It’s been almost a year and a part since a High River citizen organization came here in combination around an unusual goal: to provide a permanent film show for southern Alberta.’
Now it’s ready and tickets are on sale.
The High River Sunset Drive-In will open its doors to the public on Saturday night after an invitation-only fundraiser with friends and a circle of family on Friday night.
“We had a huge learning curve and everything worked out fine. We just need to make sure we get it right,” said Jeff Langford, one of the many other people who took part in the drive-in. “It’s really stressful to start, and that’s where the rewarding component comes in.”
Tickets for Saturday’s double show, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo and The Devil at Your Heels, charge $40 depending on the vehicle and can be purchased online.
Langford said that due to the number of emerging theaters around the world this summer, the band had had some difficulties with licensing.
“Film studios have taken strong action against film parks … Disney was very smart and intervened directly with us by 110%,” he said, adding that lately they were working with Universal Pictures, but that it was an arduous procedure to make sure of it all. it’s absolutely legal.
In addition to the evening screenings on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year, the site will also be a place for organizations to host fundraising events and concerts, which Langford and the band have sought from the start.
“We have charities that have booked the site, such as the Foothills Country Hospice is organising its big occasion here to increase the budget and then the base of the hospital here in High River,” he said. “It becomes only a drive-in, but almost an intermediate occasion for the city, which is even more exciting.”
There will be pots, which Langford says are less difficult to disinfect and measure physical distance, as well as food trucks that participants can call to place their order and will be removed when their food is in a position to be picked up.
Lately there is space for 130 cars, whose cars must be properly spaced, which can be more than 160-180 cars after COVID.
“We have a beautiful view of the mountains on the screen so you can watch the sunset and then the movie begins,” he says. “We created here more a delight than a drive-in was.”
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