Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts - 2008 Saturday Night Free Movie Series Schedule

2008 Saturday Night Free Movie Series Schedule

June 14

Back to the Future - Rated PG, 115 minutes, 1985 Cancelled
Sponsored by: The Downtown Association of Iowa City

7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Ryne Doughty Cancelled

Due to the flooding situation in our community and in support of City and University efforts to limit non-essential traffic to the Iowa City area, all Summer of the Arts programming and events are cancelled for this weekend, June 13 and 14.

Please check back to our website for updates on any future cancellations.

June 21 DOUBLE FEATURE! Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - Not rated, 83 minutes, 1948 AND Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman -- Not rated, 73 minutes, 1943
Sponsored by: AM 800 KXIC

7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Iowa City Community Band

Start the evening off laughing as comic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter classic horror film monsters played by legendary actors Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bela Lugosi. Then shiver in fright as the man-beast and mute Monster wage battle.

June 28 Jaws - Rated PG, 124 minutes, 1975
Sponsored by: 100.7 The Fox

7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Matt Skinner

In Steven Spielberg's first blockbuster film and horror classic, a great white shark terrorizes a New England coastal town. Roy Scheider stars as the local sheriff who teams up with a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled boat captain (Robert Shaw) on a dangerous mission to kill the beast.

July 12                   National Treasure - Rated PG, 131 minutes, 2004

            7:30 p.m.         MUSIC: Area Dancers to perform

After discovering a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, archaeologist Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) races against time and a ruthless adversary to find and protect a legendary treasure. Heart-pounding chases, close calls, and the FBI turn Gates' quest into a high-stakes crime caper and action-packed treasure hunt.

July 19 Remember the Titans - Rated PG, 108 minutes, 2000
Sponsored by: AM 800 KXIC

7:30 p.m. MUSIC: HAWK All-Stars Cheerleading Fun

This inspirational film chronicles the true story of the undefeated 1971 T.C. Williams team of Alexandria, Virginia, which was the first integrated high school team in the state. Denzel Washington stars as Coach Herman Boone, who succeeded in bringing the players together as a state championship team.

July 26 Ghostbusters - Rated PG, 105 minutes, 1984

7:30 p.m. MUSIC: Nate Jenkins

A group of "ghost exterminators" (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis) investigate the strange happenings in a New York apartment and end up taking on an army of ghosts, demons, and a menacing 112-foot Marshmallow Man.

August 2 TBA

7:15 p.m. MUSIC: Drew Morton

August 9 Cool Runnings - Rated PG, 97 minutes, 1993
Sponsored by: 100.7 The Fox

7:15 p.m. MUSIC: Annie Savage and friends

Derice Bannock (Leon) fails to qualify for Jamaica's Olympic track team, so he recruits former (and disgraced) Olympian bobsledder Irv Blitzer (John Candy) to coach Jamaica's first bobsled team. Despite numerous setbacks and the lack of snow, the underdog athletes make it to Calgary for the winter games and prove that they deserve to be there.

August 16 Labyrinth - Rated PG, 101 minutes, 1986

7:00 p.m. MUSIC: Kevin "B.F." Burt

When her baby brother is kidnapped by goblins, fifteen-year-old Sara Williams (Jennifer Connelly) enters a maze of illusion to bring him back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King (David Bowie).

Friday Night Concert Series

Founded in 1991, The Friday Night Concert Series is a FREE, family-friendly event held on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Iowa City. The event features live music performed by local bands each and every Friday night from the middle of May to early September (excluding the first…

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Saturday Night Free Movies

Founded in 2005, The Saturday Night Free Movie Series is a FREE, family-friendly event held in downtown Iowa City. The event features musical entertainment or special activities, short films by local filmmakers and a feature movie on the University of Iowa Pentacrest.

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Iowa Arts Festival

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The Iowa Arts Festival is a weekend-long, free community celebration featuring over 115 visual artists, a music festival, a culinary expo, and a variety of creative and educational activities. Voted "Favorite Festival" by the Iowa Press Citizen.

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Iowa City Jazz Festival

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Founded in 1991, The Iowa City Jazz Festival is a FREE, family-friendly event held in downtown Iowa City. The event features live music performed by both local bands and internationally acclaimed recording artists. The festival has won numerous awards throughout the years...

Don Byron

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Landlocked Film Festival

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Landlocked Film Festival is Iowa City's International Film Festival. The 2007 festival debuted as the largest film festival in Iowa featuring over 60 films from around the world on five screens. This year the Landlocked will showcase the best films by independant filmmakers along with workshops and panel discussions.

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