'Movie in the Park' set for Aug. 18 in Central Park

The annual Milford Community Movie in the Park event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18 in Central Park beginning at dusk, which is projected to be 8:30 p.m.

Families are invited to bring chairs and blankets and enjoy a free screening of the computer-animated movie “Gnomeo and Juliet.”

Popcorn, beverages and ice cream will also be available at the movie.

The event is organized by Milford Township Parks and Recreation.

Missy McDole, recording secretary for the Parks and Recreation Commission, said this will be the fifth year that the township will show a movie in Central Park.

The movie will be projected onto a blowup screen that the township shares with four other municipalities.

Families are then invited back to Central Park on Thursday, Aug. 25 for a children’s concert featuring the group Gemini beginning at 6:30 p.m., which will conclude the township’s summer concert series.