The drive-in movie is back!
While Ridgefield doesn't have a permanent drive-in movie theater, Billy Craig, owner of Craig's Fine Jewelry, has found a way to create a temporary one.
Working with The Ridgefield Playhouse, the Town of Ridgefield will be presenting Saturday night Drive-In Movies at The Ridgefield High School starting at 9pm every Saturday night throughout the month of June, beginning on June 6th. "Finding a screen large enough that wasn't too expensive was a challenge," says Craig. "But we found one. With The Ridgefield Playhouse procuring the films for us, we were able to come up with a short series for each Saturday night in June."
Andrew Kolaski, from A Plus Audio will provide the projector and set up the audio for the town screenings, which will be heard in your car through an FM station.
All cars will be socially distanced by pulling into every other spot. The first film will be "Legally Blonde" on June 6th (sponsored by Fairfield County Bank), a nod to the Ridgefield High School students who were not able to put on their final show this year. "Dirty Dancing" (sponsored by Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance) will be on June 13th, followed by "Grease" on June 20th, (sponsored by The Ridgefield Playhouse) as the Kick off to Make Music Day and will feature lyrics for a sing-a-long.
Then, "Field of Dreams" on June 27th (sponsored by Downtown Ridgefield Member Merchants) will wrap up the short series. "If all goes well and people are enjoying it, perhaps we will be able to get more fun films that are family-friendly and great summer movies," says Allison Stockel, Executive Director of The Ridgefield Playhouse.