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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announces 80+ free summer movies
Posted by: Colin Covert under Movies Updated: May 18, 2010 - 2:35 PM
There's nothing like watching a sundown movie together. "Wall-E" screens Aug. 27 at Pearl Park.
Pack the picnic basket and oil up the lawn chair. The Minneapolis Park & Rec Board's third annual Movies in the Parks series presents an outdoor extravaganza of free films. The series will run six nights a week at parks across the city from mid-June through the end of August.
This summer’s series features a mix of action/adventure films, classics, new releases, comedies and family fare.
There is scant programming in Loring Park, left empty by the cancellation of Walker Art Center's longrunning Movies and Music in the Park series. At present, there's only one Loring presentation planned, the Harrison Ford thriller "The Fugitive" on Monday, June 21. More Loring shows may be added in August.
Movies are free to the public. Snacks will be for sale, and picnicking is encouraged. The films are screened 15 minutes after sundown. For a chart of local sunset times, click here.
The season finale will be a film nominated by viewers through online balloting. For more information, call (612) 230-6484, email arudolph@minneapolisparks.org or visit www.mplsmusicandmovies.com.
JUNE
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Monday, June 14
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Waite Park
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Avatar
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Tuesday, June 15
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Logan Park
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The Goonies
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Tuesday, June 15
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Minnehaha Park
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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Wednesday, June 16
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Bottineau Park
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Invictus
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Thursday, June 17
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Lyndale Farmstead Park
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Friday, June 18
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Bohanan Park
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
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Friday, June 18
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Linden Hills Park
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March of the Penguins
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Saturday, June 19
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Lake Harriet Bandshell
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Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night
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Monday, June 21
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Loring Park
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The Fugitive
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Tuesday, June 22
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Minnehaha Park
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The Great Outdoors
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Wednesday, June 23
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Keewaydin Park
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The Blind Side
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Thursday, June 24
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Luxton Park
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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Friday, June 25
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McRae Park
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Scooby Doo
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Friday, June 25
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Phelps Park
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Chicken Run
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Saturday, June 26
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Victory Memorial Drive
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The Princess Bride
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Monday, June 28
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Audubon Park
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Batman Begins
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Tuesday, June 29
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Minnehaha Park
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Rebel Without a Cause
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Wednesday, June 30
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Painter Park
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Planet 51
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JULY
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Thursday, July 1
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Northeast Park
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Friday, July 2
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Lake Harriet Bandshell
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Grease sing-along
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Saturday, July 3
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Water Power Park
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Independence Day
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Tuesday, July 6
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Minnehaha Park
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Footloose
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Wednesday, July 7
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Bottineau Park
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The Blind Side
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Thursday, July 8
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Lyndale Farmstead Park
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Friday, July 9
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Van Cleve Park
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Little Giants
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Friday, July 9
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Phelps Park
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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
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Saturday, July 10
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Lake Calhoun (south beach)
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The Outsiders
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Monday, July 12
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Northeast Park
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Avatar
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Tuesday, July 13
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Kenwood Park
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Jaws
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Tuesday, July 13
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Minnehaha Park
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Spaceballs
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Wednesday, July 14
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Kenny Park
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Planet 51
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Thursday, July 15
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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My Dog Skip
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Friday, July 16
Friday, July 16
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Bohanon Park
Phelps Park
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Madagascar
The Muppet Movie
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Saturday, July 17
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Boom Island
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Sleepless in Seattle
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Saturday, July 17
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Harrison Park
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The Great Debaters
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Monday, July 19
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Columbia Park
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Star Wars
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Tuesday, July 20
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Minnehaha Park
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Tommy Boy
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Tuesday, July 20
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Armatage
Park
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Monsters vs. Aliens
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Wednesday, July 21
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Luxton Park
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Hotel for Dogs
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Thursday, July 22
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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Reel Injun
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Friday, July 23
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Phelps Park
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Happy Feet
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Friday, July 23
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Currie Park
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Shrek
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Saturday, July 24
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Victory Memorial Drive
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Men in Black
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Saturday, July 24
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Keewaydin Park
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2012
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Monday, July 26
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Peavey Park
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The Dark Knight
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Tuesday, July 27
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Minnehaha Park
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The Sting
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Tuesday, July 27
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Elliot Park
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Ghostbusters
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Wednesday, July 28
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Corcoran Park
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Sherlock Holmes
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Thursday, July 29
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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Barking Water
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Friday, July 30
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Sibley Park
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Monsters vs. Aliens
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Saturday, July 31
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Boom Island
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Field of Dreams
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Saturday, July 31
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Hiawatha Park
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
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AUGUST
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Monday, August 2
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Sibley Park
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Men in Black
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Tuesday, August 3
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Linden Hills Park
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Breaking Away
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Tuesday, August 3
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Location TBD
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Movie TBD
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Wednesday, August 4
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Pearl Park
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Astroboy
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Thursday, August 5
Thursday, August 5
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
Stewart Park
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Kissed by Lightning
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Friday, August 6
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Bryant Square Park
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Coraline
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Saturday, August 7
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Brackett Park
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Bee Movie
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Saturday, August 7
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Lake Calhoun (south beach)
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Top Gun
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Monday, August 9
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Kenwood Park
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The Perfect Storm
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Tuesday, August 10
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Farview Park
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Madagascar
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Tuesday, August 10
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Location TBD
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Movie TBD
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Wednesday, August 11
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Powderhorn Park
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Avatar
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Thursday, August 12
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Lyndale Farmstead Park
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Thursday, August 12
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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Youth Produced Short Films
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Friday, August 13
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Bryant Square Park
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Star Trek
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Saturday, August 14
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Longfellow Park
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The Blind Side
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Saturday, August 14
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Lake Calhoun (south beach)
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The American President
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Monday, August 16
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Dickman Park
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Tuesday, August 17
Tuesday, August 17
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Location TBD
Pershing Park
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Movie TBD
2001: A Space Odyssey
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Wednesday, August 18
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Marshall Terrace Park
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Up
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Thursday, August 19
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Matthews Park
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Thursday, August 19
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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101 Dalmatians
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Friday, August 20
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Nokomis Park
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Hairspray
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Saturday, August 21
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Hiawatha School Park
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National Treasure
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Saturday, August 21
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Lake Calhoun (south beach)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Monday, August 23
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Waite Park
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Kung Fu Panda
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Tuesday, August 24
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Location TBD
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Movie TBD
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Wednesday, August 25
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Powderhorn Park
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Up
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Thursday, August 26
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Windom Park South
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Thursday, August 26
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Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
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Friday, August 27
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Victory Park
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The Princess and the Frog
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Friday, August 27
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Pearl Park
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Wall-E
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Saturday, August 28
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Victory Memorial Drive
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