So … did you want to attend the early May 26 screening of "Cars" at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., but couldn't before it was sold out?
Don't worry. There's a cool alternative, and it's for a good cause.
Harkins Theatres in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City is hosting a 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, screening of "Cars" that will benefit the Oklahoma Library Association endowment fund. That's six days before the wide release of the highly anticipated Pixar film.
The screening will include a pre-screening introduction by Michael Wallis, who served as a Route 66 consultant for the film and provides the voice of the Sheriff in "Cars." Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., and an inspiration for Sally the Porsche in "Cars," also will attend.
Ticket prices are $50 apiece, and a mail-in form to buy the tickets is here. Information about the screening is at the association's Web site here. For each ticket, $37.50 of it is tax-deductible. I talked Sunday night to Pat Weaver-Meyers, head librarian, and she assures me that tickets are still available.
There also are VIP tickets for $150 and up that include dinner at the governor's mansion afterword and a classic-car display there. But hurry — the deadline to purchase these VIP tickets is Monday, May 22.
For more information, call the library association at (405) 525-5100.