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Are you looking for a good laugh? Do you want to watch a feel-good film with a light-hearted look at the proverbial coming of age?  Has it been 30 years since you’ve seen “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?” Have you never seen it? Were you confused about the Honda CRV Super Bowl commercial with Matthew Broderick in it? “Broderick? Broderick? Broderick?” If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then by all means go to the “Screen on the Green Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. See a young Jennifer Gray as Ferris Bueller’s sister, listen to a version of the Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” that—unless you are dead—will have your heart pumping and the adrenaline flowing. And be sure to watch for a cameo appearance by Charlie Sheen as a drug addict (really?).  The Crossroads Film Society will be showing “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as part of its monthly outdoor film series in the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art. It’s free!

See “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Thursday, May 24. Free. Cash bar and concessions start at 7:00 p.m. and the film begins at dusk. Please, no coolers. For more information, call 601-960-1515 or visit http://www.msmuseumart.org.

Richard moved to the Jackson, Miss., area in 1994 after completing a master’s degree at Mississippi State University, from which he subsequently earned a doctorate. He wrote for the Jackson Free Press for many years. Retiring in 2014, he moved to France for three years but now lives in Ocean Springs, Miss. He still enjoys writing but is particularly busy with grandpa duties.