OXBOW — There was once a theatre in Oxbow…but it closed about 50 years ago.
The Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee is doing its part to bring the theatre experience back.
Thanks to grants from Sask Lotteries, some equipment required to show outdoor movies has been purchased over the past few years. Things like a 33-foot inflatable screen, a projector, speakers and licences.
On Aug. 15, it was used for the first time for a public showing in the Bow Valley Park. The movie Dog Man was featured and 75 people – mostly children and their families – took it in. There was no admission fee, as the Sask Lotteries grant covered the costs. Families came with wagons, pillows, lawn chairs, as well as their own snacks, including popcorn.
The weather was perfect for the evening. There was no wind to speak of, the temperature was 17 degrees and best of all, there were no mosquitoes.
The movie ended with Dog Man howling. But he was not alone. The audience joined in, ensuring that this inaugural movie was a howling success.
Megan Andersen, speaking on behalf of the committee, remarked that this kind of an event is another great way to use the Bow Valley Park.
A second movie showing is planned for Aug. 29. It will feature a dragon, rather than a dog – How to Train Your Dragon. Will this one end up with growls…or roars…or hisses?
