CITI POND℠ AT BRYANT PARK LAUNCHES INAUGURAL WINTER FILM FESTIVAL
Guests Are Invited to Bundle-Up and Cuddle-Up at Manhattan’s First Outdoor Winter Film Festival Offering Free Showings of Favorite Winter-Inspired Movies
The Series will Kick-Off with Family Night on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. with the movie Happy Feetand the four-week series will continue every subsequent Monday evening,beginning Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. through Feb. 14
NEW YORK (Jan. 18, 2011) – Manhattan’s most celebrated winter destination, Citi Pond℠ at Bryant Park hasannounced the launch of its inaugural Winter Film Festival inviting guests to bundle-and-cuddle-up “snow orshine” while viewing favorite winter-themed movies. All showings are open to the public and admission is free.The movies will be screened on Monday evenings, beginning Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m., and continue for four weeksconcluding on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A special family night will be hosted on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m.
The winter movie favorites will be played on a 900-square-foot screen located near the 6th Avenue entrance to theCiti Pond ice rink (Sixth Avenue and 41st St. by the Bryant Park Fountain), allowing the movie to be viewed by CitiPond ice skaters, Celsius dinner guests, as well as for moviegoers in a dedicated viewing area surrounding therink and on the upper terrace of Citi Pond, by the Bryant Park monument. A VIP Indoor Viewing Area at Celsius,Citi Pond’s restaurant, lounge and event space, will host viewers who wish to dine, watch and listen in the comfortof a warm oasis within the cold outdoors.
Citi Pond’s urban spin on a drive-in movie will kick-off with a family event, showing Happy Feet, an animatedstory of Mumble the penguin trying to find his Heartsong, and gradually transition into a “date night” concluding onValentine’s Day with the 90’s classic ice skating movie, The Cutting Edge, about two ice skaters following theirOlympic dream alongside a budding romance. The full list of Citi Pond Winter Film Festival movies includes*:
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Saturday, Jan. 22 (5:00pm) – Family Evening: Happy Feet PG
Monday, Jan. 24 (6:30pm) – March of the Penguins G
Monday, Jan. 31 (6:30pm) – Ice Age PG
Monday, Feb. 7 (6:30pm) – Blades of Glory PG-13
Monday, Feb. 14 (6:30pm) – The Cutting Edge PG
Citi Pond guests are encouraged to snuggle in and bring blankets, sleeping bags and thermals to chill in theoutdoor chill. Viewers will also enjoy Coca-Cola samplings as well as hot beverages and warm comfort treatsprovided by Celsius via servers throughout the showings. Hot beverages will include: Hot Chocolate andApple Cider in addition to Celsius’ signature ‘heart warmer’ cocktails such as Snowcap, an alcohol-infused hotchocolate beverage including Absolut Vanilia and Peppermint Kahlua topped with whipped cream, chocolateflakes and marshmallows and Sweet Heat, hot early gray tea infused with Martell VSOP, honey and lemonbitters. Hot treats will include sliders, fries and popcorn, among other items. For more information, please visit www.citipondatbryantpark.com/filmfestival.
Citi Pond at Bryant Park, located between W. 40th Street and W. 42nd Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues, isManhattan’s first and only free-admission ice skating rink open through Feb. 27, 2011. For more information aswell as for advance and group reservations and not-for-profit and school visits, please call 212-661-6640 or visit: www.CitiPondatBryantPark.com. Connect via Facebook: facebook.com/citipond and Twitter: @CitiPondNYC. Special thanks to Citi Pond partner Fresh Air Flicks.
*Program, dates and times are subject to change.
Media Contact:Alexandra Reichek, Quinn & Co., 212.868.1900 x245, areichek@quinnandco.comKarlie Kayser, Quinn & Co., 212.868.1900 x239, kkayser@quinnandco.com