Free movie showings all summer in Kansas City area

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If you want to experience nature without the added expense of movie ticket prices, check out the following free and discounted movie listings showing throughout the summer in the Kansas City area.

Briarcliff Village’s free movie nights start at dusk (8:30 to 9:00 p.m.) all summer long at Briarcliff Village - Mulberry Lake (US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Parkway) in Kansas City, Missouri.
• July 3: Raiders of the Lost Ark
• July 10: The Polar Express
• July 17: Ghostbusters
• July 24: Free Willy
• July 31: Back to the Future
• August 7: Curious George
• August 14: Men in Black
• August 21: Enchanted
• August 28: Finding Nemo

The Legends 14 Theaters in Kansas City, Kansas has movies Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Movies start at 10:00 a.m.
o July 6 & 7: Wizard of Oz (G) and Planet 51 (PG)
o July 13 & 14: Curious George (G) and Aliens in the Attic (PG)
o July 20 & 21: March of the Penguins (G) and Alvin and the Chipmunk the Squekqual (PG)
o July 27 & 28: The Polar Express (G) and Tooth Fairy (PG)

The Pharaoh Theater on the Independence Square has free concerts and outdoor movies every Thursday night throughout the summer. Films are shown on a big screen at the side of the theater and they begin at 9:00 p.m.
o July 1 movie: Kung Fu Panda at 9:00 p.m. (band The Doo Dads performs at 6:30 p.m.)
o July 8 movie: Alive & The Chipmunks, “The Squeakquel,” at 9:00 p.m. (band BaliRoot performs at 6:30 p.m.)
o July 15 movie: The Princess & The Frog at 9:00 p.m. (performance of fire art from Vesuvius Tribe begins at 7:40 p.m. and the band Four Fried Chickens and a Coke performs at 6:30 p.m.)

City Market has two free summer movie showings at 3rd and Main in Kansas City, Missouri that start at 9:00 p.m.
o July 30: The Birds
o August 27: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Crown Center is hosting free Friday night movies. Movies start at about 9:00 p.m. at Crown Center Square in Kansas City, Missouri.
o August 7 – The Wizard of Oz
o August 14 – Pirates of the Carribean

Kearney Ampitheatre - Movie in the Park
o Saturday, August 21st
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
o Dusk (approx. 8:25 pm)

Movies on the lawn – the Elms Resort, Excelsior Spings, MO begin at 9:00 p.m.
o Friday, July 9th - The Proposal
o Friday, July 2nd – G.I. Joe
o Friday, July 16th – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
o Friday, July 23rd – Star Trek
o Friday, July 30th - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
o Friday, August 6th – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
o Friday, August 13th – Monsters vs Aliens
o Friday, August 20th – 2012
o Friday, August 27th – Avatar
o Friday, September 3rd – The Blind Side
Gates open at 8:30pm and the movie will begin at 9:00pm. $1.00 grounds fee per person, hotel guests receive complimentary admission.

Studio Movie Grill located at 7430 NW 87th Street in the Zona Rosa shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Schedule: Monday through Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
Tickets to Studio Movie Grill’s 2010 Summer Children’s series are just $1 for kids and $2 for adults.
o June 21-24: Curious George (G)
o June 28-July 1: Planet 51 (PG)
o July 5-8: Kung Fu Panda (PG)
o July 12-15: Madagascar 2 (PG)
o July 19-22: Monsters v Aliens (PG)
o July 26-29: Ice Age 3 (PG)
o August 2-5: Rugrats in Paris
o August 9-12: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)
o August 16-19: Muppets from Space (G) 
 

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