{"id":219053,"date":"2025-09-11T20:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219053\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:27:09","slug":"university-heights-movie-in-the-park-spooky-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/219053\/","title":{"rendered":"University Heights Movie in the Park: Spooky Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University Heights is taking their Movie in the Park series to the next level this weekend with a Hocus Pocus screening that\u2019s got more layers than a croissant. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just another outdoor movie night\u2014they\u2019re adding amateur baking competitions, tarot card readings, and witchy costume contests all happening before the Sanderson sisters take the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/University-Heights-Movie-in-the-Park.jpg\" alt=\"University Heights Movie in the Park\" class=\"wp-image-72930\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Baking Competition Element<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where things get interesting\u2014they\u2019re running a full bake-off challenge alongside the movie. If you\u2019ve ever watched Great British Baking Show and thought \u201cI could do that,\u201d this is your moment. <\/p>\n<p>Three categories, peer voting, prizes for winners, and the requirement to bring at least two dozen of whatever you\u2019re submitting for proper judging.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers are taking this seriously too, requiring recipe cards for allergen management and asking bakers to have submissions in by 5:15 PM. For those who just want to taste-test, judge ballots go on sale at 6 PM sharp\u2014basically paying for the privilege of sampling everyone\u2019s creations before the movie starts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pexels-ekaterina-bolovtsova-5662153.jpg\" alt=\"bake sale\" class=\"wp-image-72931\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>More Than Just a Movie<\/p>\n<p>The event includes face painting and tarot card readings by Antoinnette Chirinos of Goddess of Avalon. The tarot sessions focus on new energy from the Fall Solstice Equinox with a three-card draw, which feels perfectly on-theme for a Hocus Pocus screening. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s these thoughtful touches that elevate a simple movie night into something that actually captures the spirit of the film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonnypops.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">JonnyPops<\/a> is sponsoring the event and will be distributing free pops during the movie, because nothing says community event quite like free treats while watching witches wreak havoc on Salem.<\/p>\n<p>The Practical Details<\/p>\n<p>This is a bring-your-own-blanket-and-maybe-a-jacket situation, with movie concessions available for purchase or the option to pack your own picnic. Low chairs are encouraged, and arriving early is recommended for prime grass real estate. <\/p>\n<p>See You There!<\/p>\n<p>Some movies just belong under the stars, especially when there\u2019s homemade pie involved. University Heights really knows how to do Movie in the Park right.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc6 Saturday, September 13, 6 PM\u20139 PM<br \/>\ud83d\udccd 1998 Adams Ave, <a href=\"https:\/\/theresandiego.com\/things-to-do-in-san-diego-this-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">San Diego<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/ticketing\/movie-in-the-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><br \/>\u2139\ufe0f More info <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhsd.org\/uhca-events\/uh-movie-in-the-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"University Heights is taking their Movie in the Park series to the next level this weekend with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":219054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,3549,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-219053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-san-diego","12":"tag-sandiego","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115187551148751756","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}