Tompkins Park hosts films, music for ultimate summer season weekends

Calgarians can deliver a blanket and a few booze to Tomkins Park to look at films and musical performances for the following three weekends.

The seventeenth Avenue Enterprise Enchancment Space (BIA) shall be internet hosting the free occasions for the remaining weekends of summer season – from the Labour Day lengthy weekend till Sept. 21.

The occasions, that are part of the Summer time of seventeenth pageant, start on Saturday, Sept. 3 with a efficiency by Shalaine Stebner at 11:30 am., a screening of The Goonies at 3 p.m. and a screening of The Pocket book at 6 p.m.

The next day, there are three totally different musical performances plus screenings of Mama Mia at 3 p.m. and Bridesmaids at 6 p.m.

In complete, 12 films will play all through the three weekends, at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, ending with Imply Women at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18.

“The BIA has picked a tremendous lineup of films starting from cult classics, beloved sing-a-longs, laugh-out-loud stylish flicks, and rom-coms for household, date evening and women’ evening out themes,” stated a Wednesday information launch.

Every film shall be accompanied by different actions to reinforce the expertise, like science experiments from Telus Spark, dancers and a string quartet paying tribute to ABBA.

The occasions come to an finish of Sept. 21 with a night of stay leisure and music.

For extra info and to view a full schedule of occasions you’ll be able to go to www.17thave.ca/summer.

Tomkins Park is one in every of six in Calgary where you can drink as a part of the Metropolis of Calgary’s alcohol in parks program. Different complete parks the place ingesting is allowed embrace Barb Scott Park, Buckmaster Park, Lindsay Park, Southview Off-Leash Space and West Baker Park.