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November 12, 2008
Don't shhhh my child

The town of Standish has a great family-friendly event each month: A free movie night specifically for toddlers.

It's the second Friday of each month, in the town council chambers, at 6:30 p.m. The movies are G-rated. The next one is Friday.

The town advertises the event as a place where you can bring your youngsters to a movie without worrying about them "making noise, fidgeting, and getting up."
The organizers ask that you bring a blanket or something to sit on, and say that parents are required to stay.

There's even a concession stand, and refills on popcorn are free.

As of Wednesday, this week's movie hadn't been picked out. But you can try calling 642-2875 closer to show time, for more information.

The movies are at Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road.

Posted at 02:28 PM

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I just happened across your blogs and have to commend you on your brilliant ideas! We don't live in the Portland area, in fact, Caribou is an even more challenging place to keep kids busy cheaply! We spend a lot of time at the supermarket, library and Wintergreen Arts Center's open studio Saturdays. Finally someone has implemented toddler movies in a neighboring town this week! I will be sure to follow your column from now on. Thanks for sharing some great stuff!

Posted by Andrea
November 14, 2008 06:22 AM

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Ray Routhier is a dad who is morally opposed to paying for fun. He's 44, and a New Hampshire native (meaning he's morally opposed to a lot of things) and has been writing for daily newspapers for 20 years. He lives in South Portland with his wife Jessica and two daughters, Sophie, 4, and Dinah, 1. The family also includes two cats, twelve Barbies and 47 Polly Pockets. As a family, they love going to Portland Sea Dogs games, walking down to Willard Beach, dancing to the "Powdermilk Biscuit" song on public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion," and finding new stuff to do.



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