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Hot (Film) Fun in the Summertime at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden

Favorite free UCSB Arts & Lectures movie series returns this summer with a summer fun, friendships, and adventure theme.

Hot (Film) Fun in the Summertime at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden

Hot Fun in the Summertime, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, is this year’s theme, featuring seven films about summer fun, friendships, and adventure. The lineup includes:

  • Friday, July 8: American Graffiti
  • Friday, July 15: Dirty Dancing
  • Friday, July 22: Thelma & Louise
  • Friday, July 29: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Friday, August 5: No film due to Fiesta celebrations
  • Friday, August 12: Moonrise Kingdom
  • Friday, August 19: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  • Friday, August 26: In the Heights

In addition to the Friday night films, which start at 8:30 p.m., A&L also offers free Wednesday night screenings (July 6 - Aug 24 / 7:30 p.m.) for UCSB students at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.


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