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The Monarch Theatre is showing the fourth film of their summer series “Films Al Fresco” on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 9:00PM at the Kin Coulee Park Band Shell.
Midsummer Night's Dream
Our movie this evening will be “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1999) starring Christian Bale, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Daniel Strathairn, Dominic West, Sophie Marceau, and Sam Rockwell.
This adaptation of Shakespeare’s magical comedy of a love-tangled summer’s evening shimmers with sumptuous cinematography and a truly stellar ensemble cast. Set in the Tuscan countryside, the film follows the romantic misadventures of four lovers who wander into the forest and are magically bewitched by the creatures living there. This cheerful romp is a feast for the senses set to a magnificent classical score and is the perfect entertainment for a languid midsummer’s evening. The movie is rated PG for mild sensuality.
People are reminded to bring a blanket or lawn chairs, as there is no fixed seating available in the park. Come early to get the best spot!
Area non-profit organizations will have a chance to learn more about the Community Foundation’s grant application process at a workshop on Wednesday.
All interested parties are invited to attend the “Grant Application Workshop,” where Community Foundation executive director Mike Christie will guide applicants through the forms and process.
“During past grant cycles we have found the workshop very valuable,” said Christie. “It leads to higher quality grant applications and makes the process easier on both the applicants and grant committee members.”
Applicants are under no obligation to attend the workshop, as it is not a required part of the grant application process.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, July 29 from 12 – 1:30 PM at the Volunteer and Community Information Centre located at 211 4th St. SE. Coffee will be provided and attendees are welcome to bring their lunch. THE JUMP – Read the rest of this entry »
Maverick Rides Again
The Monarch Theatre’s “Films Al Fresco” series is premiering its third film of the summer on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 9:00PM at the Kin Coulee Park Band Shell.
Our movie on this evening will be the western comedy “Maverick” (1994) starring Mel Gibson, James Garner, Jodie Foster, James Coburn, Alfred Molina, and Graham Greene.
From the director of The Goonies and Lethal Weapon, and the writer of The Princess Bride, Maverick is the story of Bret Maverick, that charming, amoral gambler of TV fame. He’s back, and still wreaking comic havoc wherever he goes. This time, Maverick’s out to compete in the Three Rivers Poker Championship, but he’s got one small problem: he still needs another three grand for the entrance fee. Soon he finds himself in all sorts of trouble – being held up in a bank robbery, trapped on runaway stagecoach, shot at by a Russian archduke, and held captive by natives… doing anything he must to get that cash.
The Snowbirds will be buzzing in Medicine Hat tomorrow, July 23rd. They were supposed to fly through the area during the Stampede Parade but had scheduling conflicts. Look to the skies above the Stampede grounds at about 5PM.
Snowbirds via http://www.snowbirds.forces.gc.ca/
As part of the Monarch Theatre Revitalization Project, “Films Al Fresco”, this weekend’s movie is 50’s musical extravaganza Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. The movie will be playing in Kin Coulee Park Band Shell on Saturday, July 18th at 9:00PM.
People are reminded to bring a blanket or a lawn chair as there is no fixed seating, so your probably want to show up a bit earlier to get a good spot. Concessions will consist of pop, popcorn, chips, candy and chocolate bars. Also, in addition to the movie, members of the Medicine Hat Vintage Vehicles Association will have some vintage cars on display – a suiting reference to Grease.
For more information check out The Monarch Theatre Website. Thanks to Ashley Meller for the submission.
Medicine Hat’s 20th annual Chili Cookoff is coming up this weekend in Downtown Medicine Hat.
The event is on Saturday, July 18th, and kicks off at noon and runs till 4PM. Entry is $3. Team sign-up forms can be found on their website as well as pledge forms.
Everyone loves chili, check it out!
A small portion of Tyler's amazing collection
How many times have you been sitting around a board game alone, just wishing you had some friends who were into that kind of thing to come over and play? O.K., this has probably never happened to any of you, but this exact thing used to happen to Medicine Hat resident Tyler McLaughlin about twice a week, until he got fed up and started a club. That was six years ago…
Tyler’s club has 20+ members and a catalog of around 1000 different games. They meet every Thursday night at 6:30 pm until they are done (around midnight) at the Volunteer Center, 211 – 4th St SE. There is a one dollar nightly fee, with a tournament held with prizes about every three months or so.
“As well as being really fun, board gaming can impart regular players with new skills or help to improve old ones all while you get to make new friends and be out of the house. We tend to focus on games which can improve processing speed, spatial reasoning, leadership and coaching abilities, cognitive abilities, communication skills and a stronger sense of self confidence. We also tend to talk about probability and other math now and again, as that’s all part of being good at the games.” says Tyler. THE JUMP – Read the rest of this entry »
Canada Day is coming up and there will be a whole lot of events going on in and around the city.
The Canada Day celebration kicks off at 730AM at the Lion’s Club with a pancake breakfast and officially ends with Fireworks in Kin Coulee park. I sure hope the hills in the coulee start on fire again, that is at least half the fireworks entertainment value!
Other entertainment will include bands, lotteries, food and snack stands, and of course, merchandise.
A compilation of the events can be found on the events section of the Canada Day Medicine Hat website, check it out.
Monarch Theatre Media Release
The Monarch Theatre is holding a series of film showings entitled “Films Al Fresco” as part of the Monarch Theatre Revitalization Project.
The films will be shown every Saturday in July and August (except July 11th), at the Kin Coulee Park band shell and start at approximately 9:00pm.
Please bring a blanket or a chair as there is no fixed seating, so get there early for the best view. A small concession with some of your favorite movie snacks will be available on site during the events.
For those who are unaware, the Monarch Theatre is a theater downtown that was closed a couple years ago but is now re-opening and will run as a not-for-profit movie theatre and performance space for five days out of the week. It was purchased by the City Centre Development Agency (CCDA).
For more information check out The Monarch Theatre Website.
There are a few teepees set up in Kin Park at the intersection of 9th Street and Allowance Avenue in celebration of the upcoming National Aboriginal Day, which is marked by the summer solstice and occurs on Sunday, June 21.
The event promises to be educational to the aboriginal cultures, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures, and they want everyone in the community to participate in the experience by going down and checking out what is going on.
Everything kicks off at Noon on June 21 with the raising of a ceremonial teepee and is followed up by a traditional pow wow dance, singing, games, as well as arts and crafts.
I personally think it would have been more interesting to set up the teepees by the giant teepee off the Trans Canada to both relate to why that big teepee is there, and attract some passerby attention, but oh well.
Check it out!
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