The Fort Scott Sons of Veterans, a part of the local American Legion has planned a family movie night for Saturday, November 9 at Memorial Hall that will feature the family-friendly movie, Free Birds.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:30 p.m.

Please bring lawn chairs, blankets, and/or pillows, it will be like an outdoor movie, but inside Memorial Hall, 1  East Third.

 

Free Birds is a 2013 science fiction comedy Thanksgiving movie, in which Jake and Reggie travel back in time to the year 1621, just before the first Thanksgiving. The plan: Prevent all turkeys from ever becoming holiday dinners, according to rottentomatoes.com.

“When I was a kid, a fun thing to do was going to the movies with my brother,” said L.W. Beerbower, a member of the Sons of Veterans. “We wanted to do something that brings the family together and doesn’t break the budget.”

The group had a mock run with their families recently and “my kids are still talking about it,” he said.

Admission is $1 per person and each child must be accompanied by an adult.

Concessions will be available.

“Fort Scott City Manager Brad Matkin has let us use the popcorn maker from the LaRoche Stadium Complex,” he said. “Candy and pop will be available to purchase.”

The group has its own projector and inflatable movie screen, and are in the process of planning for a movie next month as well, he said.