It’s a Wonderful Life at Music Box Theatre

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it was a great afternoon for a christmas double feature. #itsawonderfullife #whitechristmas #musicboxtheatre #southportcorridor #itstheholidayseason #christmassingalong #christmasinchicago #chicagobucketlist (at Music Box Theatre)
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Music Box Theatre

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One of our most beloved annual festivals NOIR CITY, begins on Friday! KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL, ODD MAN OUT, BLUE COLLAR, TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, THE AURA and more! Check out the full schedule in our bio. #noircity #musicboxtheatre (at Music Box Theatre)

Southport’s Music Box in 1929

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After a long circuitous internet journey that started with the great Chicago ephemera blog Calumet 412, and ended with Ebay (ok it wasn’t that long of a journey), we are now the proud owners of this original 1929 photo of The Music Box. Originally a page found in a sheet metal manufacturer catalogue (who worked on our marquee and others in Chicago at the time) you can now come visit it in our lounge. A lot has changed and a lot has remained the same! #musicboxtheatre #1929 #talkies @cinematreasures #chitecture (at Music Box Theatre)

A perfect spring day in February at the coolest old theatre in Chicago to watch one of the best movies ever

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Does it get any better than this? A perfect spring day in February at the coolest old theatre in Chicago to watch one of the best movies ever. #unfiltered .
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#chicago #musicbox #southport #casablanca #valentines #love #movienight #theatre (at Music Box Theatre)

Music Box Theatre

The Music Box Theatre opened on August 22, 1929, a time when the movie palaces in downtown Chicago each had seating capacities of around 3,000 people. The Music Box, which sat 800, was considered an elaborate little brother to those theatres.

The architectural style is an eclectic mélange of Italian and Spanish, the style is called Eclecticism. (at Music Box Theatre)

Stella Blue at the Southport Holiday Stroll

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Truckin #🚎💨@stellabluedesign *Annual Southport Stroll Fri 12/3* #southportcorridor #chicago #jewelryboutique #shopsmall #stellabluedesign #jewelrylove #shehadringsonherfingersandbellsonhershoes #stellabluebus 💙🎼⚡️🎁💎🎄🕎💃🏼 (at Stella Blue Design)

“MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET” FUNDRAISER ON DEC. 9TH AT MUSIC BOX THEATRE TO HELP FEED CHICAGO’S HOMELESS BECOMES A “MIRACLE ON SOUTHPORT”

Chicago is a great town for family Christmas traditions. And if you like fun family movies and great singalongs, then the long standing Christmas movie traditional at the Music Box should be on your list.  This year we are adding another classic movie!
 
 
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Flick Lit at the Music Box Theatre – Tuesday, September 13th, 8:00pm

Tuesday, September 13th, 8:00pm
Meet FLICK LIT.
We are Chicago’s movie-centric storytelling show, where performers tell real-life tales prompted or inspired by the films they care about.
Each show also features a musical guest and a “Love-Hate” debate on an iconic film.
This show isn’t just for cinephiles or movie nerds — it’s for anyone who cares about understanding life through narratives (text, image, and sound).
September’s show includes:
STORYTELLING: (Theme: “A Movie That Made Me”)
Lily Be: JACKIE BROWN (1997)
Paul Freitag-Fey: THE ICE PIRATES (1984)
James Gordon: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
Amber Hargroder: INTERNATIONAL VELVET (1978)
LOVE-HATE DEBATE:
CASABLANCA (1942)
Tamara RozofskyLOVER
Rebecca Fons: HATER
MUSICAL GUEST:
The Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Pricing:
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at http://www.eventbrite.com/or at the door.
Doors open at 7:45pm. Show begins promptly at 8:00pm. Seating is limited.

See you at the Music Box Lounge!

Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

The rain has finally stopped long enough for us to get our annual photos of the Southport Corridor during summertime. Some of these view will look quite different next summer with the addition of SoulCycle and J. Crew coming, along with the proposed Southport TOD.

Evereve and Lou & Grey

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