Minnesota Public Radio Presents "The MPR Movie Party: Laurel & Hardy's Best Silent Films" on July 24

Jun 30, 2010

WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio presents another installment of its wildly popular "Movie Party" series. Join MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis, along with A Prairie Home Companion®'s sound effects man Tom Keith and theater organ master Mike Grandchamp as they create a rich sound-and-music accompaniment to four of Laurel and Hardy's best silent films.

A super family friendly event, there will be free bowler hats for kids, free popcorn, plus a live slapstick half-time show from theater maker Jon Ferguson and a big finish--bring your dancing shoes!

Laurel and Hardy shorts scheduled:
Two Tars(1928 Halroach/MGM)
From Soup to Nuts (1928 Halroach/MGM)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928 Halroach/MGM)
Liberty (1929 Halroach/MGM)

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24.

WHERE: The Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul

TICKETS: $15; $12 for MPR members. Call the Fitzgerald Theater Box Office for tickets: 651-290-1200.