Movie night to sink its teeth into downtown
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Sponsored by Bridgestone/Firestone, the movie this year will be “Shark Tale,” an animated family comedy featuring the voices of Will Smith, and Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Ren?e Zellweger. As always, admission is free and everyone is invited.
The evening will kick off at 6 p.m. with games and activities for the children, and the movie will begin at 8 p.m. Food will be available from Leadership Warren including hamburgers, hotdogs, pizza, nachos and chips, along with soft drinks, water and fruit smoothies. Of course no movie would be complete without a bag of crunchy popcorn, and those with a sweet tooth should find the funnel cakes, with a variety of toppings, a delicious treat.
Organizers wanted to note in previous years some seating was provided, but this year, since the event will be held on the grass, rather than the asphalt downtown, attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs, quilts, beach towels and get ready to settle in for a night of family fun and entertainment.
Leadership Warren’s Alicea Weddington and Barbara Page, co-chairs of this year’s event, say the organization is pleased to offer this kind of family event.
“We just like to get families together in the downtown area,” Weddington said. “Just put on something that families with smaller children can come out and enjoy. The community reaction has been wonderful and each year the crowd has just gotten bigger and bigger.”
Page said the effort involved in organizing the event is well worth it.
“This is something our club feels strongly about,” Page said. “We’re giving back to the community. This is something that we work hard at. This is our sixth year for this annual event, and it’s free. We want the families to participate. We’ve got children’s games starting at 6 p.m. and we’ve got some neat prizes for the little kids. We’re looking forward to having them out before the movie starts.”
And once again, a coloring contest for any child from preschool to age 7 is also part of the fun. A “Shark Tale” color page entry is printed on this page, and entries are also now available at Security Federal, the Chamber of Commerce and Magness Library. Please return your entries by Aug. 23 to one of these locations and the winners in will be announced at movie night.
Weddington said everyone involved appreciates the community’s support of the event.
“We’d like to just thank everybody in the community that helps us,” she said. “That donates their time, prizes, and just everybody in the community that looks forward to it and comes out and joins us for this event. It’s always great fun and we have a great time putting it on. The kids enjoy it and we look forward to putting it on every year.”