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A dozen drive-in destinations to see an outdoor movie in Connecticut this summer
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant
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A sold-out screening at Pleasant Valley Drive-In last year.
Even if you’re vaccinated and unmasking, the lure of a warm evening with a carload of companions and a movie on giant screen continues. In Connecticut, the drive-in season is just kicking off, and big outdoor screens are not only in vogue at established commercial drive-in theaters but as community activities in towns throughout the state.
Unlike a lot of indoor cinemas, a drive-in can take on the character of the town it’s in, partly because you can see the town right around it. Some of the drive-ins date back half a century or more, and others are held in fields or town hall parking lots. They all have their delightful quirks, like the pet-friendly Pleasant Valley Drive-In in Barkhamsted or the ghoulish Connecticut Cult Clas ....

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