Posts Tagged ‘Temescal Street Cinema’
Temescal Street Cinema launches a new season of summer outdoor movies
Over 200 people gathered on 49th Street, just off of Telegraph Avenue, to sit down in the middle of the street and watch a documentary film screened on the side of the Bank of the West building. The weekly tradition in the summer, known as the Temescal Street Cinema, started its season last Thursday and has been a part of the community since 2008.
Read MoreTemescal Street Cinema, now a neighborhood institution, must seek new funding
Temescal Street Cinema, now in its fourth year, regularly draws between 150 and 200 people out for a movie and music every Thursday night for a few weeks each summer, but its future funding is uncertain.
Read MoreBringing Temescal together with movies
As popcorn popped and kids ran around kicking a soccer ball, people laid out blankets and set up camping chairs on 49th Street and Telegraph Thursday night. The whole block was coned off and a jazz band played while people waited for the sun to set. By the time it was dark, nearly 200 movie-watchers had gathered for the first night of the outdoor Temescal Street Cinema.
Read MoreLocal films hit the walls of North Oakland
About 200 people braved the chilly summer evening and brought their lawn chairs, dogs and sleeping bags to 49th and Telegraph on Thursday night, for the kick-off of the second annual opening of the Temescal Street Cinema series. The event started off small. At 8 p.m. several empty plastic chairs were set up facing a…
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