First Friday in Five Points and the Five Dollar Flick

The first First Friday in Five Points and the Five Dollar Five Points Flick went well, despite the terrible weather. From 6-9, all the shops were open and all the restaurants provided delicious treats for all the shoppers. Plus, Violet and Anomaly had art openings featuring some really good paintings. All three bands canceled because of the weather, so next month, we’ll hope for no rain, as everyone would have loved some Airport Factory, KymBarry, and Matt Butler Trio as they shopped.

The highlight of the night was definitely the movie— Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’. Not only was the movie great, but it was BYOB (and BYOWendy’s for one kid), and some great homemade rice krispie treats and cookies. Those that came seemed to really enjoy the experience of seeing a film during what was essentially an indoor picnic, with blankets, pillows, and pop-up chairs covering the theatre floor.

Devoy from Wolfgang suggested setting up a voting system, so that in the future we’ll show the movies that the audience chooses, which is something I think we’ll try to do. Tentatively, we are looking at November’s film being one of the following: ‘Goonies’, ‘Hoosiers’, ‘Dead Poets Society’, or ‘Field of Dreams’, all of which we thought were good Fall movies. Let us know what you think, and come out in November for the second Five Dollar Flick and get it on Riverside’s best new night.