Sometimes

it is good to live near Turner town.

This

summer, for the first time, Piedmont Park will play host

to some of the greatest films of all time. For free. The

Screen on the Green program kicked off last night with a

screening of "Casablanca."

The

five-week classic film festival begins at dusk every

Tuesday. The program was successful in New York City,

Boston and Washington, D.C., where thousands of people

gathered at local parks and watched hit films on a

20-feet-high and 48-feet-wide movie screen.

The movies

this summer will be:

"Singing

in the Rain" - June 13 - The grandest musical

Hollywood ever produced, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie

Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Cyd Charrise.

"North

his game. Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint tangle with

spies and somehow end up hanging from Mt. Rushmore.

Dazzling set pieces, unmatched suspense and sparkling wit

and romance.

"The

Adventures of Robin Hood" - June 27 - Errol Flynn

stars as the dashing man in tights and Olivia de

Havilland is a dream, as his true love Maid Marian. Basil

Rathbone and Claude Rains provide the villainy in this

colorful adventure. The film received an Oscar for the

rousing Korngold music.

"The

Wizard of Oz" - July 4 - Lions and tigers and bears,

oh my! Young Judy Garland takes a scenic trip with

assorted colorful characters and her dog, Toto, too. far

from Kansas, she learns to follow the yellow brick road,

that there is no place like home and yes, you can wear

ankle socks with ruby red slippers.

For

festival information, phone the "Screen on the

Green" hotline at 1-877-262-5866 or visit the

official website at www.screenonthegreen.com .

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