June 8, 2009

Free outdoor summer films begin on Homewood campus

Five hit movies will be screened, free of charge, on Friday nights this summer on the Wyman Quadrangle of the Homewood campus.

Hopkins Summer Outdoor Films, presented by the Office of Summer and Intersession Programs, premieres Friday, June 12.

Live music begins at 7:30 p.m. Hot dogs, burgers, nachos, candy and drinks will be sold. No alcoholic beverages are permitted. Each movie will start around 8:30 p.m., or as soon as it gets dark. The rain location is Shriver Hall Auditorium.

The schedule is as follows: June 12, Hairspray, with pre-show performance by the Swingin’ Swamis; June 19, Hook, with Deep Tree Mantra; July 10, Wall-E, with strolling magicians and balloon artistry; July 17, Dark Knight (parental discretion advised) with pre-show performance by soihadto, a band that includes chef Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes and the Food Network show Ace of Cakes; and July 24, Ghostbusters (parental discretion), with Bronze Radio Return.

For more information, call 410-516-4548 or go to www.jhu.edu/summer/films.