Saturday, June 21, 2025

Films in the Great Outdoors: “American Graffiti”

Spend the evening outdoors watching George Lucas’s second feature film American Graffiti starring Harrison Ford, Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. The 1973 classic, considered a homage to Lucas’s hometown of Modesto, California, follows the graduating class of 62’ as they search for meaning in turbulent times in America, seeking out danger and the need for speed above all else. The film will be shown in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition “American Car Culture” at TMA.

9pm | Friday, August 23
Toledo Museum of Art, 2455 Monroe St.
419-255-8000 | toledomuseum.org | Free

Spend the evening outdoors watching George Lucas’s second feature film American Graffiti starring Harrison Ford, Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. The 1973 classic, considered a homage to Lucas’s hometown of Modesto, California, follows the graduating class of 62’ as they search for meaning in turbulent times in America, seeking out danger and the need for speed above all else. The film will be shown in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition “American Car Culture” at TMA.

9pm | Friday, August 23
Toledo Museum of Art, 2455 Monroe St.
419-255-8000 | toledomuseum.org | Free

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