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Film Screenings | Wednesdays in August | Comfort Station Silent Film, Loud Music

This August, join us on the lawn outside of Comfort Station in Logan Square for classic German silent films paired with live musical accompaniment by Chicago musicians! All screenings begin at sunset.

08/12: Faust (1926) with Live Score by French Inhaler
08/26: Nosferatu (1921) with Live Score by Tim Corpus

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