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Editor's note: This event has been canceled due to COVID-19.
Add “going to the movies” to the list of seemingly innocuous acts that COVID-19 has ruined. As of press time, our beloved Hi-Pointe Theatre was still closed for the public’s safety, and The Moolah Theatre & Lounge had become an unfortunate casualty of the pandemic. Fortunately, a retro pastime is coming back into vogue: the drive-in movie theater. There are already three drive-ins within about an hour’s trip of us. A new option: The Drive-In Cinema Club is hosting a pop-up drive-in movie theater for four nights in July. The location’s still a secret, but admission for each car (holding a party of up to five) costs $40, each screening ticket (which much be purchased for every member of the party) is $3, and a $20 food and beverage add-on will get popcorn and candy delivered to you. The Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, the 2018 biopic about Queen’s Freddie Mercury, kicks off the screenings on July 16. July 17’s movie is Deadpool, followed by The Greatest Showman on July 18. Fight Club closes out the program on the 19th. Screenings begin at 8:30 p.m., but it’s recommended that you arrive by 8 to pick your parking spot. As usual in the time of coronavirus, cars must be spaced at least 6 feet apart, and if you get sick and can’t make it, you’ll get a full refund. Finally, something that feels not like a compromise but rather a cool addition to our summer bucket list.
