Southington Museum's Movie Night Features Marilyn Monroe, 'Skipper'

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Area folks can cool off Saturday night at the Southington Library & Barnes Museum by enjoying an old-fashioned, black-and-white movie under a cool, dark sky.

As part of the museum's Summer Movie Night Series, the 1951 drama "Home Town Story" will be shown outside under the stars.

The event is at 8:30 p.m. at the 85 N. Main St. museum/library.

Tickets are $5 per person and cash is recommended. Credit is accepted with a $1 processing fee. Children 6 and under are free.

The time above is when the gates open and the screening begins 30 minutes after gates open.

Visitors are encouraged to bring a lawn chair, blankets, snacks or anything else for a "cozy outdoor screening on the lawn."

"We recommend ordering takeout ahead from a number of nearby downtown restaurants," reads a museum notice on the event.

For those not quite as hungry as takeout, popcorn and water will be available to purchase.

Parking can be accessed in the municipal parking lot off of Riccio Way.

"Home Town Story" is a drama about a failed smalltown politician who takes over a local newspaper to get himself elected.

When disaster strikes and his little sister is trapped in an abandoned mine, the protagonist is forced to change his tune as his sister is saved.

The movie stars a young Marilyn Monroe and Alan Hale Jr., who is best known as the "Skipper" on the classic 1960s "Gilligan's Island" TV show.

For more information, visit the Barnes Museum website at this link.