Spooky Shorts
Friday, October 28 7:00-8:00 pm Buy Tickets $20 Members || $25 General Audience
Celebrate with a screening of shorts from early French filmmaker Georges Méliès, the turn of the twentieth century master of illusion. Méliès made more than 400 films from 1899 to 1912, which are best known for combining illusion, burlesque, and comedy. His playful films depict gruesome physical transformations in a uniquely comic style. Andy Schumm, who leads the Chicago Cellar Boys, will accompany the films on piano. Costumes are encouraged!
About the Artist
Andy Schumm is a Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist who specializes in the jazz and popular music styles of the 1920s and 1930s. While his influences are diverse, he is mostly known for his interpretation of the music of Bix Beiderbecke. Andy is also an arranger and bandleader. He leads the Chicago Cellar Boys, who can be found every Tuesday at the world-famous Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. His band also appears every Sunday at the Honky Tonk BBQ in the Pilsen neighborhood.
Image Credit: Georges Méliès