Friday, January 27, 2012
Discussion about its work and the award-winning documentary could help start a community conversation about stemming violence.
The work of a noted group that focuses on violence prevention and the award-winning documentary that highlights its efforts will be a highlight of Monday's annual meeting of the Community of Congregations. Tio Hardiman, director of CeaseFire IL and some of the young people whose experiences were shown in "The Interrupters" will be on a program that begins at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 875 Lake St., Oak Park. The program is free; donations are accepted. Refreshments and the business meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $15. The program will touch on how violence is lived out in the communities and how CeaseFire has worked for more than a decade to diffuse community tensions. Launched in the West …
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Another weekend, another chance to get out and explore the amazing Oak Park and River Forest area.
CLARK WEBER'S ROCK 'N' ROLL ROOTS When/Where: 7 p.m. Thursday at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave. Why Go: As program director and disc jockey at WLS, Clark Weber "chose the playlists back when rock ‘n’ roll was clean and the Chicago River was dirty," and he'll share tales from his book at this special appearance. More here. Price: Free LOS PERROS CUBANOS AT MAYA DEL SOL When/Where: Friday evening at Maya Del Sol, 144 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park. Why Go: Chef Ruben Beltran is firing off crazy-good Mexican dishes, the outdoor fire pit is crackling, the waiters will bring blankets to patio diners and the throwback Cuban tunes of Los Perros Cubanos will keep things interesting all night. Viva musica! Viva Maya! Price: Check …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Oak Park filmmakers acclaimed documentary gets a limited a run at Lake Theatre.
Beginning Friday, The Interrupters, the highly acclaimed documentary from Oak Park filmmakers Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, will screen at the Lake Theatre. James directed and Kotlowitz produced the riveting new movie that follows three “violence interrupters,” former gang members who now tirelessly monitor Chicago’s danger zones, from Englewood to Little Village, drawing on their own street credibility to help defuse violent encounters before they erupt. Earlier: A Fortuitous and Striking Collaboration for Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz The pair will present the film for delegates at the United Nations on Sept. 14 for the UN's International Day of Peace, yet another honor in a long line of recognition for the powerful film. As …
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Longtime Oak Park friends channel their gifts for the remarkable new documentary, The Interrupters.
In 1994, cultural journalist Alex Kotlowitz was considering some new book projects. His agent offered something intriguing. “They asked me if I wanted to do a book version of Hoop Dreams,” he recalls. After watching the film on a specially loaned VHS tape, Kotlowitz did something few writers do on principle: He turned down the offer. “I saw the film, and it was extraordinary and I realized immediately there was no way a book could improve on the film,” he said. “That was my introduction to Steve’s work.” Made in collaboration with Frederick Marx and Peter Gilbert, Steve James’s Hoop Dreams detonated public consciousness at the Sundance Film festival that January. Film critic Roger Ebert called it the greatest documentary ever made. A dense…
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