AVAM Releases Flicks from the Hill Lineup and Events Schedule

American Visionary Art Museum Release:

The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) will present its 13^th season of Flicks from the Hill, the museum’s wildly popular summer outdoor film series, on Thursday nights at 9 pm starting July 6 and running through August 24. AVAM will screen a selection of FREEfamily-friendly films in the Hughes Family Outdoor Theater on the eastern slope of Federal Hill. The museum’s buildings and exhibitions are also free and open to the public from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Flicks nights, and a variety of free or low-cost pre-movie programs are scheduled for each night as well.

The 2017 films, inspired by our current thematic exhibition Yummm! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food, are as follows:

July 6: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

July 13: Napoleon Dynamite

July 20: The Hundred-Foot Journey

July 27: Big

August 3: Julie and Julia

August 10: The Nutty Professor (1996)

August 17: Moonstruck

August 24: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

All screenings begin at 9 pm and are free. In the event of inclement weather, the movie will be screened indoors on the third floor of AVAM’s Jim Rouse Visionary Center.

In addition to free museum admission from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Flicks Thursdays, AVAM will offer its annual Premiere Party, Fit Before Flicks activities, and Food Truck Party. The following is a lineup of our pre-movie programs:

• July 6: Premiere Party

Light fare from local restaurants, beer, and music from 6:30-8:30 pm in AVAM’s Sculpture Barn • Tickets $15, $10 AVAM Members @ MissionTix.com starting 5/25

• July 13: Fit Before Flicks Bike Ride with Race Pace Bicycles

   6:30 pm • Starts @ Race Pace Bicycles, Ends at AVAM • FREE

• July 20: Fit Before Flicks Yoga with Baltimore YogaWorks

   6:30 pm • AVAM’s JRVC Plaza • FREE

• July 27: Fit Before Flicks Fun Run with Charm City Run

   6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE

• August 3: Fit Before Flicks Boot Camp Class with Savoy Fitness

     6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE

• August 10: Fit Before Flicks Kickboxing with Federal Hill Fitness

         6:30 pm • Meet in AVAM’s Whirligig Plaza • FREE

• August 17: Fit Before Flicks Pilates with Arielle Gordon

     6:30 pm • AVAM’s JRVC Plaza • FREE

• August 24: Food Truck Party

                                 5:30-9:00 pm • FREE admission, bring cash or credit for grub

         Fit Before Flicks Bike Ride with Race Pace Bicycles

         6:30 pm • Starts @ Race Pace Bicycles, Ends at AVAM • FREE

Major sponsors for AVAM’s 2017 Flicks from the Hill programming are Charlton and Patrick Hughes, and Whole Foods Market.

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