The Webb County Heritage Foundation will team up with the Laredo Film Society to host two evenings of “Movies on the Patio” starting Friday, October 1 at the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St. at 7:30 p.m.
Marking the 67th anniversary of the first time Godzilla appeared to terrify movie-going audiences, the two films featured will showcase the forerunner to Godzilla from 1953 and the latest Godzilla offering from 2021.
The first film is The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), which was the precursor to all subsequent Godzilla films. The following Friday, October 8, will feature the most recent in the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). The films will be presented outdoors on the patio of the Border Heritage Museum.
In addition, the Laredo Film Society will host a Movie Trivia Game prior to the start of the movie on Friday, Oct. 1, and present locally made short horror films on Oct. 8.
Admission is free and open to the public, and donations are encouraged. Seating is provided, including some limited table seating. Audience members are invited to dress in costume and participate during the movie with sound effects.
Come enjoy a spooky movie evening under the stars in historic, downtown (haunted) Laredo. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.
For more information, visit us on Facebook or at www.webbheritage.org or call the Webb County Heritage Foundation at 956-727-0977.
Audiences are requested to wear masks.
OCTOBER MEANS IT’S TIME FOR “HAUNTED HERITAGE”
October Means “Haunted Heritage” on Exhibit
Aaah-oooooo…. The Webb County Heritage Foundation invites the public to visit “Haunted Heritage – Myths and Legends of Laredo” on exhibit in spooky, downtown Laredo. The display features a spine-tingling photo exhibit of Laredo’s most infamous haunted sites that is sure to make you walk just a little faster through certain areas of the city, and explains some of the stories and legends of Laredo’s mysterious past. Come find out about our region’s most notorious spooky characters: “La Llorona”, the chupacabra, the UFO crash near Laredo, and the spirits that visit many local schools.
The exhibit takes place throughout the month of October at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum at 810 Zaragoza St. in historic, downtown Laredo. Museum hours are Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is $3. Tuesdays are free admission.
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Haunted Heritage – Myths and Legends of Laredo book available now
This collection of ghost stories and strange myths, brought to you by the Webb County Heritage Foundation, documents many of the region’s most popular and notorious tales of spooky occurrences and unexplained phenomena.
The book will be available at the “Haunted Heritage” exhibit on display throughout the month of October at the Villa Antigua® Border Heritage Museum, 810 Zaragoza St and at the Republic of the Río Grande® Museum, 1005 Zaragoza St. Make sure to purchase one soon and prepare to be spooked!
For more information, contact the Webb County Heritage Foundation at (956) 727-0977 or visit us at www.webbheritage.org or on Facebook.
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