JAWS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

MAY 23 - 26

The apex predator of adventure block-buster movies is celebrating half a century of thrilling movie-goers like no other... Stephen Spielberg's JAWS turns 50 and we're celebrating like never before! Newport becomes Amity Island with a Memorial Day Weekend frenzy for lovers of the JPT's most popular film. Presenting as always with the help of our friends at What's Up Newp 3 screenings of JAWS complete with killer live music from local bands, beer & wine tastings, and awesome community partners (Amity means friendship as you know!) Jaws is the QUINTessential movie to kick off the Summer season!

Friday, May 23rd- Doors @ 6:00, Live Music by The TeleDynes at 6:30, Movie @ 7:30. Featuring a shark touch-tank in the lobby from Save The Bay! Tickets: $20, $18 JPT Members

Sunday, May 25th- Doors @ 5:30, Live Music by Los Duderinos @ 6:00, Movie @ 7:00. Tickets $20, $18 JPT Members

Monday, May 26th- Doors @ 3:30 (strictly a screening) Movie @ 4:30. Tickets $15, $13 JPT Members.

Sponsored by Narragansett Beer who will be in-house for Friday's screening with merch, swag, and beer tasting! Attendees for all 3 shows receive a raffle ticket for a Narragansett X Jaws prize pack (including a Jaws movie poster, t-shirt, skate deck, beach towel, stress can, and inflatable shark!) and will be automatically entered for 2 Narragansett's VIP Summer drawings- a Jaws VIP experience in Martha's Vineyard in September and a VIP brewery tour in August!

Also Sponsored by new JPT vendor Juggernaut Wines who will be in-lobby for all 3 screenings with wine tasting!

There's nothing like seeing Jaws on the big screen with an shark-crazed audience of fans: When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.