National City’s Summer Movies in the Park Series Kicks Off June 8
—Bring a Blanket, Picnic and Enjoy Free Movies Throughout the Summer—
National City will kick off its summer Movies in the Park series with a showing of “Footloose” June 8. The series will continue with a movie on the second Friday of the month through September. As part of the San Diego Movies in the Park Series, each free movie event includes pre-show entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. with the feature presentation starting at dusk.
“Let’s return to the days of drive-in movies and family picnics,” said National City Mayor Ron Morrison. “These outdoor movies are a fun and inexpensive way to spend a Friday night under the stars with your family and friends. Each movie has themed pre-show entertainment for all ages to get the crowd involved and out of their seats! Grab your blanket, a to-go dinner from a local restaurant and join your friends and neighbors for some good old-fashioned fun this summer.”
The movie and pre-show entertainment schedule is as follows:
June 8 – “Footloose”: Las Palmas Park, 2200 Newell Street, Free Zumba class for all ages.
July 13 – “Happy Feet 2”: National City Municipal Pool, 1880 E. 22nd Street, Free open swim prior to the movie.
August 10 – “Wizard of Oz:”: Kimball Bowl, D Avenue and 12th Street
September 14 – “Moneyball”: Little Padres Field (little league field) at Kimball Park, 1300 A Ave. Free Padres tickets will be given to the first 50 participants.
All screenings are open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their own folding chair, blanket and refreshments. Movies will be shown in high-quality digital format on a giant 28-foot-wide screen. All movie titles are subject to change without notice.
The Black Storytellers Present The Lotus Seed at the Malcolm X Library
The Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library presents a program for children on June 2, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Children will experience a dramatic reading of the book The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland, complete a craft, and receive a copy of the book and a special gift from the Black Storytellers of San Diego. This program is a part of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) The Big Read Program, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
The Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library is located at 5148 Market St., San Diego, CA 92114. The Library’s hours of operation are Tuesday and Wednesday 12:30 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday and Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and closed on Sunday and Monday. Starting June 4th, The Library will be open Mondays from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please call (619) 527-3405 for more information.
