See THE SOUND OF MUSIC This Sunday Night at the Sky View Drive-in in Lichtfield, Illinois

THE SOUND OF MUSIC  screens this Sunday night, May 12th at the Sky View Drive-in in Lichtfield, Il. (1500 Historic Old Route 66) This is part of the Sky View’s ‘Throwback Sundays’. The second Sunday of the month, they screen a classic movie. Admission is only $3 (free for kids under 5). The movie starts at dusk (8-ish). The Sky View’s site can be found HERE. Next month, June 9th, is DIRTY HARRY!

The Litchfield Sky View Drive-In is in the Route 66 Hall of Fame. It is the last originally operating drive-in on the Mother Road in Illinois.  At the front of the property, accessible by travelers, is a Wayside Exhibit.  This exhibit, placed by the Scenic Byway, tells some of the history as well as some of the memories of our patrons.

The hills are alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sunday night at the Sky View Drive-in.  Julie Andrews takes to the screen in this beloved 1965 film adaption of the original Broadway musical and gives a dazzling performance as the spirited Maria who warms our hearts and takes us away into a lovely world of song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is set in Salzberg in Austria in the dying days of the 1930s. Rebellious trainee nun Maria (Andrews) has stepped on the toes of the Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) one too many times and she finds herself shipped off to be the governess of one Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) and his seven children (Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath). At first, she struggles to fit in to the fabric of the family which is strict and joyless but Maria’s zest of life, love and song soon melts the heart of the Von Trapps as the gathering storm of the Nazi threat swirls at the fringes of the story.The film is full of wonderful and memorable songs like “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Every Mountain.” Any film fan should see THE SOUND OF MUSIC on the big screen outdoors and fall in love with the majestic beauty this picture presents as you journey into those hills. You’ll have your chance this Sunday night!