See Paul Williams and P.J. Soles (not on the same night)

Austinist has the scoop on the Movies in the Park screenings at Republic Square Park this fall. The movies all start around sundown and admission is free. The series opened last night with Grease, a movie I saw for the first time at a drive-in (on Metairie Road ... it's a strip mall now).

But this year, Movies in the Park isn't limiting itself merely to movies. If you saw Grease last night, you were treated to live music beforehand from an oldies band. Live music, Austin, pretty standard stuff ... but look at these upcoming listings:

Saturday 9/9: The Muppet Movie ... with an appearance from the film's composer, Paul Williams

Saturday 10/7: Rock 'n' Roll High School ... with an appearance by actress P.J. Soles (as well as live music, but no actual Ramones are involved)

Did I mention this is all free?

Unfortunately, the Austin Parks Foundation hasn't updated their Web site with the fall series, and I can't find much information on the Rolling Roadshow page, so the Austinist article has the most complete info at this time. If anyone tracks down a full listing of the films, let me know.