5 S. Prospect Avenue
All are welcome to attend "It’s a Wonderful Life" movie at the historic Pickwick Theatre to benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund sponsored by Liberty Bank for Savings.
Raffle tickets will be sold for an iPad donated by Liberty Bank AS WELL AS other prizes to help raise additional funds for social service organizations serving the Park Ridge community.
Live entertainment begins at 12Noon and will include a performance on the historic Wurlitzer pipe organ and carolers from The Willows Academy Chamber Choir from Des Plaines.
1:00 pm – Movie begins
Drama - 2 hrs. 15 min. -- For the benefit of the Park Ridge Community Fund, Northern Trust and the Pickwick Theatre present the classic holiday movie "It's A Wonderful Life" on the main screen of the Pickwick Theatre. ------- Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Directed by: Frank Capra, Original Release Date: December 25, 1946 ------- George Bailey (played by James Stewart) is a small-town man who gets to see what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls (...his family & friends) if he had never lived.
FREE ADMISSION, HOWEVER DONATIONS would be appreciated and will be accepted at the door.
Donations will benefit the Park Ridge Community Fund.
The Pickwick Theatre is located at 5 S. Prospect Avenue, at the six-corner intersection with Touhy Avenue and Northwest Highway.
"The impact we each have on others’ lives is a big theme in It’s a Wonderful Life, and we’re thrilled to share this great movie for the 12th holiday season," says Gail Haller, PRCF executive director. "Liberty Bank’s generous sponsorship and partnership has again made this annual event possible, so we’re very grateful. People who see the movie will get a lift and people who benefit from their donations to PRCF will be helped. It’s a great holiday event."
LOCATION:
Pickwick Theatre
5 S. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 825-5800