The Seattle Times recently published a great list of outdoor movies in venues all around the Seattle area. I was duly impressed by the number of neighborhoods that have embraced the outdoor film, and surprised that Capitol Hill has not joined in the fun. With great potential venues like Volunteer Park and Cal Anderson, outdoor summer cinema seems like a no brainer.
Outside of the upcoming Bike-In Movie at the Capitol Hill Sustainability Fair, does anyone know if Capitol Hill has ever ventured to show any outdoor films? Are we collectively too cool to sit in the grass, slap at mosquitoes, and watch Ghostbusters for the forty-third time?
Maybe I’m just being greedy – we’ve got friggin’ live theatre, is it really worth lugging out the projectors for another screening of The Goonies?
1) There will be some. See: http://www.calandersonpark.org/calendar.cfm
A couple of outdoor movies for you. More if you help the Cal Anderson Park Alliance organize them ( http://www.calandersonpark.org)
2) A couple of years ago there were films in Homer Harris Park ( http://seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=4426 ) but not recently. Vague memories of disputes about the non-PG movies screened.
Thanks for the tip Andrew. I’m glad to hear that there will be at least a few outdoor movies here on the Hill. Nothing like some campy films on a balmy evening.
Volunteer Park up till even last year was showing movies in the park? Any idea if they are doing this again? Last year I think Napaleon Dynamite was showing and Princess Bride maybe?