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White Sox cancel 2021 SoxFest due to COVID

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment

Following the Cubs move to cancel the 2021 Cubs Convention, the Chicago White Sox have now canceled SoxFest 2021 due to the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic. The 28th edi...

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McDonald’s introduces McFlurry birthday suit

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment

2020 birthday parties canceled? Not so fast! The McFlurry is turning 25, and since the best part of celebrating at home is wearing whatever you want, McDonald's is invitin...

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MFF Union & Indie Passion Projects exciting lineup

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2020 0 Comment

Join Midwest Film Festival and The Gene Siskel Film Center on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:00pm at the CHI-Town Movies Drive-In with a brand new themed night to celebrate the...

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Athletes For Care announces golf tournament

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

Athletes For Care has announced their inaugural charity golf tournament in support of Lost Boyz, Inc., a Chicago-based community youth sports organization. A charity e...

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Midwest Film Fest announces drive-in events

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020 0 Comment

The Midwest Film Festival is delighted to announce three upcoming events to round out the 2020 season, all taking place at Chi-Town Movies Drive-In, located in Pilsen. Based on...

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Hyde Park Jazz Fest announces free online “JAZZ KITCHEN”

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2020 0 Comment

Hyde Park Jazz Festival announces free online program “JAZZ KITCHEN: A Conversation Series Celebrating Food and Jazz" In Chicago, Our most cherished institutions, celebrat...

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Jack Daniel’s, Cult Creative issue call for Artists

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago get ready for Art, Beats and Lyrics (AB+L), the national urban art and music tour presented by Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey and Cult Creative, kicks off its ...

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Camera Ambassador holds Assistant Director Boot Camp

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2020 0 Comment

Camera Ambassador and the Center for Creative Entrepreneurship collaborate for the virtual event, Assistant Director Boot Camp. Assistant Directors are an integral part of t...

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Chicago Immersive presents WANDER: Lincoln Square

By Reel Chicago Sep 9, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago Immersive, in collaboration with interactive travel agency First Person Travel, is proud to announce the new interactive walking tour WANDER: Lincoln Square—A Chi...

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Chicago Latino Film Fest announces lineup of films

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago Latino Film Festival announces their lineup for their 36th anniversary. The festival will shift to a virtual format and will take place from September 18-27. Sin...

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Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival lineup

By Reel Chicago Sep 7, 2020 0 Comment

Reeling will celebrate its 38th anniversary this fall with a new virtual edition of the second-oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. Showing 30 features, 54 s...

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Chicago Humanities Festival has exciting Sept calendar

By Reel Chicago Sep 4, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago Humanities Festival has announced the entire digital line-up for the month of September. In addition to already-announced speakers Claudia Rankine and Jill Lepore, ...

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IATSE to join #RedAlertRESTART movement tonight

By Reel Chicago Sep 2, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago’s Allstate Arena will be lit up bright red tonight at 9PM in solidarity with 1500 live event venues around America for the #RedAlertRESTART movement. #WeMak...

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AWM free this Saturday to honor Ray Bradbury’s 100th

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020 0 Comment

The focus of the next four episodes of the new American Writers Museum ( AWM ) podcast will be on science fiction writing in honor of Ray Bradbury, who will be featured in a 20...

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CAFM celebrates 13 with zoom costume party

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020 0 Comment

The Chicago Acting In Film Meetup NFP (CAFM) celebrates 13 years as a Meetup group with an online costume party for everyone. The “2020 CAFM Summer Social Costume P...

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#Act4Impact fundraiser hosted by Queen Latifah

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2020 0 Comment

The American Lung Association announced its first-ever livestream fundraising benefit, #Act4Impact, to be hosted by Queen Latifah on September 26, 2020...

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Black Harvest Film Festival accepting film submissions

By Reel Chicago Aug 12, 2020 0 Comment

Black Harvest Film Festival film submissions due September 1. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present its 26th annual Black Harvest ...

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AbelCine Workshops at Filmscape 2020 virtual show

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2020 0 Comment

AbelCine will have a booth at Filmscape Chicago, the cinema and television production expo that focuses on community building, providing two days of completely FREE education f...

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Filmscape 2020 goes online with virtual exhibitor booths

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020 0 Comment

Filmscape 2020 goes virtual August 29 & 30. Exhibitors get a virtual booth on a dedicated page on the Filmscape website. Every year, Filmscape Chicago, an educational no...

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PorchlightPalooza Festival honors Joel Grey

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2020 0 Comment

Porchlight Music Theatre announces PorchlightPalooza, a three-day festival and fundraiser celebrating its 25th Anniversary, hosted by Bill Kurtis, and honoring Broadway legend ...