Summer Movies al Fresco
Posted on February 15, 2012
If you didn´t get a chance to see our Movies in the Parks performance last year do not fear. We have lined up a killer performance in August with the Richmond Neighborhood Association and Portland Parks and Rec. We can´t release all the details yet, but it may or may not involve, A: A screen the size of your house at Sewallcrest Park off of Hawthorne B: Free popcorn C: A turtle that may or may not be rocket propelled. You didn´t hear it from us, eh?
As a special fundraiser for our outdoor concert the good people of the Richmond and Sunnyside neighborhood associations are having a findraiser at the Bagdad Theater. Check it out:
Bagdad Theater Presents “The Secret of Roan Inish” in Fundraiser Matinee for Richmond and Sunnyside Neighborhood Associations
On Sunday, February 19, 2012 (1pm doors, 2pm movie), the Richmond and Sunnyside Neighborhood Associations will present a special matinee showing of the 1995 John Sayles film “The Secret of Roan Inish” at McMenamins’ Bagdad Theater, SE Hawthorne Blvd and 37th. The story takes place in a small Irish fishing village, where a young girl discovers the secret and magic behind an Irish legend which connects her ancestors, and her, to the selkies — seals who can turn into humans. John Sayles is one of the most respected American independent filmmakers.
As a special treat, the Hawthorne Ben & Jerry’s will serve free ice cream in the lobby from 1-2pm, while supply lasts.
The film was much loved by Portland audiences when it played for months in the late 1990’s at the CineMagic Theater on SE Hawthorne Blvd, saving the Theater from extinction.
All ticket proceeds will go to the Richmond and Sunnyside Neighborhood Associations to fund their various community projects. Richmond will use their share of the proceeds to fund its annual free summer movie in Sewallcrest Park.
The film is rated PG. Tickets will be $1 for children, $5 for adults.
