Free Outdoor Movies at Landmark Park: The Wizard of Oz

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Apr 11 2012 11:16 AM

(DOTHAN) Spend a gorgeous night outside at Landmark Park and enjoy a movie under the stars. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, a picnic dinner and your family and friends. The Martin Drugstore and Shelley General Store will be open selling popcorn, ice cream and other refreshments. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the movies will begin at dusk. Admission is free and the movies are sponsored by Knology.

April 20 will feature THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) from Turner/MGM, starring Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, directed by Victor Fleming. Kansas girl Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked by a tornado into the magical land of Oz in this much loved musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel. Dorothy joins the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion on an adventure down the Yellow Brick Road to persuade the Wizard to help her find her way home. Rated G; 102 minutes. The Movie series will close on May 4 with Ghostbusters.

Admission is FREE. Gates open at 6 p.m. and movies begin at dusk at the Gazebo. Sponsored by Knology. Landmark Park is a 135-acre historical and natural science park located on U.S. Highway 431 North in Dothan, Ala. For more information, contact the park at 334-794-3452.

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