Films at Raymond Park and Inman Square Will Conclude Summer Arts Series

And that’s a wrap. The Cambridge Arts Council’s ‘Summer in the City’ calendar concludes this week with free films on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Magnificent Seven will be shown at Raymond Park on Wednesday night.

On Thursday evening, E.T. will be screened in Inman Square.

The official start time for both events is 6:30 p.m, with the films slated to begin at dusk (roughly 8 p.m.). Each event will also feature pre-movie family-friendly entertainment.

The screenings cap off the summer-long, 15-event arts endeavor put on by the organization in association with a number of partner sponsors.

“The purpose of ‘Summer in the City’ is to bring arts to the community, particularly to underserved populations,” CAC’s director of community arts Julie Madden said. “We work to provide art that is our goal informative, educational and culturally diverse to community members.”

An emphasis of cultural diversity is one of foundations of the Art Council’s work, Madden said. The series has included musical, dance, film, visual and performing art events at parks throughout Cambridge.

“We want to nurture the arts in Cambridge,” Madden said of the Cambridge Arts Council. “Our mission is to bring culture to Cambridge through art and art-related experiences, to provide different cultural experiences and to help educate people about different cultures through art.”

Many of the events are co-sponsored by the council and another local organization.

The Raymond Park event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a performance by ANIKAI, a dance group that was the recipient of an Arts Council grant in 2009-09. Children’s programming – including a Muppet film – will follow the dance performance, preceding a showing of the film.

Wednesday’s film is being held in conjunction with Friends of Raymond Park, a neighborhood group that organizes park beautification and renovation programs and as well as plans community events – such as the Summer Movies in the Park, now in its 11th year.

Thursday’s screening is being co-hosted by the Inman Square Business Association. Several Inman Square businesses will be taking part in the event.

The Inman Square showing is preceded by Jungle Jim¹s Big Balloon Alien Show at 7 p.m. The film is scheduled to begin around 8 p.m.

Rain dates for both events will be the following week – so Wednesday, Aug. 26 for the Raymond Park film and Thursday, Aug. 27 for the Inman show.