It’s a natural. The El Paso Community Foundation’s Plaza Classic Film Festival and the El Paso Chihuahuas, two of El Paso’s most popular attractions, are teaming up again to show a baseball movie on the HD scoreboard at Southwest University Park, home of the Chihuahuas.
The 1984 baseball classic “The Natural,” starring Robert Redford as baseball “natural” Roy Hobbs, will be shown at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at the stadium. It’s a warm up for the Plaza Classic Film Festival, which steps up to the plate for its eighth year Aug. 6- 16. It is generously supported by Price’s Creameries.
General admission tickets are $6, available by calling the El Paso Community Foundation at 915-533-4020 and online at plazaclassic. Tickets also will be available at the Southwest University Park box offices the night of the movie.
This marks the second straight year the Plaza Classic Film Festival and the Chihuahuas have teamed up to show a movie on the scoreboard. Last year’s “Field of Dreams” drew a crowd of 1,000 people.
“The Plaza Classic was founded with the idea of showcasing the best El Paso and Downtown have to offer,” said Eric Pearson, President and CEO of the El Paso Community Foundation, which produces the Plaza Classic Film Festival. “Southwest University Park is a really fun place to watch a movie, and it is a venue that is uniquely El Paso.”
“We are proud to once again open the doors of Southwest University Park for this community-oriented event with the Plaza Classic Film Festival. It will be a great night for families to share a classic movie together in the finest minor league baseball park in the country,” said Brad Taylor, General Manager of the El Paso Chihuahuas.
The El Paso Chihuahuas are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres and members of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). Since the gates opened at Southwest University Park in 2014, the Chihuahuas have registered more than 850,000 fans while entertaining guests of all ages. The Chihuahuas are more than baseball, opening their doors to major events, while engaging in various community efforts, including school- based curriculums and volunteer initiatives.
