Silent movie and ice cream social

Imagine a silent movie and an ice cream social – what a chance to build memories of a hot summer night.
The event, hosted by the City of Lancaster and the Western Hotel Museum will be held Friday, July 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Western Hotel Museum, 557 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Included will be free admission to the Museum, star gazing on the front lawn, courtesy of the AV Astronomy Club, local weavers Katie Rivas and Kim Covell who will demonstrate weaving techniques on their looms.
The Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social will be held from 6-8 pm in the back garden area. Admission is $3 per person (ages 12 and older) and $2 per child (11 and younger) and will allow each visitor one serving of ice cream with assorted toppings, lemonade and cookies.
At 9 p.m. in the museum parking lot there will be an outdoor screening of the 1924 Russian silent film, Aelita: Queen of Mars. The film will be accompanied by an original score from musician Mary Zimmerman. Aelita: Queen of Mars is hailed as one of the first science fiction movies, created nearly three years before Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. The movie is based on the Alexei Tolstoy novel of the same name and reveals a very blunt portrayal of the social and political life in Moscow after the Civil War.
Admission to the movie is $3 per person ages 12 and older and free to children 11 and younger. Limited seating will be provided so we welcome you to bring your own chairs. Refreshments will be sold during the movie. Should you want to attend both of our events, there is also a combo pack available which includes admission to both the Ice Cream Social and the Silent Movie. The prices are $5 per person for ages 12 and older and $2 for children 11 and younger.
For additional information call (661)723-6250.