People in the Edmonton area can take a trip back in time by heading to the Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairgrounds to catch a screening of a variety of drive-in movies this week.
“I think it’s a great idea — especially in this time of COVID,” Bruce Walker, the agricultural society’s general manager, told Global News on Wednesday.
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Walker noted his organization is not involved in putting on the event but rented its space to the organizers, a group called Motor Nights.
“It seems to have worked out as an alternate source of income for our ag society,” he said. “Not huge, but every little bit helps.”
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The Edmonton area experienced hazy conditions recently because of wildfire smoke, but it seems to have subsided in time for the drive-in movie screenings. Environment Canada lifted an air quality advisory for the area on Tuesday night.
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There will be two screenings a night beginning Thursday and ending Sunday. Movie times are set for 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
On Thursday, the movies will be 17 Again and It (2017), on Friday: Dumb and Dumber and The Conjuring, on Saturday: The Princess Bride and Pulp Fiction and on Sunday: The Hangover and Hairspray.
Walker said drive-in movies were screened in June as well.
“I went one night to take pictures,” he said. “People seemed to be quite comfortable with the setup.”
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