Enjoy a new drive-in experience at The Orange Show.
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For film buffs looking to get out of the house, drive-in movies are a fun alternative to a dark living or media room. There’s the chance to get out and enjoy the outdoors, all while enjoying crisp air conditioning as Houston temperatures run from “hot” to “scorching.” Plus, drive-ins allow for safe, social-distanced fun in this time of COVID-19.
Now, a beloved arts group is revving its own auto-cinematic offering. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art has launched drive-in events at their World Headquarters, the 5-acre piece of property located just south of downtown at 2334 Gulf Terminal Dr. — directly adjacent to the Orange Show and Smither Park.
For its inaugural weekend, which starts Thursday, June 11, the Orange Show drive-in will showcase four classic films projected onto a large screen and with sound transmitted via FM radio. Guests may bring their own food and sips; Pico's Restaurant will serve to-go items including popcorn, quesadillas, hot dogs, chips and guacamole, cookies, candy, aguas frescas, and more.
Tickets are $30 per vehicle and are available online only and must be purchased before the screening.
Portable restrooms and sanitation stations will be set up throughout the venue, and guests are encouraged to wear face masks or coverings and practice social distancing when leaving their vehicles, per a release.
Art fans, take note: Nab tickets to The Orange Show for an additional $15 ticket per vehicle. Tours will take place prior to the 8 pm screenings, at 7 pm, 7:20 pm, and 7:40 pm.
Here is the lineup of films screening this weekend:
Thursday, June 11 - Labyrinth 8 pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Friday, June 12 - The Princess Bride 8pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Saturday, June 13 - Robin Hood: Men in Tights 8pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Saturday, June 13 - The Big Lebowski 11pm (doors 10:30 pm)
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
