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  • Town Center to Host Free Outdoor Family Movie Night, Saturday

    Town Center to Host Free Outdoor Family Movie Night, Saturday

    An inflatable big-screen projector will be set up behind Dress Barn in Citrus Heights Saturday night, as the Citrus Town Center hosts a showing of “The Nut Job” cartoon — the final film to be shown during its summer “Outdoor Movie Series” this year.

    Theatrical release poster.
    Theatrical release poster.

    “Bring the family and enjoy a Citrus Heights night under the stars,” reads a flier for the event, which also highlights free popcorn, raffle prizes and music will be supplied at the family-friendly event.

    The PG-rated film features the voices of Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigal, and opened in January of this year, enjoying a moderate turn-out by audiences around the country before being released on video several months ago.

    The final of five outdoor films shown this year, the 85-minute movie is scheduled to begin around 8:20 p.m., depending on when it gets dark, but organizers say people usually start arriving around 7:30 p.m. to enjoy some “pre-movie entertainment” and save a seat.

    Although plastic chairs will be provided, organizers welcome attendees to bring their own chairs, small coolers and drinks — as long as there’s no glass or alcohol. They also recommend bringing a blanket if planning to sit on the ground, as the venue is on cement.

    The “Outdoor Movie Series” is one of many activities the Citrus Town Center sponsors throughout the year, as part of its goal to foster a “community feel” for the neighborhood shopping center. In 2012, the former “Sunrise Festival Shopping Center” finalized its nearly $4 million remodel, featuring new landscaping, store frontages, outdoor seating areas, and a prominently displayed new name at the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Avenue.

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    If you plan to go:

    Date: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014
    Time: Approx. 8:20 p.m., or when dark.
    Location:
    Citrus Town Center, behind Dress Barn
    7925 Greenback Ln., Citrus Heights.

  • Residents Celebrate Independence Day Across Citrus Heights

    FireworksResidents of Citrus Heights exercised their freedom to celebrate the nation’s 238th birthday in a variety of ways, from setting off fireworks in the street outside their homes, to barbequing with family, to reading the Declaration of Independence, to watching the new “America” documentary at the Greenback theater.

    Although City Hall was closed in recognition of the day, Citrus Heights Police Officers were on the job, responding to calls of illegal fireworks in conjunction with Metro Fire, according to a post on the Department’s Twitter feed.

    Near the heavily trafficked Sylvan Corners, a volunteer group from New Hope Street Ministry took the opportunity to fund raise by selling fireworks at a TNT booth — spending the evening at the Corners until the 10 p.m. deadline the group said the county imposes on fireworks sales.

    Through a deal with TNT, Pastor Patrick Cornell said his group makes 50 percent profit on all sales, which resulted in nearly $7,000 being generated for his ministry last year.

    Although most residents had at least a portion of the day off work, the big screens were running all day at the Century 16 theaters on Greenback Lane.

    After cancelling plans to watch fireworks at Cal Expo due to smoke from a nearby fire, 20-year Citrus Heights resident Charles Baldwin spent the evening with friends watching “America: imagine the world without her,” a controversial documentary film released in theaters this week.

    “Even though we didn’t see the fireworks for real, the fireworks were on the big screen,” Baldwin said, referring to the fireworks shown on screen at the end of the movie — or perhaps referring to the “explosive” portions of the film, like its critique of President Obama’s healthcare plan, and the National Security Agency’s spying program.

    An assistant manager with the Greenback Lane theaters said the film “fit the time” for being released near the 4th of July, and that ticket sales had been doing “pretty well” for being an independent film.

    Although Citrus Heights has no parade on July 4, its annual Red, White & Blue Parade is held each year towards the end of June. The parade originally had its roots in the birthday of the City in 1997, but has since taken on a more patriotic theme that many tie in with Independence Day.

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