Get out and play this summer, as the Wexner Center’s Drive-In Outdoor Film Fest returns with free open-air screenings at the plaza, 15th Avenue and High Street. The outdoor movies series, now in its fourth year, features free popcorn and Jeni’s Ice Cream, and a cash bar.
All movies start at dusk (around 9 p.m.) and, in the event of rain, the screenings move inside to the Film/Video Theater.
This year’s schedule is listed as follows:
June 18, The Wolf Man (1941)
July 23, American Graffiti (1973)
Aug. 20, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Opening night, June 18, will also feature a Drive-In Warm-Up with DJ True Skillz starting at 6:30 p.m. Come early, grab some popcorn, enjoy the music and stake out blanket space for this classic monster movie.
Also this summer, from July 2-Aug. 27, the Wexner Center will again host the indoor series Soundtrack Available: Music in American Film, with movies that have influential or memorable soundtracks.
This year’s series includes 17 films and each will be screened as a double feature (except for the finale) on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Single tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for members, students and seniors. They are available at the door or in advance at 614-292-3535.
The Soundtrack Available schedule is listed as follows:
July 2, Mean Streets (1973) and Saturday Night Fever (1977)
July 9, Purple Rain (1984) and Beat Street (1984)
July 16, Velvet Goldmine (1998) and The Virgin Suicides (1999)
July 23, Dazed and Confused (1993) and American Graffiti (1973)
July 30, Rushmore (1998) and Manhattan (1979)
Aug. 6, Urban Cowboy (1980) and The Graduate (1967)
Aug. 13, Jackie Brown (1997) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Aug. 20, Easy Rider (1969) and Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Aug. 27, Magnolia (1999)
For more information, visit www.wexarts.org.