2015 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival

by | Jul 20, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Events

Celebrate the anniversary of the Central Park Conservancy at the 2015 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 6:30 p.m, at the landscape between Sheep Meadow and the 72nd Street Cross Drive (Terrace Drive). The festival will continue until Saturday, Aug. 29 at 10 p.m.

Each night of the festival will feature a classic film released in 1980, the same year in which the Conservancy was founded.

The line-up (with ratings) is as follows:

Tuesday, Aug. 25: Fame  (R)
Wednesday, Aug. 26: The Blues Brothers  (R)
Thursday, Aug. 27: Airplane!  (PG)
Friday, Aug. 28: Raging Bull  (R)
Saturday, Aug. 29: Superman II  (PG)

The festival gates will open at 6:30 pm, the film begins at 8 pm. No tickets are required, as the event is free.

There will be a DJ performing every night of the festival between 6:30 – 8 p.m. Movies will screen regardless of weather.

 -by Sunny Tsao

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