Ritz Theatre’s Summer Movie Series continues today

By Jessica Waters

This Thursday, July 6, the 2023 Summer Movie Series rolls into July with two showing of the animated adventure, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank at the Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. The morning showing will begin at 10 a.m., with the evening showing at 7 p.m.

Toccoa Event Coordinator Misty Richardson told WNEG News that the 2023 Summer Movie Series is off to a great start, despite some early technical problems with the Theatre’s projector.

“The movies have been wonderful; we’ve had really good crowds both morning and night,” she said. “I think we’ve been well over 100, pushing 150, at least at each movie, so that’s been wonderful.”

She added that the rented projector is providing a great quality viewing experience for audiences.

“The new projector we’ve rented is beautiful – the clarity is wonderful. We are so blessed to have that rental with us while ours is still being repaired,” she said.

Richardson said they have been able to keep prices low in order to offer the fun of the 2023 Summer Movie Series to as many local children as possible.

“Concessions are still a dollar for a drink or a snack, so entrance a dollar, snack a dollar,” she said.

Richardson also announced that the Minions movie, which had been scheduled as the first movie of the 2023 Summer Movie Series show, but had been canceled due to the projector issues, has been added back to this summer’s schedule.

“We are going to show the Minions – the one we had to miss because the projector broke,” she said. “We’re going to do that the night of our back-to-school bash, which is scheduled for July 28. So Friday, July 28, we’ll have the Back-to-School Bash outside the Ritz and then at 7 p.m., we’ll show the movie.”

She said the Back-To-School Bash is still in the early planning stages, but did say that the event would feature free activities for students.

“We’re still working out all the details,” she said. “It’s been a yearly event for us, so we are starting the planning phase of that. It will be the 28th and I believe it will start at 5 p.m. and all the activities for the kids are free.”

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 tickets are available at the theatre at showtimes.

Upcoming movies in the 2023 season lineup include Hotel Transylvania 3 on July 13, followed by The Bad Guys on July 20 and the action movie, Thor: Love and Thunder, will close out the season 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].