Movies on Market Square Kicks off September 9

Date: 09/07/2011

Knox County Public Library’s popular outdoor movie series returns to Market Square for the eighth year of free family fun in front of the silver screen—and this time it’s gone to the dogs! Partnering with PetSafe, this year’s Movies on Market Square is gunning to be the most pet friendly movie series ever.

To pick the line up, thousands of people cast their vote for movies in six categories, with Lady and the Tramp being the only landslide winner, taking the Hollywood Hounds category by 46% out of six options. The other categories held very tight races.

And the winners are:

9/9 - Hook (PG - 1991)
9/16 - How to Train Your Dragon (PG - 2010)
9/23 - Lady and the Tramp (G - 1955)
9/30 - Star Trek (PG-13 - 2009)
10/7 - Footloose (PG - 1984)
10/14 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG - 2009)

All movies are rated PG-13 or less, but parents are encouraged to check the films to make sure they are right for their family. The series will run for six Friday nights, from September 9 through October 14.

Pre-show activities will feature pet tips and advice, as well as an array of four-legged festivities sure to please even the most sophisticated Fido. The furry fun will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the movies begin at dusk. Of course, all pets must be very well behaved and all city rules regarding pets must be observed.

Each year, the Library puts on Movies on Market Square to highlight its vast collection of film and music. Audiovisual items now account for just over half of all circulating items at Lawson McGhee Library. Last year, over 454,000 DVDs, CDs, and audio books were checked out throughout the county.

For more information, please call 215-8767.

Movies on Market Square is made possible through the generous support of PetSafe, The Tomato Head, Downtown Knoxville, Metro Pulse, WBIR, B97.5, KUB, City of Knoxville and Lunar Cinemas.

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