Dundalk, Maryland: Outdoor Movies Reach Out to Dundalk Community

The Main Street Outdoor Movie Series — a project the Dundalk Renaissance Corp. started last year — is expanding this summer from three films to six. The DRC purchased its own projector and an 11.6'×19.8' screen, and movies will be shown in the parking lot behind the Patapsco Masonic Lodge on Trading Place.

"It's a community-building strategy," said Amy Menzer, executive director of the DRC. "People don't need to go to White Marsh to go to the movies." The series caters to families with PG and PG-13 films, and the DRC rented sound equipment from Dundalk Music to support local businesses.

This year adds two school-sponsored nights: Dundalk Elementary chose Ratatouille (Aug. 9) and Logan Elementary chose Bee Movie (Aug. 23). Pre-show entertainment — live music, face painting, balloon animals, and karaoke — begins at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

Main Street Movies schedule
June 7 — Shrek III
June 21 — My Fair Lady
July 12 — Spider-Man III
July 26 — Hairspray
Aug. 9 — Ratatouille
Aug. 23 — Bee Movie
Preshow at 7:30 p.m. · Feature at dusk · Bring a chair or blanket