Wellfleet Preservation Hall (known locally as Prez Hall) is once again hosting outdoor movie nights in the garden this summer. Bring beach chairs or blankets and join in the fun. The outdoor cinema opens at 7 pm and Prez Hall offers pre-movie activities that compliment the film theme for the night.

Classic cartoon night July 14th

Parents with fond memories of Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Bullwinkle and the like, will have a chance to introduce their cartoon favorites to the kids as the films are projected on the wall of Preservation Hall.

From 7 until it gets dark enough to show the films, families will enjoy playing the Geography Game Show, hosted by Neal Nichols.

If it rains, the fun moves into the Wellfleet Elementary School.

Cops and robbers star on July 28th

Before the movies start, kids will have a chance to meet members of the local Wellfleet Police Department. This evening’s Wellfleet Preservation Hall show will feature Andy Griffith, Lucy Ricardo and Ralph Kramden in classic television shows, all with a cops and robbers theme.

August 4th is Surfer Night at Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Start the evening with a hula hoop lesson lead by Moya Finn, then enjoy local films starring Wellfleet’s own surfers.” Beachtown” by Larry Broadbent and the “Wellfleet Wave Sliderz” collection will be featured.

An evening for pirates on August 25th

The kids will enjoy a pirate’s treasure hunt lead by Pirate Adventures of Provincetown before settling down to Wellfleet Preservation Hall’s final movie night featuring classic Little Rascals, Gilligan’s Island and other pirate themed films.

The Masonic Hall in Welllfleet will host the movie nights in the event of rain on July 28, August 4 and August 25.

For more information:

Wellfleet Preservation Hall 335 Main Street Wellfleet MA info@wellfleetpreservationhall.org

Outdoor MoviesProvide Free Fun

In this summer of economic discontent, near may be better than far, close to home better than the ends of the earth. So we offer 10 top-notch spots only a tank of gas away, or less, in the hope that they deliver adventure and escape, or at least a chance to soak in the sweet smells of the season.

Cinematic journeys
Travel fantastic distances at local festivals, where indy efforts and international fare can transport you for an hour or two at a time. In Waterville, Maine, home to an opera house and the Railroad Square Cinema, the Maine International Film Festival runs July 10-19. In Rhode Island, venues across the state host films for the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which runs Aug. 4-9. www.miff.org, www.film-festival.org.

Starlight for a ceiling
Catch more movies in open air at the Wellfleet Drive-In, out at the end of the Cape. There’s a double feature every night in stereo sound, and such tandems as “Monsters vs. Aliens” and “Fast & Furious.” Campers must park in back – the place opened in 1957, after all, when people drove up mostly in cars, even if they had bigger fins than now. And remember: no horns. Route 6, Wellfleet, www.wellfleetcinemas.com.

By Tom Haines
Source: http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/outdoors/articles/2009/06/14/10_frugal_outings_in_the_offing/