March Along with “The Music Man” At the Lindo Theatre April 23, 2013

Freeport, IL – March on down to the Lindo Theatre for the 1962 musical classic “The Music Man,” starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones, on Wednesday, April 24th at 1 and 7 PM. Movie admission to this fun-filled film is $5 or free as a bonus to anyone who purchased the entire series to 50’s Science Fiction Films. Tickets are available at the Lindo Theatre box office at 115 South Chicago Avenue. This concludes the sixth classic film series at the Lindo, and the next series is scheduled for Fall 2013, with titles to be announced.

Confidence man Harold Hill arrives at staid River City intending to cheat the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train a boy's marching band, then skip town with the money. Things go awry when he falls for the town librarian and tries to divert her from exposing him. Although he has no musical skills, he inadvertently enriches the town with a love of music. This critically acclaimed film won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score
(Meredith Wilson) and was nominated in five other categories.

The series of 50’s Science Fiction Films was selected with the assistance of Dr. Ed Finch, executive director for the Freeport Historical Museum, and Alan Wenzel, the Speech and Communications instructor for Highland Community College. There will be a brief introduction before the movie and a discussion led by Dr. Ed Finch and Alan Wenzel following the movie. Movie-goers are encouraged to stay after the film to participate in this exchange.

Classic Cinemas, based in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a family-owned company operated by Willis, Shirley and Chris Johnson. Established in 1978, Classic Cinemas operates 13 theatres with 100 screens in the northern Illinois area. Each auditorium is equipped with state-of-the-art digital projection and sound technology. For more information on Classic Cinemas, please visit www.classiccinemas.com.