CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
First Tuesdays at The Midwest Independent Film Festival – 'Baby on Board'
CHICAGO - The Midwest Independent Film Festival will be hosting a special advance screening of the indie comedy Baby on Board, starring Heather Graham, Jerry O’Connell, John Corbett and Lara Flynn Boyle. The First Tuesday festivities begin at 6 p.m. at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark, on Tuesday, May 5th.
The picture was wholly produced in Chicago and tells the story of a professional woman (Graham) whose career and personal life are turned upside-down by an unexpected pregnancy. The screening will include a post-screening discussion with executive producer Russell Scalise and producer Carrie Holt de Lama.
Festivities begin with a Pre-Show Cocktail Reception at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 North Clark) at 6 p.m. Zacuto’s independent filmmaking seminar will begin in the theatre at 6:30 p.m. Baby on Board screens promptly at 7:30 p.m. Post-screening reception generously hosted by Forno Diablo, 433 West Diversey. Tickets for this premiere event range from $10-15 and include entry into all of the evening’s festivities.