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Herb Kohl Philanthropies presents SUMMER STOCK w/ talkback

Exhibited on a 35mm print!

Join us at 5:30PM to purchase a copy of C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock and have it signed by authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson while supplies last! Be sure to stick around for a fascinating post-film conversation with the authors.

A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.

Author bios:

David Fantle, in collaboration with Tom Johnson, has been interviewing, writing and speaking about Hollywood's Golden Age for 45-years. Fantle is an adjunct professor of film at Marquette University.

Tom Johnson, in addition to working with Fantle is a former senior editor at Netflix and has written movie reviews and features for E! Online, Moviefone and People magazine, among other publications.

Together they have authored three books: Reel to Real (2004), Hollywood Heyday: 75 Interviews with Golden Age Legends (2018) and C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock (2023).

Presented by Herb Kohl Philanthropies

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