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Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is pleased to host the return of the Mayor’s Summer Movie Series, underwritten by Mayor Jon Mitchell, Wednesdays this summer. The series kicks off with Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory on July 31, followed by Forrest Gump on August 14, Glory on August 21, and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid on August 28. Tickets are $3 and can be purchased by calling 508-994-2900, online at https://zeiterion.org/, or at the Zeiterion Box Office at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Group sales of 10 tickets or more are available to select shows by calling 508-997-5664 x123.
The four feature films in the 2019 Mayor’s Summer Movie Series, which were chosen via an online poll, are:
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Wednesday, July 31, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $3, General Admission
In a world of pure imagination, Gene Wilder stars as a mysterious candy maker who hides Golden Tickets inside five of his famous candy bars.
Forrest Gump
Wednesday, August 14, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $3, General Admission
Tom Hanks gives an Oscar-winning performance as Forrest Gump, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation.
Glory
Wednesday, August 21, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $3, General Admission
Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington star in this inspiring story of the first Black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War.
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Wednesday, August 28, at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $3, General Admission
Paul Newman and Robert Redford set the “buddy film” standard with this smash hit set in the Old West.
The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to provide New Bedford and the region with performing arts programming of excellence that inspires, educates, engages and entertains. Tickets are available for purchase at www.zeiterion.org, by calling 508-994-2900, or in person at the box office at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass. Zeiterion Box Office regular hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and two hours before each performance.
