Free Movie Nights Summer 2015 from Ocean City-Dewey-Bethesda-Baltimore

Grab your family, blanket and pack some food and picnic under the stars this Summer at a number of fabulous venues from Federal Hill to Fells Point to Little Italy. Headed to the Eastern Shore Beaches? We have found more delightful free movies night opportunities Be sure, whereever you travel to support local businesses! Buy from the local restaurants and vendors.

WEDNESDAYS: FILMS ON THE PIER-Fells Point

When: Dusk on Wednesday evenings starting in July and running through the end of August. The Sound Garden will be showing an awesome lineup of movies at dusk on the end of the Broadway Pier!  Check out the the line-up below!

7/08: Kingsman: The Secret Service
7/15: Gone Girl
7/22: The Babadook
7/29: Guardians Of The Galaxy
8/05: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
8/12: Whiplash
8/19: 22 Jump Street
8/26: St. Vincent !

 Films on Pier seen left, source: Facebook Page.

Wednesdays, June 03 - August 26, 2015

When: 8:30 pm

Where: Carousel Hotel, 118th Street--Oceanside North Ocean City (91st - 146th)

June 3 - Blended

June 10 - Big Hero 6

June 17 - Muppets Most Wanted

June 24 - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

July 1 - Into the Woods

July 8 - Maleficent

July 15 - Dolphin Tale 2

July 22 - Planes - Fire & Rescue

July 29 - The Box Trolls

August 5 - Annie (2014)

August 12 - Cinderella (2015)

August 19 - Frozen

August 26 - Guardians of the Galaxy

Photo Courtesy: Lindy Kosydar @ The Carousel Hotel

Thursdays: FLICKS on the Hill-Federal Hill Park:

When: Thursdays, July 9–August 27
Time: 9pm, AVAM Open & FREE 5-9pm Flick Nights

Flicks from the Hill Photo credit: Nick Prevas

List of Movies: http://www.avam.org/news-and-events/events/flicks-from-the-hill.shtml

The museum is open & FREE between 5 and 9pm on Flicks nights at 800 Key Highway, Baltimore Inner Harbor, MD 21230 (Map). Might we suggest you sip and nibble and take out at www.sipbaltimore.com or a local Federal Hill spot to package and take up to the park.

The Hughes Family Outdoor Theater features seating for 1000+ on the natural amphitheater formed by Federal Hill; a 30-foot wide screen held from above by Adam Kurtzman's Giant Golden Hand; a twinkling view of the city; and an amazing, all-ages, community experience. AVAM's #Flicks series was listed by Travel + Leisure Magazine as one of the "World's Best Free Things," and won City Paper's 2014 Best of Baltimore award for "Best Rain or Shine Event."

In the event of nasty weather, the show of the Flicks will be moved inside to the 3rd floor. AVAM officials watch the weather reports closely and will announce the change as soon as they know via Facebook (facebook.com/theavam) and Twitter (@TheAVAM) channels. Chairs will be available for the indoor screenings, or you can bring your own blanket and cozy up on the floor.  No pets allowed inside.

FRIDAYS: CINEMA AL FRESCO in Littly Italy

FREE! Friday evenings through July & August

Where:  Corner of High & Stiles Streets
When: Live music begins 7:00 pm, Movies begin 9:00 pm
FREE POPCORN, a nice touch!

One of Little Italy’s more popular events, sponsored by the Original Little Italy Restaurant Association, the Open Air Film Fest has thrived since 1999. Movies are projected onto the outside wall of Ciao Bella Restaurant in the Da Mimmo Ristorante parking lot from a row home across the street. Folks arrive early to set up lawn chairs, listen to live entertainment, stroll the neighborhood and eat at one of Little Italy's many restaurants.

A bit of history: Instrumental in allowing this event to be created was the late "Mr. John" Pente who died in 2011, at age 100. He allowed a movie projector to be set up in his third floor bedroom window. His nephew, the late Ray Lancelotta who died in 2014, had then purchased the home and generously continued the Film Fest tradition. For 2015, the Lancelotta family continues to supportst the Film Fest.

And the movies are:

The Jewish Museum of Maryland is hosting its 1st ever Summer Movie Nights.

"On one hand, the films are an invitation to local residents and business patrons to participate in the life of JMM.  On the other hand, bringing visitors from other parts of the city onto our streets at night sends a powerful message about the future of Lloyd Street and the yet-to-be-developed parcels that adjoin us," states Marvin Pinkert, Executive Director of JMM.

The outdoor screenings are scheduled for

Sunday, August 9 (The Great Dictator)

Sunday, August 23 (Gentleman’s Agreement). 

The museum will stay open during the film.  And admission to the museum after 5pm will also be free.  We’re setting up picnic tables in our courtyard if you would like to bring your own food for a pre-movie picnic.  We’ve invited food trucks to join us – look for an update on who is coming in our August 7 Museum Matters.
 
For those who really want to make a day of it there is even an afternoon program to go with each film. 

At 3pm on Aug. 9, Dr. David Ward of the University of Pittsburgh will be speaking on “Charlie Chaplin’s Great Dictator: Fighting Fascism with a Movie” At 3pm on August 23 Dr. Greg Metcalf of MICA will be offering his take on the world of Jewish film. 

Both lectures are included in the price of daytime admission.  (By the way, we also have a third film offering in August on the 16^th at 5:30pm – we’re showing this one indoors because of its early start time – the film is the animated classic An American Tail).

The films themselves will be shown on an inflatable 9’ tall by 12’ wide screen which we’re setting up in the parking lot across the street from our front door.  The films will start at 8pm to get us close to sunset.  Like their neighbors at St. Leo’s, our film fest is a BYOC* event (bring your own chairs).

Bethesda, Maryland's 10th Annual Summer Movie Week hosts movies for 5 consecutive days July 21-25, 2015.

Where: Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle

When: 9pm at the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues

Cost: Free

July 21: Sixteen Candles
July 22: Chef
July 23: The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay, Part I
July 24: Mrs. Doubtfire
July 25: Imitation Game