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'Lego Movie' on Tap for Movies in the Parks on N.W. Side

 Movie and park lovers can bring a blanket and a picnic basket to watch current and classic flicks for free during the Movies in the Parks series.   
Movie and park lovers can bring a blanket and a picnic basket to watch current and classic flicks for free during the Movies in the Parks series.  
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Chicago Park District

EDISON PARK — The hit animated flick "The Lego Movie" will light up the night sky in Edison Park this weekend as part of the Chicago Park District's Movies in the Parks series.

Starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, "The Lego Movie" tells the story of an ordinary Lego mini figure named Emmet destined to save the Lego universe from the tyrannical Lord Business who plans to use the Kragle to glue everything in place.

Movie and park lovers can bring a blanket and a picnic basket to watch current and classic flicks for free.

The schedule for the next month is:

  • "The Lego Movie" at 8 p.m. Friday at Olympia Park, 6566 N. Avondale Ave.
  • "Monsters University" at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave.
  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" at 8 p.m. June 27 at Wilson Park, 4630 N. Milwaukee Ave.
  • "Despicable Me" at 9 p.m. June 28 at Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave.
  • "Frozen" at 8 p.m. July 9 at Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave.
  • "Free Birds" at 8:30 p.m. July 10 at Wildwood Park, 6950 N. Hiawatha Ave.
  • "Frozen" at 8:30 p.m. July 11 at Jefferson Park, 4822 N. Long Ave.
  • "Ghostbusters" at 8:30 p.m. July 11 at Dunham Park, 4638 N. Melvina Ave.
  • "The Smurfs 2" at 8:30 p.m. July 18 at Brooks Park, 7100 N. Harlem Ave.

For information or to check for weather-related cancelations call 312-742-1134.

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