Movies on the Green™
One of our newest fun-filled family events is The Arts Council's Movies on the Green Series™, held on the beautifully manicured 2 acre lawn of The Smithgall Arts Center.
Movies begin at dusk on a 35 foot inflatable screen. The gates open at 7:30PM so that you and your family can enjoy a host of fun activities before the movie including face painting, magicians, art stations and a jump house. We also provide food vendors selling everything from hot dogs and pizza to popcorn and ice cream.
Bring your quilts, lawn chairs, picnics and frisbees out to enjoy an evening under the stars.
2010 Schedule
AVATAR
June 17
Gates open at 7:30PM
Movie starts at
Dusk
Smithgall Arts Center Lawn
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
July 1
Gates open at 7:30PM
Movie starts at
Dusk
Smithgall Arts Center Lawn
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*RAIN DATE for both movies will be August 5 at dusk.
AVATAR
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Wes Studi, C.C.H. Pounder
MPAA RATING: PG-13
Run Time: 156 minutes
In the epic action adventure fantasy "Avatar", James Cameron, the director of "Titanic", takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption, discovery and unexpected love - as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.
Conceived 14 years ago and over four years in the making, "Avatar" breaks new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story and reinvents the moviegoing experience.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Starring: Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler
MPAA RATING: PG
Run Time: 88 minutes
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving theschool's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes -– Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.