headline should have been a dead giveaway): Movies. Outdoors. The perfect end to an idyllic, balmy Midwestern summer evening is curling up beneath the stars and experiencing a film as nature intended it. Here now are your options for movies in the park this summer. Oh yeah, and admission's free!
Cinema and Civics
The Stevens Square Community Organization has hosted an outdoor film screening series of some incarnation in Stevens Square Park for the past fourteen years. Since 2005, it’s been Cinema & Civics, a weekly series that incorporates “socially pertinent activities and discussions” in addition to live music and a movie. Depending on the event, various guest speakers will engage in dialogue pertaining to the evening’s chosen topic prior to the night's entertainment. Visit cinemaandcivics.org for a regularly updated schedule.
Wednesdays:
June 10th: Star Trek IV with musical guest Kill to Kill
June 17th: A Mighty Wind with musical guest The Absent Arch
June 24th: Harold and Maude with musical guest F Knights
July 1st: Labyrinth with musical guest STNNNG
July 8th: Mystery Science Theater 3000 with musical guest Tentacle Boy
July 15th: An entire evening of shorts by local filmmakers (titles TBA) with musical guest Economy Team
Comcast Movies in the Park
One for the kiddies, this sporadic and nomadic series features a gamut of family-friendly flicks--everything from Disney to knock-off Disney--in a whole range of locations in St. Paul. For a complete schedule of events and synopses, visit stpaul.gov.
District Del Sol Music and Movies
Located in Parque Castillo of St. Paul’s West Side, the District Del Sol’s Summer Music and Movies series picks a theme and sticks with it. This go around it’s “Mexico: Then and Now.” Each Thursday beginning on June 18, traditions and trends akin to Mexico’s past and present are explored through arts, music and movies. Activities start at 6:30 p.m., followed by music at 7:30 p.m. and a film at dusk, which you can bank on around 8:45 p.m.
Thursdays
June 18 – Aug. 6 visit districtdelsol.com for an updated listing.
Solera Movies on the Rooftop
Solera’s most excellent rooftop screens films throughout the summer, and offers up much-better-than-popcorn tapas while drink service is in full effect. This is a stark contrast to most summer outdoor film series that are “dry”?meaning glass bottles aren’t allowed and “that had better be water in your bottle” (wink).
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Through Sept. 16; Visit solera-restaurant.com for a complete schedule of films.
Patrick’s Cabaret Movies in the Park-ing Lot
Patrick’s Cabaret gets in on the action for four consecutive Thursdays with inspirational films screened at dusk. Intent to touch your “heart and mind,” each event features a follow-up post screening discussion, after a little art, music and food in the parking lot. Festivities begin at 6 p.m.
Thursdays:
June 18: Fearless Freaks
June 25: Milk
July 2: Food Matters
July 9: Burning Man
Loring Park Summer Music & Movies
Long has this series been a staple of the Uptown area. In conjunction with the Walker Art Center, this series seeks to present more classic film fare than most other outdoor movie jamborees, which tend to rely on stand-bys like The Goonies. This year’s installment, "Newman Rocks," will focus on the early films of none other than Paul Newman while featuring some fine MN-made musical talent. In case of rain, the event is moved to the Walker Art Center’s cinema. Music at 7 p.m., films at dusk.
Mondays:
July 20: Halloween, Alaska + Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
July 27: Roma di Luna + Hud
August 3: Gospel Gossip + Cool Hand Luke
August 10: Hanggai + The Hustler
Music in Mears (w/ Movies too)
Music in Mears isn’t all music, you know. Beginning July 23, you can expect some choice motion pictures to follow an impressive lineup of local minstrels, including The Hopefuls, Maria Isa and Jeremy Messersmith. Plus, food and "bevies" are for sale care of the evening’s sponsor, which fluxuate between Barrio, The Bulldog, Station 4 and Senor Wong. Music from 6 – 9 p.m., and movies at 9 p.m.
Thursdays:
July 23: School of Rock
July 30: Cool Hand Luke
August 6: Sixteen Candles
August 13: American Graffiti
August 20: Field of Dreams
August 27: Milo and Otis
Brit’s Summer Movie Series
Brit’s Summer Movie Series, which as always will be featuring films of the British ilk, screens films on their glorious Rooftop Garden. Drink specials and a the traditional “no cover” rules apply. In the event of bad weather, the film moves into the Clubhouse’s big screen.
Mondays:
August 3: Last Chance Harvey
August 10: Run Fat Boy Run
August 17: Son of Rambow
August 24: Quantum of Solace
August 31: Ghost Town
September 7: Slumdog Millionaire
Vali-Hi Drive In
Finally, if you’re really in it for the long haul, both literally and figuratively, head to one of the remaining few drive-ins, Lake Elmo’s Vali-Hi. Open nightly, you can partake in a staggering triple feature for just $7.50 / person! And if you’ve got some kids 12 and under, they’re admitted for free. Box office opens at 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday – Thursday. First show’s at dusk.
Consider yourself informed.
Cinema and Civics
The Stevens Square Community Organization has hosted an outdoor film screening series of some incarnation in Stevens Square Park for the past fourteen years. Since 2005, it’s been Cinema & Civics, a weekly series that incorporates “socially pertinent activities and discussions” in addition to live music and a movie. Depending on the event, various guest speakers will engage in dialogue pertaining to the evening’s chosen topic prior to the night's entertainment. Visit cinemaandcivics.org for a regularly updated schedule.
Wednesdays:
June 10th: Star Trek IV with musical guest Kill to Kill
June 17th: A Mighty Wind with musical guest The Absent Arch
June 24th: Harold and Maude with musical guest F Knights
July 1st: Labyrinth with musical guest STNNNG
July 8th: Mystery Science Theater 3000 with musical guest Tentacle Boy
July 15th: An entire evening of shorts by local filmmakers (titles TBA) with musical guest Economy Team
Comcast Movies in the Park
One for the kiddies, this sporadic and nomadic series features a gamut of family-friendly flicks--everything from Disney to knock-off Disney--in a whole range of locations in St. Paul. For a complete schedule of events and synopses, visit stpaul.gov.
District Del Sol Music and Movies
Located in Parque Castillo of St. Paul’s West Side, the District Del Sol’s Summer Music and Movies series picks a theme and sticks with it. This go around it’s “Mexico: Then and Now.” Each Thursday beginning on June 18, traditions and trends akin to Mexico’s past and present are explored through arts, music and movies. Activities start at 6:30 p.m., followed by music at 7:30 p.m. and a film at dusk, which you can bank on around 8:45 p.m.
Thursdays
June 18 – Aug. 6 visit districtdelsol.com for an updated listing.
Solera Movies on the Rooftop
Solera’s most excellent rooftop screens films throughout the summer, and offers up much-better-than-popcorn tapas while drink service is in full effect. This is a stark contrast to most summer outdoor film series that are “dry”?meaning glass bottles aren’t allowed and “that had better be water in your bottle” (wink).
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Through Sept. 16; Visit solera-restaurant.com for a complete schedule of films.
Patrick’s Cabaret Movies in the Park-ing Lot
Patrick’s Cabaret gets in on the action for four consecutive Thursdays with inspirational films screened at dusk. Intent to touch your “heart and mind,” each event features a follow-up post screening discussion, after a little art, music and food in the parking lot. Festivities begin at 6 p.m.
Thursdays:
June 18: Fearless Freaks
June 25: Milk
July 2: Food Matters
July 9: Burning Man
Loring Park Summer Music & Movies
Long has this series been a staple of the Uptown area. In conjunction with the Walker Art Center, this series seeks to present more classic film fare than most other outdoor movie jamborees, which tend to rely on stand-bys like The Goonies. This year’s installment, "Newman Rocks," will focus on the early films of none other than Paul Newman while featuring some fine MN-made musical talent. In case of rain, the event is moved to the Walker Art Center’s cinema. Music at 7 p.m., films at dusk.
Mondays:
July 20: Halloween, Alaska + Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
July 27: Roma di Luna + Hud
August 3: Gospel Gossip + Cool Hand Luke
August 10: Hanggai + The Hustler
Music in Mears (w/ Movies too)
Music in Mears isn’t all music, you know. Beginning July 23, you can expect some choice motion pictures to follow an impressive lineup of local minstrels, including The Hopefuls, Maria Isa and Jeremy Messersmith. Plus, food and "bevies" are for sale care of the evening’s sponsor, which fluxuate between Barrio, The Bulldog, Station 4 and Senor Wong. Music from 6 – 9 p.m., and movies at 9 p.m.
Thursdays:
July 23: School of Rock
July 30: Cool Hand Luke
August 6: Sixteen Candles
August 13: American Graffiti
August 20: Field of Dreams
August 27: Milo and Otis
Brit’s Summer Movie Series
Brit’s Summer Movie Series, which as always will be featuring films of the British ilk, screens films on their glorious Rooftop Garden. Drink specials and a the traditional “no cover” rules apply. In the event of bad weather, the film moves into the Clubhouse’s big screen.
Mondays:
August 3: Last Chance Harvey
August 10: Run Fat Boy Run
August 17: Son of Rambow
August 24: Quantum of Solace
August 31: Ghost Town
September 7: Slumdog Millionaire
Vali-Hi Drive In
Finally, if you’re really in it for the long haul, both literally and figuratively, head to one of the remaining few drive-ins, Lake Elmo’s Vali-Hi. Open nightly, you can partake in a staggering triple feature for just $7.50 / person! And if you’ve got some kids 12 and under, they’re admitted for free. Box office opens at 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 8 p.m. Sunday – Thursday. First show’s at dusk.
Consider yourself informed.
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