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summertime in the GROVE

PHOTO BY ANDREA ZUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY

the outdoors is summertime’s best playground and the Germantown Performing Arts Center has something to keep the entire family entertained. As the weather turns hot and humid, The Grove at GPAC offers a lush lawn and shady, tree-lined escape. Among the many summer “doin’s” in July and August are Happy Hours and Summer Movies.

On Thursday evenings, the bar in The Grove is open for Happy Hour. From five to eight, live music wafts through the warm air and guests enjoy the casual but somehow also sophisticated ambience. Admission is free and some of the best bartenders in town serve up exciting drink specials, deals on local beers and $5 wine. Competitive types can test their skills at cornhole and other games, but it’s also fine to just relax and enjoy catching up with friends on a summer’s eve.

On select Fridays in July and August, The Grove is playing classic movies on its giant screen. The lineup includes family favorites featuring music and dancing, and a slew of different food trucks will be on hand with al fresco treats. Grab a lawn chair and go old school watching a movie outside in the summer night air. Attendees may bring their own food and drinks or try out the fare in Food Truck Alley and at the bar in The Grove.

For additional information and to purchase tickets to events in The Grove and at GPAC, go to www.gpacweb.com or call the box office at 901.751.7500.

the summertime lineup

Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., July 7 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: Grease 2

Fri., July 8 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by Tiffany Harmon on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza. | Food truck: Green Beetle | Movie starts at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Memphis Jazz Workshop Summer Jam Sat., July 9 | Gates open at 7 p.m. Food truck: Just Wraps| Music starts at 7:30 p.m. Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., July 14 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: La Bamba

Fri., July 15 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by Honey Vincent on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza. | Food truck: Gourmade | Movie starts at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., July 21 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: Center Stage Fri., July 22 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by Memphis Jazz Workshop on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza. | Food truck: Just Wraps | Movie starts at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., July 28 | 5-8 p.m. Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., Aug. 4 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: Mr. Holland’s Opus Fri., Aug. 5 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by 3 Degrees on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza Food truck: Authentic Toast | Movie starts at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., Aug. 11 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Fri., Aug. 12 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by Memphis Jazz Workshop on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza. | Food truck: Gourmade | Movie starts at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., Aug. 18 | 5-8 p.m. Summer Movie Series: Dirty Dancing Fri., Aug. 19 | Gates open at 6 p.m. for cocktails and live music by Brooke Fair on the First Horizon Foundation Plaza Food truck: Just Wraps | Movie starts at 7 p.m.

Sponsored by Germantown Presbyterian Church Happy Hour in The Grove Thur., Aug. 25 | 5-8 p.m.