MASSENA -- New York Power Authority (NYPA) will continue its free “Friday Matinees” in July with showings of contemporary movies at the admission-free Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Point Visitors Center and Boat Launch in Massena.

NYPA will show a selection of movies on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. in the visitors center auditorium. Free popcorn will be available for the movie showings.

July also marks the beginning of NYPA’s ‘Beat the Heat’ Summer Movie Series, which shows triple features of family-friendly films geared toward children every Tuesday during the months of July and August.

July Friday Matinee Movie Schedule:

July 13: “A Little Bit of Heaven” (2011). An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

July 20: “Joyful Noise” (2012). G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

July 27: “Big Miracle” (2012). In small town Alaska, a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer - on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.

Besides enjoying free movies, visitors can sample the array of hands-on exhibits at the Hawkins Point facility, which presents information on such subjects as electricity generation and NYPA’s St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project. Visitors are sure to enjoy the panoramic views of the power dam. The visitors center is now operating on its summer schedule and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For further information, please call the visitors center at 764-0226 ext. 302 or visit NYPA on the web at www.nypa.gov.