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SPECIAL EVENTS
Nadia SkeRtich-leSteR,
special events manager,
The Villages Entertainment and
Special Events
The festivals, celebrations, car shows
and special events continued to grow
and thrive in 2017. We constantly
strive to make each event the best that it can be, while
continuing to keep certain traditions alive that are
synonymous with each event. We were very fortunate
to have celebrated our 20th anniversary with the
monthly Classic Car Cruise In in 2017. We continue to
look for ways to include more of our Villages residents
as the population grows. The outpouring of volunteers
makes each volunteer-based event run smoothly and
efficiently, and seeing residents go above and beyond
when it comes to donating items for particular events is
absolutely amazing! Whether it is collecting candy for
the Brownwood Sleepy Holloween Town Event, toys for
the Christmas In July and Christmas cruise ins, supplies
for Operation Shoebox, necessary items for our local
organizations, or donations for Shared Harvest at the
cruise ins, the incredible generosity of our community
goes a long way to help these important organizations
and continues to add to the success of our events. We are

constantly looking for new ways to make sure everyone is
informed about functions throughout the year through
The Villages Media Group, The Villages Entertainment
website, The Villages Community Calendar and social
media. In 2018, The Villages Entertainment is planning
to continue working hard to keep events fresh and
exciting, while at the same time keeping the traditional
hometown familiarity that you have come to know and
enjoy about each event. We hope everyone will continue
to join us in keeping our very own hometown traditions
alive, or perhaps making some new ones, at the special
events in The Villages at each of the three town squares.

MOVIES
Rachael Ballou,
house manager at Old Mill Playhouse
Rialto Theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary in
2018. We produced special edition movie gift cards,
which allow purchasers to access concession specials,
free movies and other surprises all year long. These go
on sale in January. In addition to that, our industry will
see a couple of milestones this year. On Jan. 7, Seth Meyers will host the
75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. And then we have the 90th Academy
Awards, and Jimmy Kimmel will return as the host on March 4. As for what's
in theaters, lots of Oscar-buzzworthy films come out, including "The Post"
with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, "Darkest Hour" with Gary Oldman, "The
Shape of Water" with Sally Hawkins, and of course the highly anticipated
film will be going strong well into January - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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