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See 'March of the Penguins 2' for free at Detroit's Beacon Park

Saturday is an ideal day to waddle on down to Detroit's Beacon Park. As part of the downtown park's February Flicks series, Beacon is offering two free film screenings on Saturday in its heated tent. First up is "March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step." The 2017 sequel to the Oscar-winning documentary is a family-friendly movie that follows father-and-son Emperor penguins as they embark together on a dangerous journey into the unknowns of Antarctica. The film was made by the same creative team responsible for the original documentary, and once again is narrated by Morgan Freeman. "Penguins" is being co-presented by Freep Film Festival as part of its monthly screening series. Beginning at 3:30 p.m., there will be a penguin-related presentation by folks from the Polk Penguin Conservation Center at the Detroit Zoo. Kids will have the opportunity to make penguin-related crafts and get photos. "March of the Penguins 2" will be followed on Saturday by science fiction action flick "Ready Player One" at 6:30 p.m. The remaining two films in the February Flicks series screen on Feb. 23: “Black Panther” (4 p.m.) and “Selma” (6:30 p.m.) The February Flicks series is presented by the DTE Beacon Park Foundation and the Downtown Detroit Partnership.