The City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation Division is excited to begin its fourteenth year of bringing exciting summer movies to San Marcos Plaza Park and other interesting locations through the Movies in Your Park series.
On Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m., the season begins with a field trip to the Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) hangar out at the San Marcos Regional Airport, 1841 Airport Drive, for a showing of Planes: Fire & Rescue. Admission is free.
The San Marcos Fire Department and San Marcos Park Rangers will also be there with several of their trucks and the San Marcos Public Library will be on site registering children for their Summer Reading Program. Please bring your lawn chairs and blankets to the hangar, as seating will not be provided in the viewing area. Concessions will be available for purchase from the CAF, and the movie will begin at 8:30 p.m.
The remaining movies of the 2015 Movies in Your Park series will be held at San Marcos Plaza Park (401 E. Hopkins) and include:
June 16 – Annie (1982)
June 23 – Cinderella (2015)
June 30 – The Mighty Ducks
July 07 – Maleficent
July 14 – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY
July 21 – Goonies
July 28 – Dolphin Tale 2
Bring your friends, family, lawn chairs, and blankets. Come out before the movie begins at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy pre-movie activities for youth sponsored by Angel Drops. Movies will begin as soon as the sun has set for the evening. Concessions will be available for purchase from the Association of Recreation Enthusiasts from Texas State University.
The concert series is sponsored by Grande Communications, Walton Development and Management, The Hitch, and Mensor.
For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Main Office at 512.393.8400.
About The Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force: The Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is located in a World War II era hangar at the San Marcos Airport. This Wing flies the B-25 Mitchell bomber, “Yellow Rose”. This famed aircraft is the same type of plane the Doolittle Raiders flew off the carrier USS Hornet in April 1942, to bomb Japan after the destructive attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition to the B-25, they fly 14 other historic aircraft including a P-39, a Japanese torpedo bomber, a Japanese Zero, C-45, 4 T-6s, U-3, L-5, CJ-6 Chinese Trainer. In addition, the Wing is restoring a BT-13 Trainer.
Their mission is to educate and keep history alive for present and future generations by letting them see and touch a piece of our country’s rich past. They perform in front of thousands of spectators at air shows around the country, perform flyovers, set up static displays, and give history flights in historical warbirds.
Their organization is staffed by volunteers who have a love of history and work to keep history alive for young and old alike. Each year, their 140 Wing members spend over 50,000 hours of their own time keeping these aircraft flying, maintaining our World War II museum, providing educational tours to school groups and civic organizations through our hangar, and raising funds to support our efforts. The Wing also hosts three major fundraising events: a casino night, a golf tournament, and a Veteran’s Day dinner dance.
The hangar is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Website: www.cafcentex.org; Facebook: Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing; Twitter and Instagram: @cafcentex
About The City of San Marcos’ Parks and Recreation Dept.: The Parks and Recreation Department works to provide the citizens and visitors of San Marcos the highest level of programs, parks, facilities, and services that will positively enhance our vision of the community. The Parks and Recreation Department has a history of providing not only diverse and continuous programs for citizens and visitors alike but also excels in providing maintained parks such as Rio Vista park, educational centers such as the Nature Center, and many more activities and resources for everyone in San Marcos. Follow us on Facebook at SMTX Community Services and on Twitter @smtxCS.