Thrifty Thurston Sings Along with Frozen in Tumwater

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Get your loudest singing voices ready. The Frozen sing-a-long comes to Tumwater on August 22.
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By Kathryn Millhorn

rivers edgeIf you live within 500 feet of someone under the age of 10, you probably hear the strains of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf on every passing breeze.  These days the phrase, “Do you wanna build a snowman?” is less entreaty than opening number.

Sing the summer away with the City of Tumwater’s Screen on the Green movie series and their Frozen sing-a-long.

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Get your loudest singing voices ready. The Frozen sing-a-long comes to Tumwater on August 22.

On Friday, August 22, the Tumwater Valley Golf Course transforms into an outdoor cinema for the last time this summer.  The gates will open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk.  The show is free and don’t forget to bring blankets and low-backed chairs to sit on and picnics are welcome (but leave alcohol, grills, and pets at home).  For those wanting a true royal feast, visit the River’s Edge restaurant for a delicious array of dining choices.

Marisa Worden, Recreation Marketing Specialist for Tumwater Parks and Recreation, is proud that “this is the 9th annual Screen on the Green and ‘Frozen’ is the first sing-a-long version of a movie that we have shown.”

Worden adds that they “showed ‘Grease’ in our first year and there was definitely some spontaneous singing along!”

The event has grown over the years and while attendance varies based on the weather, the event usually brings hundreds of people out.  “Over the years, we have had a steadily increasing audience – especially since moving from the driving range where it was a little colder/wetter over to the restaurant side of the river,” says Worden.  “Last year’s showing of ‘The Croods’ had 325 in attendance. Our highest attended movie up to now has been ‘Rio’, which drew close to 400 people.  At the Frozen showing, we expect at least 400!”

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Sip on a root beer float while you sing-a-long to Frozen on August 22.

As a finale to their successful community series, the event will feature free root beer floats provided by the Tumwater Area Chamber of Commerce, Puget Sound Energy, and South Sound Foursquare Church.  Says Worden, “We are excited to be collaborating with these groups to offer a fun addition to the event.  Also, root beer floats seem to go well with the ‘Frozen’ movie.”

Olaf the Snowman, like many pale Northwestern souls, lives for the summer sun.  As he croons, “When life gets rough I like to hold on to my dream/Of relaxing in the summer sun just lettin’ off steam.”  What better opportunity to sing the season away than with friends, family, and ice cream!

There are many great chances to experience our area after dark, and this is yet another that shouldn’t be missed.  Families and frosty-minded folks of all ages will enjoy the community spirit that always permeates such events.  But even if you’re a “the cold never bothered me anyway” personality, bundle up…it gets chilly once the sun goes down.

 

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