2023 Summer Movie Series at the Ritz starts next week

By Jessica Waters

The 2023 Summer Movie Series at the Historic Ritz Theatre is kicking off next week with a showing of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

The series was scheduled to start this week with Minions, Rise of Gru, but last-minute technical difficulties with the projector pushed the opening back a week, according to Toccoa Special Events Coordinator Misty Richardson.

She said, “Our summer movie series is kicking off. It was supposed to kick off this week. However, we  had a problem with our projector, so today’s movies got canceled. We are going to reschedule the Minion movie, Rise of Gru, later in the summer just so we do get to play that one, because it is a really fun movie.”

The  annual Summer Movie Series features family-friendly movies at the Historic Ritz Theatre, located at 139 Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa, every Thursday in June and July.  Showtimes are at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., and offer fun and affordable entertainment for local kids, according to Richardson.

She said, “The  kids all have something to do, the caregivers during the day have somewhere to bring their kids, its great for grandparents to bring the kids they are watching, it’s very cheap for them to do, something to keep them entertained, keep them out of the sun for a little while, just a new activity, and they’re fun movies for the kids to watch.”

Movie tickets are $1, and concessions are available.

The year’s movie lineup includes Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile on Thursday, June 8, followed by League of Super Pets on June 15.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will be shown on June 22, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will be shown on June 29.

The July showings will start with Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank on Thursday, July 6, and Hotel Transylvania 3 on July 13, followed by The Bad Guys on July 20.

Each year, the Summer Movie series includes one movie that is geared for both children and adults, and this year, the Summer Movie Series closes with the action movie, Thor: Love and Thunder on July 27.

For additional information regarding the Summer Movie Series or any upcoming events at the Ritz, visit ritztheatretoccoa.com or contact Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh at 706-244-0039 or [email protected].