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Join us for a screening of The Princess Bride.In the delightfully fractured tale, a grandfather reads a story about a beautiful young woman named Buttercup to his bored grandson. Then, the audience is magically transported into the tale,…
Discover and create in this self-guided open studio program sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago! Use our art supplies to copy the techniques of master artists or to create a masterpiece of your own.
For kids 3 to 13 and their…
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The Mad Hatters are coming! Join us for a fun-filled program of books, poems and songs performed by the Junior League of Chicago. Hear some all-time favorite books dramatized using hats and props.
For children 3 to 9 years old and…
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Saturday at Thurgood Marshall LibraryWhen the wise and beloved Papa Smurf is mysteriously kidnapped by evil wizards, the cheerful hero Smurfette leads her fellow Smurfs on an epic quest beyond their village — into the real world — to…
Join us for a screening of Weapons (2025).
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
© New…
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In the remote town of Inishmore, Padraic and Colm share a close, intimate bond of friendship that spans their lives. Yet when one of the men brings their lifelong bond to a swift, abrupt end, the other reels, questioning their decades of…
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Join us for a screening of Sparkle.
Three singing sisters take Motown by storm, and they experience the highs and lows of fame along the way.
© Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. - 116 minutes - Rated PG-13
Community Cinema is…
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Join King Branch for a screening of Conclave.
Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the…
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Bring the whole family for a screening of Bad Guys 2!
In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard)…
Stop by the library to create some art. Art supplies will be provided- You must supply the creativity and magic. Paints, canvas, colored sand, easels, pencils, portrait paper, paint brushes and other art supplies will be provided.
For…
Join us for a screening of Weapons (2025).
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
© New…
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Join South Chicago for a screening of Conclave.Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the…
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Join King Branch for a screening of Smurfs. When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him.© Paramount Pictures - 92 minutes - PG
Community Cinema is at a…
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Welcome to Weekend Cinema. Join us for a screening of Rise of the Guardians (2012).Santa Claus, Jack Frost, the Sandman, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy team up to fight a phantom who steals children's dreams and replaces…
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Join us for a screening of The Da Vinci Code.Religious symbology expert Robert Langdon uncovers a conspiracy involving the life of Jesus Christ after a curator at the Louvre is found murdered with strange symbols carved into his body.…
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Join us for a screening of Happy FeetHappy Feet is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and…
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Join us for a screening of Mission: Impossible- The Final Reckoning. Our lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. © Paramount Pictures-- 171 minutes -- PG-13
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Pattern Play: Fabric and Paper Patchwork
Create a fabric and paper patchwork piece inspired by quilts from the Art Institute of Chicago during this self-guided open studio program.
For families with kids of all ages.
AccessibilityNeed…
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Where We Gather is an art exhibition by teen artists Abraham Valentin, Leila Isela, and Marlon Guaraca's photography about expression, protest, and resistance. We will have an opening ceremony on Sunday, January 25th from 2-4pm with snacks…
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Bouncer Tony Lip is hired by African-American musician Don Shirley to chauffeur him around the Jim Crow South in 1962 for an eight-week concert tour. The mismatched men form a friendship as Tony learns first-hand the racism Don must endure…