Take the time to get in the holiday spirit and enjoy one…or all…of these family friendly holiday films! Admission is free. We hope you will “Help the Arts Help Our Community” and bring non-perishable donated food items. All donated items will go to the NCCS Food Pantry which helps Newaygo County families needing food assistance.
Films are:Â “The Polar Express” at 2:00 p.m., “UP” at 4:00 p.m., and “Pieces of April” showing at 7:00 p.m.
“The Polar Express” is a magical holiday tale that tells of a young boy who
still wants to believe in Santa even though his friends have “grown out of it”. His faith is rewarded when a steam train pulls up to his house and escorts him to the North Pole to meet Santa. The animated feature includes voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Chris Coppola, and Peter Scolari. The 2004 film is rated G and runs 99 minutes.Â
The animated film “UP” is a hilarious journey that takes you into a lost world with the least likely duo on earth, 78 year old Carl Fredricksen and 8 year 
old Russell. Carl spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and now in his golden years launches his house into the sky via thousands of balloons. Right after liftoff he discovers he has a stowaway in the form of an over optimistic Wilderness Explorer named Russell. Voices in the film include Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, and John Ratzenberger. The 2009 film is rated PG and runs 96 minutes.
In the 7:00 p.m. film “Pieces of April”, character April Burns (Katie Holmes) thinks that it is finally time to get her extremely dysfunctional family together for Thanksgiving dinner. She invites them to her small dumpy apartment but while preparing the meal her oven breaks down. That is the least of her problems as this motley crew attempts to organize themselves for the trip. Everyone brings their own bad taste to the table in this hysterical family comedy. The 2003 film is rated PG and runs 80 minutes.
Black Box. 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Non-perishable food donations accepted at the door for the NCCS Food Pantry.
Contact the Dogwood Center Box Office at 231.924.8885 for more information.