MILLENNIUM PARK ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL SUMMER FILM SERIES
Favorite films to be presented on a state-of-the-art, 40-foot LED screen
Millennium Park will once again present outdoor movies on its state-of-the-art, 40-foot LED screen as part of the Summer Film Series, Tuesdays, June 24–August 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Chicagoans and visitors are invited to take a seat at the Jay Pritzker
Pavilion or enjoy the show from the Great Lawn. This year’s lineup
includes blockbusters, award-winning documentaries, family classics and
more.
Ghostbusters • June 24
(PG, 105 mins)
20 Feet from Stardom • July 8
O Brother, Where Art Thou? • July 15
Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture and Best Director George Lucas
The Wizard of Oz • August 26
(PG, 105 mins)
A special tribute to Chicago filmmaker Harold Ramis
Top Gun • July 1
(PG, 110 mins)
With a special pre-screening program by the USO
(PG-13, 91 mins)
Winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best DocumentaryO Brother, Where Art Thou? • July 15
(PG-13, 106 mins)
Field of Dreams • July 22
(PG, 107 mins)
This is Spinal Tap • July 29
(R*, 82 mins)
Presented with WBEZ’s Sound Opinions, and generous support from Music Box Theatre
The Birdcage • August 5
(R*, 117 mins)
American Graffiti • August 12
(PG, 110 mins)Academy Award Nominee for Best Picture and Best Director George Lucas
Dreamgirls • August 19
(PG-13, 130 mins)
Featuring the Academy Award-winning performance by Chicago’s own Jennifer Hudson
(G-102 mins)
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of this family classic
*Rated R for language and sexual references
All films are FREE and made possible by the Millennium Park Foundation. The Summer Film Series is co-curated with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).
Additionally, Millennium Park will present other FREE films, simulcasts, videocasts and documentaries throughout the summer on the outdoor screen at Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
Chicago Bike Week is a citywide celebration of cycling June 13–20, with several FREE activities at the Park presented by DCASE and Goose Island Beer Company including Bike Chicago Film: Rushmore on Monday, June 16, 8:30 p.m. For details, visit bikechicago.us.
Also to be presented this summer is Jens Jensen The Living Green on Thursday, June 19 at 8 p.m. Millennium Park will partner with WTTW11 (PBS) for a public screening of this award-winning documentary about the life of Jens Jensen, a conservation hero who risked his career to create some of Chicago's most iconic parks and to save the Indiana Dunes. Join director Carey Lundin, WTTW11’s Geoffrey Baer and Lurie Garden designer Piet Oudolf for a discussion of Jensen’s influence on Chicago and its history. For details, visit luriegarden.org.
Chicago’s acclaimed outdoor classical music festival—the Grant Park Music Festival, June 11–August 16—celebrates
its 80th season this year, with the Grammy® Award-nominated Grant Park
Orchestra led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar
and the award-winning Grant Park Chorus led by Chorus Director
Christopher Bell, in a summer of world premieres, Festival favorites,
world-renowned guest artists, a weeklong composer-in-residency and two
visiting youth symphonies. Audiences will not want to miss The Blue Planet in Concert
on Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. After thrilling audiences with
Planet Earth and Frozen Planet in Concert, composer-conductor George
Fenton returns to the Grant Park Music Festival with his symphonic score
to accompany some of the most spectacular underwater images ever seen,
from the BBC/Discovery Channel series, shown on the Park’s
state-of-the-art, 40-foot LED screen, 10 years to the date of the Park’s
opening (July 16, 2004). For details, visit gpmf.org.
The Millennium Park 10th Anniversary Summer Celebration
will feature dozens of FREE events and exhibitions including new,
monumental sculptures by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, designer of Crown
Fountain; indie rock, electronica, jazz, classical and world music;
films, simulcasts and documentaries shown on an outdoor, 40-foot LED
screen; family activities; workouts and more.
Millennium Park is located on
Michigan Avenue, bordered by Randolph St. to the north, Columbus Dr. to
the east and Monroe St. to the south. The Park is open 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
daily. Convenient parking is located in the Millennium Park Garage
(entrance on Columbus at Monroe or Randolph) and Grant Park North. For
the latest news and events, visit millenniumpark.org, like us on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter, @Millennium_Park.
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
The Department of Cultural
Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s
artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the
development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working
artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide
the City’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago
Cultural Plan; marketing the City’s cultural assets to a worldwide
audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural
programs for residents and visitors.
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Maxwell's at the Club,
located in the East Bank Club at 500 N. Kingsbury St. (telephone:
312-527-5800, ext. 301), will present its elegant annual Mother's Day
Brunch on Sunday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The extensive buffet,
which is open to the public, will feature prime rib and roast turkey
carving stations, an omelet bar, a waffle bar, assorted pastries and
seasonal berries, as well as a variety of appetizers, salads and
entrées. The entire family will enjoy the festivities. Because Maxwell's
Mother's Day Brunch is very popular, reservations are necessary. 
