On A Blues Note – Chicago Film Archives Benefit 2016
Chicago Film Archives invites you to:
On a Blues Note
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Come join us as we celebrate another year of preserving Chicago’s rich history and culture on film. Kick off the holidays with music, drink, tasty food and of course some twentieth century cinema at Savage Smyth, Chicago’s newest swanky but sweet spot to party. Our theme this year is Chicago’s blues history!
Come meet and listen to:
Sam Lay – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Blues musician extraordinaire
John Anderson – Film Director of SAM LAY IN BLUESLAND
Dick Shurman- Music journalist, historian, and Alligator Records producer
Corky Siegel - musician, composer, and a blues birther
and our very own…
Alison Cuddy – Associate Artistic Director, the Chicago Humanities Festival
Come see unique footage that captures the clubs, musicians and good times of the 60s and 70s, including the Checkerboard, The Peppermint Lounge, Theresa’s, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Albert King and more. Help CFA collect, preserve and exhibit our extraordinary, historic and often unique films that reflect our twentieth century lives.
Cocktails & Food: 6PM – 7:30PM
John Anderson – Film Director of SAM LAY IN BLUESLAND
Dick Shurman- Music journalist, historian, and Alligator Records producer
Corky Siegel - musician, composer, and a blues birther
and our very own…
Alison Cuddy – Associate Artistic Director, the Chicago Humanities Festival
Come see unique footage that captures the clubs, musicians and good times of the 60s and 70s, including the Checkerboard, The Peppermint Lounge, Theresa’s, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Albert King and more. Help CFA collect, preserve and exhibit our extraordinary, historic and often unique films that reflect our twentieth century lives.
Cocktails & Food: 6PM – 7:30PM
Presentation – 7:30PM
- Welcome – Alison Cuddy
- SAM LAY IN BLUESLAND (excerpt)
- “Twentieth Century Chicago Blues” – A conversation with Sam Lay, John Anderson and Dick Shurman – Home movies to accompany
- Corky Siegel on keyboard and harmonica
- CFA’s Board Chair, Christine Haddad
- Judy Pielach auctions prizes to benefit CFA
Where:
Savage Smyth
920 North Franklin
Chicago, Illinois 60610
When:
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
6:00PM to 9:30PM
Tickets: $125 or $200 a couple
Dress: Business Casual
For tickets contact: 312-243-1808 or info@chicagofilmarchives.org or follow the link below: