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Since we’ve been going to movie outdoor movie screenings for years, we’ve amassed a few tips and tricks to make iteven moreenjoyable. Below are a few basics to help you enjoy outdoor movie season to its fullest. Grab your buddies, a bottle of wine and enjoy the show!
- Snack away!
Most screenings insist that you show up early to get a good spot on the lawn, and the movie can’t start until the sun goes down. This leaves a lot of time for snacking. Instead of packing a huge meal that gets finished in 30 minutes, bring nibbles to graze on until the movie starts, and throughout the film. We love a nice cheese plate that can be fashioned on a large cutting board, a fresh cut veggie tray with hummus and a baguette alongside a bowl of bruschetta toppings or homemade pesto. Go with nibbles that are best at room temp and will stay good throughout the night.
- Spread out!
A good picnic blanket is a summer essential. (We keep ours in our cars just in case.) It makes you feel adventurous and ready for anything. We like blankets that have a little something extra — like are ones that arewaterprooforfold into a carrying caseor arejust plain cool to look at.
- Don’t forget!
There are three things everyone somehow forgets to bring along to an outdoor picnic: a bottle opener, a bag for trash and something warm to throw on when the sun goes down. We’ve shivered amongst a mountain of garbage clutching an still-sealed bottle of wine more times than we’d like to count.
Look for a listing of outdoor screenings in your town (here’s theLos Angeles list) and have a blast!
source: people.com
