There are several opportunities to beat the summer heat in August and enjoy a movie at our EVPL locations.
Monday Matinee: Sing (PG)
Monday, August 1 • 2:00 pm • EVPL East
A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world’s animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
Midwest Movies: Wayne’s World (PG-13)
Monday, August 1 • 5:00 pm • EVPL West
When a TV executive offers Wayne and Garth a contract to tape their late night cable-access show at his network, they discover that the road from the basement to the big time is a gnarly one.
Classic Film Series: Casablanca (PG)
Thursday, August 4 • 5:30 pm • EVPL Central Browning Rooms
A woman must choose between escaping from Nazi-controlled Morocco with her husband or staying behind with her ex-lover.
Stringtown Cinema: The Mitchells vs. the Machines (PG)*
*Registration is required for this program.
Friday, August 5 • 3:00 pm • EVPL Stringtown
When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together. The Mitchells’ plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love decide it’s time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to work together to save each other and the world!
Back to School Drive-In Movie: Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)
Saturday, August 6 • 2:00 pm • EVPL McCollough
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans, and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world; it’s going to take trust as well.
Monday Matinee: Sing 2 (PG)
Monday, August 8 • 2:00 pm • EVPL East
The ever-optimistic koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.
Teen Fright Club: Summer Screams: Happy Death Day (PG-13)
Thursday, August 11 • 3:00 pm • EVPL North Park
A college student relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.
Second Saturday Cinema: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG)
Saturday, August 13 • 2:00 pm • EVPL North Park
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first, he and his best friend have to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life, middle school!
Monday Matinee: Soul (PG)
Monday, August 15 • 2:00 pm • EVPL East
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what’s great about life, he may discover the answers to the most important questions.
Drive-In Movie Night: Willow (PG)
Saturday, August 27 • 6:00 pm • EVPL Oaklyn Front Lawn
An apprenticed sorcerer must keep a magical child safe from the minions of the wicked queen she is destined to destroy.
