365PDX#114: Movies in the Park. (Twilight:New Moon and Breaking Away tonight)
Posted June 26, 2010
365 Things to do in Portland #114: Parks and Recreation Presents Movies in the Park.
All summer long you can bike to your favorite Portland Parks and see free movies. There are over 40 movies being shown through out the summer- most of them are on weekends, but there are also movies being shown during the week.
Movies in the Park will being showing mostly newer popular movies like Twilight Saga:New Moon, Star Trek (2009), Avatar, and Transformers. They also have animated movies like Kung Fu Panda and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, plus a few classics like Guys and Dolls and The Lost World. Most importantly though, they are showing the best movie of all time- The Princess Bride (August 6th Mt. Scott Park).
Tonight you can see The Twilight Saga:New Moon at Colonel Summers Park as well as Breaking Away at St. Johns Park (1979).
Here is the summer movies in the Park Schedule:
| Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30 PM - Movies begin at dark | ||
| DATE | MOVIE / entertainment | PARK / SITE |
| FRI
June 25 |
The Wiz (Michael Jackson Tribute)
The Working Stiffs |
Peninsula Park |
| SAT
June 26 |
Breaking Away | St Johns Park |
| SAT
June 26 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Ben Rice Blues Band, Portland Teen Idols, rock climbing wall |
Colonel Summers Park |
| FRI July 2 |
Kung Fu Panda | Multnomah Arts Center |
| FRI July 9 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
The River City Trio, The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis) |
Kenilworth Park |
| SAT July 10 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The River City Band, rock climbing wall |
Lents Park |
| TUE
July 13 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Working Stiffs |
Oregon Park |
| FRI
July 16 |
Star Trek* (2009)
The River City Band |
Brentwood Park |
| SAT July 17 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The River City Band |
Dickinson Park |
| SAT July 17 |
Transformers (2007)
Rock climbing wall |
Ed Benedict Park |
| SUN July 18 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Ed Benedict Park |
| FRI July 23 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox*
The Cat Jugglers |
Irving Park |
| SAT July 24 |
Avatar
The River City Band |
Wilkes Park |
| SAT
July 24 |
Come Together Home (documentary) | Lone Fir Cemetery |
| SUN
July 25 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Captain Bogg & Salty |
Sellwood Park |
| THU
July 29 |
Shrek II (in Spanish with English subtitles) | Columbia Park |
| FRI
July 30 |
Pretty in Pink
The Sounds of Norman |
Colonel Summers Park |
| SAT
July 31 |
Guys and Dolls (1955)
The Working Stiffs, rock climbing wall |
Laurelhurst Park |
| SUN
Aug 1 |
Avatar
The Working Stiffs, The River City Band, Portland Teen Idols |
Sellwood Park |
| TUE
Aug 3 |
Shorts
The River City Band |
Glenfair Park |
| WED
Aug 4 |
Shorts
The Sounds of Norman |
Gilbert Heights Park |
| THU
Aug 5 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
The River City Trio, The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis) |
Woodstock Park |
| FRI
Aug 6 |
The Princess Bride
The Sounds of Norman, rock climbing wall |
Mt Scott Park |
| FRI
Aug 6 |
The Dark Knight (Batman) | Multnomah Arts Center |
| SAT
Aug 7 |
Nim’s Island
The River City Band, rock climbing wall |
Dickinson Park |
| SUN
Aug 8 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The River City Band |
King School Park |
| FRI
Aug 13 |
Deathbowl to Downtown: The Evolution of Skateboarding in New York City
The Cat Jugglers, rock climbing wall |
Glenhaven Park |
| FRI
Aug 13 |
Planet 51
The River City Band |
St Johns Park |
| SAT
Aug 14 |
The Music Man (1962)
Mitzi Zilka and the French Café Quartet, rock climbing wall |
Laurelhurst Park |
| THU
Aug 19 |
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
The Sounds of Norman, rock climbing wall |
Parklane Park |
| FRI
Aug 20 |
The Princess and the Frog
The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis), rock climbing wall |
Wilkes Park |
| FRI
Aug 20 |
Remember the Titans
The River City Band, rock climbing wall |
Irving Park |
| SAT
Aug 21 |
The Lost World (silent film)
Filmusik Chamber Orchestra |
Sewallcrest Park |
| SAT
Aug 21 |
Old Dogs*
The Working Stiffs |
Lents Park |
| TUE Aug 24 |
That’s Entertainment
The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis) |
Memory Garden (Ed Benedict Park) |
| THU Aug 26 |
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
The River City Trio |
Hazeltine Park |
| FRI Aug 27 |
Avatar
The River City Band, Portland Teen Idols, rock climbing wall |
Laurelhurst Park |
| SAT Aug 28 |
The Tale of Despereaux
The River City Band, rock climbing wall |
Montavilla Park |
| THU
Sept 2 |
The Princess and the Frog*
The River City Trio, The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis) |
Argay Park |
| FRI
Sept 3 |
An American in Paris | Director Park |
| SAT Sept 4 |
Mamma Mia!
The Working Stiffs |
Washington Park |
| FRI Sept 10 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Multnomah Arts Center |
| *subtitled for those with hearing disabilities | ||
