May 16, 2008

 

 

The Michigan Theater is pleased to once again recognize the contributions to our country by members of the U.S. military. Throughout Memorial Day Weekend - Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26 - both military veterans and active personnel will be admitted FREE to all film screenings at the Michigan Theater.

In addition, veterans are eligible for a discount price of $6.75 per ticket all year round.

The films showing Memorial Day Weekend include the highly anticipated new film, “THEN SHE FOUND ME,” the directorial debut for actress Helen Hunt. She also stars in the film, along with Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth and Bette Midler. Adapted from Elinor Lipman's novel of the same name, it is a touching story of schoolteacher and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment, following the collapse of her marriage and the death of her mother. The film opens May 23 and runs through May 29. (Rated R)

Memorial Day also brings “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” a special double feature of baseball-themed movies designed with veterans and their families in mind: “FIELD OF DREAMS,” starring Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones (1989, rated PG) and “IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING,” starring Ray Milland and Ed Begley (1949, not rated). The baseball theme pervades with Cracker Jacks and popcorn vendors, beer specials, live organ music and vintage Detroit Tigers World Series highlights during the intermission between films. Beer can be consumed by Theater members in our Grand Foyer area only and cannot be brought into the theater. This program runs on Monday, May 26 only.

For show times and a complete schedule, please visit the Theater’s website at www.michtheater.org.

This program is made possible by a generous grant from the Merton & Regina Allen Memorial Fund. The primary purpose of the fund, established through the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, is “to support programming, events and special initiatives for United Sates Armed Forces veterans, with preference to disabled veterans and those who served in action, at the Michigan Theater (a Code Section 501(c)(3) organization).”