The Town of Kearny’s Recreation Department and the Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) present a second family movie night and festival with a free screening of the “Star Wars: A New Hope,” Thursday, June 13 at Arlington Depot Park (Garofalo Place between Elm and Forest streets.)
Grab a chair (or a blanket) and get ready for a follow up to the first movie night. The evening will also feature plenty of themed family-friendly activities and fun for all ages.
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., it’s “Death Star Stage” featuring Star Wars trivia, a costume parade, Wookie character voice-alike contest. “Jedi Junior Training Camp” (ages 7 to 12); a meet and greet and photo ops with special guests, a galactic face-painting booth, “Tatooine” temporary tattoos and Light Saber balloon sculpting. The evening also features food and sweets for sale.
The movie begins at 8 p.m. No rain date is currently scheduled. For more information visit www.kearnynj.org.
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