{"id":52173,"date":"2020-08-13T19:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T01:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-getting-a-pop-up-drive-in-movies-series\/"},"modified":"2020-08-14T01:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T01:10:39","slug":"durango-getting-a-pop-up-drive-in-movies-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-getting-a-pop-up-drive-in-movies-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango getting a pop-up drive-in movies series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Durango, our time has come \u2013 starting Aug. 27, we will have our own pop-up drive-in series.<\/p>\n

From the end of August through Sept. 20, Durango Drive-In will take over the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad parking lot, 209 W. College Drive, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights for traditional drive-in evenings.<\/p>\n

Tickets will go on sale online at 8 a.m. Friday at www.durangodrivein.com<\/a>. Because there\u2019s limited capacity at the venue, it\u2019s probably not a good idea to wait until the last minute.<\/p>\n

A total of 16 movies will be shown during the series, said John Oakes, Durango event producer. He said the idea for the drive-in has been in the works for the past few months, but it was a conversation with D&SNG owner Al Harper after a meeting that helped move the plan forward.<\/p>\n

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A young boy watches a movie from the roof of a car at the Star Drive-In movie theater in Montrose in 2019. Durango is getting its own pop-up drive-in movie series starting at the end of the month.<\/span>William Woody\/Special to the Colorado Sun, file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cAl Harper said, \u2018You know, we\u2019ve got the parking lot right there, we should do it there,\u2019\u201d Oakes said. \u201cWe immediately ran out of the meeting with Harper and put together an operation plan and submitted it to San Juan Basin Health, worked with San Juan Basin Health to get it approved; worked with Durango Fire to get it approved; worked with the city of Durango to get the permits approved.\u201d<\/p>\n

And now, here it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur parking lot has been way too lonely down here. We\u2019re excited about it,\u201d said Jeff Johnson, D&SNG vice president\/general manager.<\/p>\n

The series will include a pretty diverse bunch of films, including: \u201cThe Breakfast Club,\u201d \u201cEasy Rider,\u201d \u201cDazed and Confused,\u201d \u201cThe Big Lebowski,\u201d \u201cJurassic Park,\u201d \u201cMama Mia!\u201d and a true drive-in classic \u2013 \u201cCreature from the Black Lagoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets will be available online at www.durangodrivein.com<\/a> and must be purchased in advance. The $39.95 admission includes one vehicle with up to six passengers or two motorcycles with up to four passengers. Tickets also include a movie snack pack, which gets you a bag of popcorn, a theater-size box of Peanut Butter M&Ms, 7 oz. Twizzlers and two 20 oz. Coke products (choice of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite or Dasani).<\/p>\n

Other snacks will be available online or by cashless payment on site.<\/p>\n

Because we\u2019re in a pandemic, safety measures will apply \u2013 see the drive-in\u2019s website for the rules.<\/p>\n

And at this point, in this seemingly endless COVID-19 loop we are mired in, dinner and a movie sound pretty awesome right about now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all need this; the entertainment, the escapism that comes from whether it\u2019s going to concerts, or movies, there\u2019s so much angst and negativity in the world, with the election, with the virus, with staying at home, and so we\u2019re really happy to be able to bring something positive to the Durango community, and be able to get out and have this unique experience,\u201d Oakes said.<\/p>\n

katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The films <\/h4>\n

These are the films scheduled for the Durango Drive-In series:
\n Aug. 27: Breakfast Club
\n Aug. 28: Jurassic Park
\n Aug. 29: Wayne\u2019s World
\n Aug. 30: Dirty Dancing
\n Sept. 3: Dazed And Confused
\n Sept. 4: Why We Ride
\n Sept. 5: Easy Rider
\n Sept. 6: The Big Lebowski
\n Sept. 10: Mama Mia!
\n Sept. 11: Tombstone
\n Sept. 12: Grease
\n Sept. 13: The Karate Kid
\n Sept. 17: Creature From The Black Lagoon
\n Sept. 18: Groundhog Day
\n Sept. 19: Steel Magnolias
\n Sept. 20: Beetlejuice
\n Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.durangodrivein.com, where you can also find more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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