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KSanders writesHighlights From the 60th Annual Chicago International Film Festival
by Kyle Sanders
As the 60th Chicago International Film Festival settles to its conclusion, I find myself feeling a tad overwhelmed. I've just spent a week visiting family in my home state of Kentucky and returned with a nasty sinus infection.
Those circumstances certainly affected my festival-covering abilities, but that shouldn't suggest I wasn't able to watch some really great international films while away from the Windy City!
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (Oct 28 - Nov 3)
Upcoming Events:
- Friday Oct 25: CHIRP Welcomes Allegra Krieger and Greg Mendez to Schubas
- Tuesday Oct 29 - Wednesday Oct 30: CHIRP Welcomes Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets to Lincoln Hall
- Saturday Nov 2: CHIRP Welcomes Blitzen Trapper to Evanston SPACE
- Saturday Nov 9: The 20th Annual CHIRP Radio Record Fair and Other Delights
- Saturday Nov 16: CHIRP welcomes Low Cut Connie to Evanston SPACE
- Monday Nov 18: The CHIRP Music Film Fest presents Hairspray at Gman Tavern
- Tuesday Nov 19: CHIRP Monthly Music Trivia at Beermiscuous
- Monday Nov 24: CHIRP supports Quiet Pterodactyl's 5th anniversary
Nikki Stout writesCHIRP Champion: Mike Sirvinskas
Welcome to our new volunteer feature: CHIRP Champions! We'll be using this space to highlight special folks within the CHIRP sphere who have been recognized by their peers for making extraordinary contributions to the organization. Next up is Volunteer Mike Sirvinskas!
What first drew you to get involved with CHIRP, and how long have you been with the organization?
Live music moves me. I learned of CHIRP when I attended a Bully concert at Thalia Hall in, I think, 2017. I held on to the post-it note swag pad I picked up and reached out to volunteer during COVID about 3 years later. I then joined in one of the first post-COVID volunteer groups about 2.5 years later.
Nikki Stout writesCHIRP Champion: Jason Moody
Welcome to our new volunteer feature: CHIRP Champions! We'll be using this space to highlight special folks within the CHIRP sphere who have been recognized by their peers for making extraordinary contributions to the organization. Next up is Graphic Designer Jason Moody!
What first drew you to get involved with CHIRP, and how long have you been with the organization?
I was an ensemble member of a Chicago non-profit theater company from 2011-2021 (The Factory Theater). After I stepped away, I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands for creativity. There was also the need to belong to an organization with a bunch of like minded people again. I’d been a fan of CHIRP for many years so I thought I’d give it a shot. I’ve been with the station as a graphic designer and occasional DJ since June of 2022.
KSanders writesKyle Sanders Goes to the 60th Annual Chicago International Film Festival
by Kyle Sanders
I've seen a lot of films, but up until now, I don't think I've ever heard of The Lollipop Cover. This 1965 drama is about an ex-boxer who hitchhikes from San Francisco to Los Angeles trying to track down a junkie who is not only responsible for his sister's suicide, but owes him money.
Coming along for the journey is a motherless nine-year-old girl abandoned by her father. This film with an icky synopsis is one part John Cassavetes feature, one part Afterschool Special, but perhaps it is most notable for being the very first Golden Hugo winner of the Chicago International Film Festival--sixty years ago!