PRESS RELEASE
Classic film Jaws returns to the giant screen at New England Aquarium for Shark Week
Movie screening on Saturday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m
WHAT: Coming off the film’s 50th anniversary year, the New England Aquarium will be screening the classic film Jaws on Saturday, August 1 to close out Shark Week (July 26-August 1). The film tells the story of a massive great white shark that terrorizes a summer resort town where a police chief, a grizzled fisherman, and an intrepid marine biologist battle the bloodthirsty animal. Experience the fully restored classic film on the Simons Theatre’s giant screen, nearly five stories high with wrap-around digital surround sound. Tickets are $10 each.
Themed concessions will be available for purchase, including specialty cocktails and snacks. Visitors can also pair a film with a visit to the Aquarium, grab dinner and drinks at Dockside Beer Garden on Central Wharf, and create a special evening with friends and family.
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Simons Theatre at the New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA. Purchase tickets here.
MEDIA CONTACT: Pam Bechtold Snyder—psnyder@neaq.org