(Antioch) It's been a long time since people living in Nashville had access to a drive-in movie theater. These days people have to drive to Watertown to find a drive-in, one of the few left standing in the region. However, the people of the Antioch United Methodist Church want bring the drive-in movie a little closer to home, so on the first Fridays in June, July, and August, they will be hosting the Starlight Drive-In, their own version of a drive-in movie.
Church members will be mounting a projection screen on the old baseball backstop that sits at the edge of the parking lot of this local congregation. Then, weather permitting, they will be hosting family films and free popcorn for all comers. Attendees can bring lawn chairs and sit on the grass near the screen, or stay in their cars and listen to the movie via their FM radio. The church playground will be open for kids of all ages, and the church is working to have other refreshments provided for a small fee.
"We really want this to be a community event here in Antioch," said Jay Voorhees, pastor of the congregation. "Antioch doesn't have any outdoor programming in the local parks like some other neighborhoods in Nashville, so we hope that this might be a way for families to come together under the stars and have a great time together."Persons are asked to start gathering for the movies at 7:30 p.m., and the movie will start at dusk. Families are also invited to bring a picnic dinner early if they like, and use the playground until the movie begins.
The first movie scheduled for June 2 is "Because of Winn Dixie," starring Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, and AnnaSophia Robb.
The Antioch United Methodist Church is located at 41 Tusculum Rd., one block off Blue Hole Rd. in Antioch. For more information, please call (615) 832-6248 or visit the church web site at www.antiochumc.net.
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