Before each movie Favre introduces it and points out elements to watch for. She conducts further discussion about the movies with her students in class. Communal viewing in Wingfield Park During the Artown festival, Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services shows a series of classic movies based on a theme chosen in early spring, said Special Events Supervisor Peggy Nelson-Aguilar. Movies begin at 9 p.m. in Wingfield Park and typically follow a concert. Viewers sit on blankets on the grass or in lawn chairs.
Half go home and a new group comes in to watch the movie.
Usually vendors sell popcorn, peanuts, hot dogs and occasionally Mexican or some other fare. The duo gives a crash course on the solar system, the galaxy and the science of cosmology. These features will run through Jan. 7. Arthur Johnson, planetarium director, says a lot of consideration goes into choosing the feature movies, which change about three times a year. We also look at our past experience.