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Media Contact: Tameka Kenan-Norman Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (252) 972-1333 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2018 Family-friendly movie nights start May 18 Rocky Mount, N.C. - Family-friendly, free movie nights are starting again on May 18, 2018. Lawn Chair Theatre, presented by PNC and hosted by the city of Rocky Mount and the Rocky Mount Rotary Club, will begin at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex at 6 p.m., with the movie starting at 8:30 p.m. According to Sheila Long, recreation services supervisor at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, the May 18 event will serve as a kickoff for the annual Lawn Chair Theatre series and will also serve as one event for the Tackle the Tar weekend festivities. Tackle the Tar is a 5K obstacle course race starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 19. “This will be a fun weekend the entire family can enjoy,” said Long. “This is the second year the Imperial Centre has teamed up with the Rocky Mount Rotary Club in helping us to start our Lawn Chair Theatre series presented by PNC. Because Tackle the Tar has become an annual and very popular event, we thought this would be a great collaboration, and thus far, it has worked out well for all involved because this weekend truly offers something for everyone.” The May 18 Lawn Chair Theatre will include live music, bounce houses, activities, food trucks, local vendors, artists, craftsmen and more, in addition to the featured Disney animated film. While the kickoff to Lawn Chair Theatre is being held at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex, located at 600 Independence Dr. in Rocky Mount, subsequent Lawn Chair Theatre events will take place on the Imperial Centre lawn, located at 270 Gay St. in Rocky Mount. Future dates are June 15, June 29, July 13 and July 27. Lawn Chair Theatre events at the Imperial Centre will include activities starting at 7 p.m. Movies will begin at 8:30 p.m. For more information and for all film titles, call 252-972-1266, or visit www.imperialcentre.org. ###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2018
Family-friendly movie nights start May 18
Rocky Mount, N.C. - Family-friendly, free movie nights are starting again on May 18, 2018. Lawn Chair Theatre, presented by PNC and hosted by the city of Rocky Mount and the Rocky Mount Rotary Club, will begin at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex at 6 p.m., with the movie starting at 8:30 p.m. According to Sheila Long, recreation services supervisor at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, the May 18 event will serve as a kickoff for the annual Lawn Chair Theatre series and will also serve as one event for the Tackle the Tar weekend festivities. Tackle the Tar is a 5K obstacle course race starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 19. “This will be a fun weekend the entire family can enjoy,” said Long. “This is the second year the Imperial Centre has teamed up with the Rocky Mount Rotary Club in helping us to start our Lawn Chair Theatre series presented by PNC. Because Tackle the Tar has become an annual and very popular event, we thought this would be a great collaboration, and thus far, it has worked out well for all involved because this weekend truly offers something for everyone.” The May 18 Lawn Chair Theatre will include live music, bounce houses, activities, food trucks, local vendors, artists, craftsmen and more, in addition to the featured Disney animated film. While the kickoff to Lawn Chair Theatre is being held at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex, located at 600 Independence Dr. in Rocky Mount, subsequent Lawn Chair Theatre events will take place on the Imperial Centre lawn, located at 270 Gay St. in Rocky Mount. Future dates are June 15, June 29, July 13 and July 27. Lawn Chair Theatre events at the Imperial Centre will include activities starting at 7 p.m. Movies will begin at 8:30 p.m. For more information and for all film titles, call 252-972-1266, or visit www.imperialcentre.org.
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