sat May 7 | 6:30 pm – 1:00 am | Tickets now available at the Galt Museum Store

Get our your Brilcreem, put on your poodle skirt and get ready to welcome Danny, Sandy, the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies to the Galt Museum & Archives 1950s Sock Hop & “Grease Sing-A-Long” on Saturday, May 7 from 6:30 pm to 1:00 am as part of the Historic Lethbridge Festival running May 3-8.

 A newly restored print of the popular musical Grease (1978) brings the highest-grossing musical of all time to the big screen as a sing-along: the lyrics will be shown on the screen during the songs for audience participation. The Oscar nominated movie is about teen love in the ‘50s, and stars John Travolta as bad boy Danny and Olivia Newton-John as good girl Sandy; it is rated PG13.

 “It seems that many people consider Grease one of their favourite movies,” says Lori Harasem, Special Events Coordinator at the Galt Museum & Archives.  “Knowing that this year the Historic Lethbridge Festival was celebrating the 1950's made this an excellent opportunity to screen the Grease Sing-A-Long movie  and follow that with a Sock Hop to replicate the fun we had at last year's 1940's Dance Hall.  "

“This is a great opportunity to dress up as your favourite Grease character, or a more generic costume from the 50's, have a great diner meal, and celebrate memories of Rydell High!”

The event also includes 1950s activities, hula hoop, bubble blowing and costume contests, as well as dance lessons and a Sock Hop following the screening. A bar and concession will be open.

Admission to the full event is $40 per person or 2 for $75; tables of six are available for $200.  Tickets for the Movie & Dance only are $20 each; doors will open at 8:45 pm for these ticket holders.  Tickets are available at the Galt Museum Store, or by phone at 403.320-3954.

 Other 2011 Galt special programs and events include the sold-out Taste of Downtown on May 04 [part of Historic Lethbridge Festival]; the Fort Macleod International Festival: Concert 1 on May 25; Museum Community Days on April 30, June 21, and October 1; Best of the Best Wine Tasting on June 23; Galt Babies Party on July 3; Scenic Plaza Whoop-Up Days Block Party on August 23; Galt Beer Tasting on September 09; Flashlight Cemetery Tours starting October 1; Rocky Horror Picture Show October 29; and the Macabre Museum on October 31.  For more information, please call 403.320-3954, or check www.galtmuseum.com for updates.