I wanted to write about some of the events and things we have going on here in Halton Hills and North Halton that contribute to the reasons we all love living here.
Last weekend an event was held in Acton’s Prospect Park that takes place a couple of times each summer. It also takes place in Glen Williams Park. The event is “Movies in the Park,” located right here in Halton Hills. Movies in the Park are a great family experience and are one of those events that make our small town special and unique. A large forty foot screen is set up that is over 3 storeys tall! The screen is crystal clear and is a HD screen. They come across clear and the sound is unbelievable.
People arrive and stakeout their chairs to watch, much like a drive in. Kids run around and play as they wait for the movies to begin. Some light candles to keep away the mosquitoes. Shortly before the movies start the organisers gather the kids and have hula hoop contests, or they do the “Cha Cha Slide” or other dances. When they showed Michael Jacksons Thriller, everywhere you looked there were people up doing the dance movies from that iconic video.
There is no charge for the movies as they are covered by sponsors. Imagine having your business name on a screen 40 feet tall. They accept donations for the local food banks and there was a great pile of food at the front by the screens. When they held the event recently in Glen Williams they had 700 people watching Avatar and collected over 450 pounds of food for the food bank!
It was great to see the community come out to see a great movie in a unique location. It is one of those events that make Halton Hills such a great place to live. Where else but a small town would you see people gather in a park, by the side of a lake and watch movies together on a stunning Canadian summer night?
It is one of those things that contributes to our high quality of life and makes us happy to live here.
You can find out more about Party Cinemas by visiting there website at www.partycinemas.com or on Facebook under party cinemas.
My children and I went for the first time. I was impressed at how clear the picture and sound were. I was not expecting the the mobile "snack" shack but was a well received bonus. The interesting part was waiting to see if the rain would be a factor while we packed our chairs and blankets. I would attend again, as a single parent, the cost to go to the movies is ridiculous, so this was a great "out" that was affordable. Thank you to the local sponsors, many of which I DO support regularly.
ReplyDeleteStephanie I agree it is so much fun. It is a bit of afestival atmosphere as everyone waits for it to get dark enough for the movie to start.
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