American Visionary Art Museum Release:
The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) will present its 13th season of Flicks from the Hill, the museum’s wildly popular summer outdoor film series, on Thursday nights at 9 pm starting July 6 and running through August 24. AVAM will screen a selection of FREEfamily-friendly films in the Hughes Family Outdoor Theater on the eastern slope of Federal Hill. The museum’s buildings and exhibitions are also free and open to the public from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Flicks nights, and a variety of free or low-cost pre-movie programs are scheduled for each night as well.
The 2017 films, inspired by our current thematic exhibition Yummm! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food, are as follows:
July 6: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
July 13: Napoleon Dynamite
July 20: The Hundred-Foot Journey
July 27: Big
August 3: Julie and Julia
August 10: The Nutty Professor (1996)
August 17: Moonstruck
August 24: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
All screenings begin at 9 pm and are free. In the event of inclement weather, the movie will be screened indoors on the third floor of AVAM’s Jim Rouse Visionary Center.
In addition to free museum admission from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Flicks Thursdays, AVAM will offer its annual Premiere Party, Fit Before Flicks activities, and Food Truck Party. The following is a lineup of our pre-movie programs:
July 6: Premiere Party
Light fare from local restaurants, beer, and music from 6:30-8:30 pm in AVAM’s Sculpture Barn • Tickets $15, $10 AVAM Members @ MissionTix.com starting 5/25
July 13: Fit Before Flicks Bike Ride with Race Pace Bicycles
6:30 pm • Starts @ Race Pace Bicycles, Ends at AVAM • FREE
July 20: Fit Before Flicks Yoga with Baltimore YogaWorks
6:30 pm • AVAM’s JRVC Plaza • FREE
July 27: Fit Before Flicks Fun Run with Charm City Run
6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE
August 3: Fit Before Flicks Boot Camp Class with Savoy Fitness
6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE
August 10: Fit Before Flicks Kickboxing with Federal Hill Fitness
6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE
August 17: Fit Before Flicks Pilates with Arielle Gordon
6:30 pm • AVAM’s JRVC Plaza • FREE
August 24: Food Truck Party
5:30-9:00 pm • FREE admission, bring cash or credit for grub
Fit Before Flicks Bike Ride with Race Pace Bicycles
6:30 pm • Starts @ Race Pace Bicycles, Ends at AVAM • FREE
Major sponsors for AVAM’s 2017 Flicks from the Hill programming are Charlton and Patrick Hughes, and Whole Foods Market.
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