Arts & Entertainment

Schedule for Laurel Movies, Concerts in the Park

The two series run through August.

The City of Laurel will be hosting a series of Friday movies and concerts this summer at Granville Gude Park and Lakehouse. Residents are urged to bring a blanket, picnic, and/or a comfy chair to take in one of the family-friendly selections.

Granville Gude Park is located at 8300 Mulberry Street in Laurel. Movies are subject to change prior to viewing date. Children under 13 are not permitted without a parent or guardian.

Below, find a rundown of this year's films and performances from the Laurel Parks and Recreation Department.

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MOVIES IN THE PARK

Movies will begin starting at dusk—approximately 8:00 p.m.

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Join us Friday, June 21, 2013 for a screening of Paranorman (PG). When a small town comes under siege by zombies, who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy, Norman, who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

On Friday, June 28, 2013, we will have a screening of Rise of the Guardians (PG). When an evil spirit, known as Pitch, lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Then, on Friday, July 12, 2013, there will be a screening of Arthur Christmas (PG). This animated feature at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: “So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic—a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

On Friday, July 26, 2013 join us for a screening of Wreck It Ralph (PG). Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun, Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan—win a medal—but soon wrecks everything and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz, a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy.

Finally, on Friday, August 9, 2013, join us for a screening of Madagascar 3 (PG). Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent—Madagascar style.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK

Concerts will run from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Join us Friday, July 19, 2013 for the sounds of The New Romanos. No group in the Baltimore/Washington area has more experience in energizing a celebration than The New Romanos. Established more than 50 years ago, the band has built a reputation for mixing the songs you grew up dancing to with today's hits.

Then, on Friday, August 2, 2013, for the sounds of DC Transit Band. The DC Transit Band is 10 piece band featuring the solid vocals of Lindsay Diles and Joshua Alfred embellished by a four piece horn section and anchored in a veteran rhythm section. They have trumpet, trombone, sax, bari sax, guitars, keyboards, bass and drums. All of their horn players have music degrees from prestigious colleges. Everyone will have a great time dancing or just listening to songs from the past and present. Something old, something new, a little Motown, a little soul, a little country, and little rock, jazz, swing, and R&B. They play a little of everything and they play everything well.


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