FREE! Movies With a Downtown View Starts July 15 at MLK Park With Disney’s Encanto

First of Three Free Outdoor Movie Events — A Downtown Definitely Series Event

Rochester, New York, July 11, 2022 – Movies With a Downtown View kicks off this Friday, July 15 with Disney’s Encanto. It is the first of three free family-friendly outdoor movie events in downtown Rochester that are produced in partnership with the City of Rochester, the Washington Square Community Association, and Downtown Definitely Events, and sponsored by Buckingham Properties.

Encanto will be held at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 353 Court St., Rochester. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs for seating. Grounds open at 7 p.m. The movie starts at dusk at approximately 8:45 p.m. A children’s sing-a-long and other activities for kids led by the Rochester Latino Theater Company will take place before the start of the movie.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase from The Poutine Truck, Neno’s Gourmet Mexican Street Food and J. Mills Elite Treats. As a partner, Foodlink will be offering free snacks for the first 200 attendees.

Stefanie Schwingle, Vice President of the Washington Square Community Association, said, “We’re honored that Buckingham Properties and the community-at-large have continued supporting this programming for almost a decade, and we’re excited about our new partnership with Downtown Definitely Events helping us make this year even better.”

The Washington Square Community Association launched Movies With a Downtown View (MWADV) in 2014 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Park in downtown Rochester with the first showing, Almost Famous, attracting more than 300 attendees. Over the past eight years, the movie selections have varied from box-office hits to classics, to off-the-beaten-path picks. Admission is always free for people of all ages.

Upcoming events of Movies With a Downtown View include Back to the Future on Friday, August 5 at the Roc City Skatepark, and Remember the Titans on Friday, August 26 at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park.

All Movies will be shown with open captioning and there will be an ASL interpreter for announcements and giveaways.

For more information about Movies With a Downtown View visit: www.rochesterdowntown.com.

July 15 Food and Drinks

  • The Poutine Truck – Hand-cut French fries, cheese curds, and in-house-made gravy make up the traditional French Canadian comfort food made to order, ensuring fresh, hot food every time.
  • Neno’s Gourmet Mexican Street Food – Delicious and modern take on authentic Mexican street food.
  • J. Mills Elite Treats – Handcrafted ice cream made the old-fashioned way in flavors such as Don’t Hurt’em Nana (banana pudding), Get Caramel Brownie Wasted, and more.

About Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal—every child except one, Mirabel (voice of Stephanie Beatriz). But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope. Releasing on Nov. 24, 2021, the film features all-new songs by Emmy®, GRAMMY® and Tony Award® winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton,” “Moana”) and is directed by Byron Howard (“Zootopia,” “Tangled”) and Jared Bush (co-director “Zootopia”), co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (writer “The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez”), and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino; Bush and Castro Smith are screenwriters on the film.

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