After wandering around for a half hour in Lincoln Park looking and listening for signs of an outdoor movie screening, and exhausting all mapping capabilities on my blackberry (not helpful at all), we finally stumbled upon the Chicago History Museum’s outdoor pavilion. Luckily, dusk had come a little later than the advertised 8:30 show time, so we had only missed the opening credits. And though I was expecting a grassy “theater” instead of a concrete one, there was something comforting and wholesome, reminiscent of a different era, about the scene. Chicagoans of all ages sat on blankets, some with picnic dinners, popcorn, or a bottle of wine, and I easily forgot that bustling Clark St. was only one block behind me. The summer series offered by the museum features movies set in Chicago, and last night's selection was My Big Fat Greek Wedding--not really a classic, but entertaining none the less. The atmosphere was enough to make the experience a memorable one (and the long walk and frustration of finding the place worthwhile), and I’ll definitely be back for next month’s screening, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (that one is a classic).
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Hey Meg, reading all of your blogs is making me homesick. Sounds like you are figuring out that Chicago is a pretty cool place to be. Bigtown but Smalltown. If you haven't gone to the Science and Industry Museum you should check it out if for no other reason that it is the only remaining building from the "White City" that was built as part of the 1893 Columbian Exposition that was held in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteThere is a great book, "Devil in the White City" that has the history of that "Worlds Fair". It is also a crime novel and reads more that way. Remember, although you are geographically a "north sider"....Go Sox!