Essex County Hosting Free Outdoor Movie Night Screening of "The Lego Movie;" Friday, June 12; 7pm; Kip's Castle, 22 Crestmont Road, Montclair

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 10:48pm

MONTCLAIR / VERONA, NJ - Throughout the month of June, Essex County will be hosting a Free Outdoor "Friday Night Flicks" Movie Night at Kip’s Castle when popular movies for children and adults will be shown under the stars. This week, the county will be offering the screening of “The Lego Movie.” The event will take place on Friday, June 12, with special pre-movie activities, including building  with Legos with the help of Snapology, starting at 7pm. The movie will start at dusk about 8:25pm. The Castle is located at 22 Crestmont Road, Montclair - right on the border of Verona.

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“We invite you to join us for an exciting night at the movies on our 
Kip’s Castle Park lawn," Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said. 
"Families can enjoy the outdoor movie presentation and 
experience this magnificent location in a new way. 
We look forward to seeing you at what will be an entertaining evening 
for children, families and individuals of all ages.” 

“The Lego Movie”
A lowly Lego figure joins a group intent on battling an evil force after a case of mistaken identity in this computer-generated comedy. 

Rain date
Saturday, June 13

Further Information
Essex County 
County Executive:  Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4400
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Kip's Castle was built in 1902 by Frederic E. Kip, a wealthy textile manufacturer and investor. The 9,000-square-foot mansion is a replica of a medieval Norman castle and is constructed of local trap rock trimmed with sandstone. Many of the rooms are uniquely designed with round or octagonal shapes and vaulted ceilings. There are six ornately designed fireplaces throughout the structure. There also is a 6,000-square-foot, two-story carriage house that was renovated in 1984 to accommodate offices. The property is located on 11 acres on the ridge of First Mountain, and provides spectacular views.

The castle was used as a private residence for many years after Kip sold the estate in 1926. In the 1980s, the castle was the United States headquarters of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Indian guru. He sold the property in 1984 to the law firm of Schwartz Tobia Stanziale, which used the buildings as their law offices.

Essex County purchased the castle property in 2007 for $5.6 million, through a $2.8 million grant from the NJ Green Acres program and a $2.8 million grant from the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund for the acquisition.

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