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Fort Smith, Arkansas: Inflatable Screen Great Party Accessory to Enthuse the Crowd

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A capacity crowd listens to the final performance of Ollie's Trash Can at Webby D's.

Lines with wait times of about 30 minutes were common at several popular bars. Ron Le, a bouncer at Webby D’s, said there was a line that began at 7 p.m. and had not abated all night. The capacity of the venue is 175 people and as people slowly trickled out, an equal number were admitted to watch the final performance of the band Ollie’s Trash Can.

Other live music could be heard at La Huerta where The Blue Collar Band performed.

The hoots and hollers of happy celebrants were drowned out when in the proximity of MS Mobile DJ’s converted ambulance that pumped out the tunes and showed music videos on several monitors. Marc Sparks, the owner of the DJ service, also had a remote controlled camera that he panned and zoomed to capture crowd video that was streamed live to a large inflatable screen.

Fort Smith police cruised the avenue on bikes and cars to keep order although the party scene was one of good times and no trouble in the two hours this observer spent bar hopping, taking photographs and talking to people.

Joel Rafkin

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Fayetteville, Arkansas: Outdoor Movie Part of Award-Winning Evening

Still from Kicking and Screaming

Still from "Kicking and Screaming'

The City of Fayetteville is proud to announce that the Parks and Recreation Department received four awards from the Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association at their annual conference in Fort Smith for three of its outstanding programs and one outstanding volunteer. Mayor Lioneld Jordan will present these awards at the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting Monday, March 1, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. at the City Administration Building at 113 West Mountain in room 111.

The first annual Fall Soccer Kick-off Celebration won the Sports Management Program of the Year in Arkansas. The event was planned to provide an opportunity for participants and parents to meet their coaches, locate fields, and pick up uniforms prior to their first practice.  The event included soccer contests as well as the Passback Program to donate used soccer equipment to needy children around the world.  The evening culminated with the movie “Kicking and Screaming” on a giant inflatable movie screen. Accepting this award is Tiffany Gaulke, Recreation Program Manager for Soccer.

Christopher Spencer

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Fayetteville, Arkansas: “Dive-In” Outdoor Movies in the Pool on an Inflatable Screen

Wilson Park Pool

Wilson Park Pool

Forget outdated drive-ins and welcome to the modern age of the outdoor movie: “dive-in” movies in the pool. All during the months of June and July, a Dive-In Outdoor Movie Series has been held in the pool at Wilson Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The movie was projected onto an inflatable screen which was positioned at one end of the pool, while people swam and splashed around watching the film (i’m sure some older folks and little kids enjoyed the movie poolside as well). Admission was free, and the first 150 people to the outdoor film received free inflatable rafts float on while the film played. “Kung Fu Panda” was the first film to grace the outdoor cinema, followed by “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “Over the Hedge”. No word if there are more outdoor movies to come, but we will keep you posted if we hear anything more about these dive-in movies. If you missed this awesome outdoor film event, make your own! Recruit a friend with the biggest pool in the neighborhood and set up a backyard movie theater with a home-size inflatable movie screen for your own “dive-in”!

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Fayettville, Arkansas: Summer Outdoor Movie Series Begins at Wilson Pool

Summer Movie Series Begins at Wilson Pool

Outdoormovies in Fayettville, ArjabsasEveryone into the pool, Friday marked the first night for the Dive-In Movie series at Wilson Park.

Hundreds of families packed the pool to watch ” Kung Fu Panda.”It’s the first of several shows scheduled for this summer.

The Fayetteville chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters union gave $2,500 for the pool program.

The city sets up a 25-foot inflatable movie screen on one end of the pool, while people sit in the shallow end and watch.

The Dive-In movies are free to the public and begin at dusk. Upcoming shows include ” Journey to the Center of the Earth on July 10 and “Over the Hedge” on July 21.

The pool opens at 7:30 p.m. and the first 150 people are given a raft to use for the night.

Source: http://www.kfsm.com/news/kfsm-news-nwa-wilson-pool-movies-kung-fu-panda,0,1529637.story

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