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Movies in the Park series to start Saturday

May 10, 2011

Three parks in Atlanta will turn into outdoor movie theaters this summer as part of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs' "Movies in the Park" series.

On May 14, “The Karate Kid” will be shown at Pittman Park, 950 Garibaldi Street, S.E.

On May 19, “Despicable Me,” will come to Sunken Garden, 1000 E. Rock Springs Road, N.E.

And on May 21, “Shrek: The Final Chapter,”  will open at Howell Park, 983 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., S.W.

All of the movies start at 8 p.m.

Information: 404-546-6767.

About the Author

Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.

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