SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Lakeview Amphitheater will host six free summer movie screenings this August.

The screenings, titled the Moonlight Movie Series, will take place on Tuesdays before the New York State Fair: Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and Aug. 15.

Movies start at 8 p.m. and gates open at 7:30 p.m.

Moonlight Movie Series 2017

Aug. 1: Shark Week

Feature 1: Finding Nemo (2003)

Feature 2: Jaws (1975)

August 8: Throwback Week

Feature 1: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Feature 2: Back to the Future (1985)

August 15: Rock 'N Roll Week

Feature 1: Sing (2016)

Feature 2: This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Large screens will be viewable from the lawn or visitors can sit within the amphitheater, there will be a large inflatable screen on the stage.

Visitors should bring blankets and may bring in food and drink. Coolers are allowed but no glass. Vendors will sell popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream and more at the Amp.

Admission and parking for these events will be free.

In previous years, Syracuse's Landmark Theatre and The Sound Garden in Armory Square hosted free summer movie screenings downtown. This summer, neither film series took place.

The Everson Museum of Art continues its free summer movie series downtown this year. The next screening will be "The Wizard of Oz" on Aug. 17, followed by "The Matrix" on Aug. 3 and "Get Out" on Sept. 1.

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