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Celebrity Reads

The Blues Brothers by Daniel DeVise

2024-08-27 13:00:00 2024-08-27 14:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrity Reads In this month's celebrity book choice, we'll dive into The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel DeVise. Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Tuesday, August 27
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-27 13:00:00 2024-08-27 14:00:00 America/Chicago Celebrity Reads In this month's celebrity book choice, we'll dive into The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel DeVise. Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

Downers Grove Public Library

Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)

In this month's celebrity book choice, we'll dive into The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel DeVise.

"The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture “They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers , which hit theatres on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage; but Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote the film, had a greater to honor the then-seemingly forgotten tradition of rhythm and blues, some of whose greatest artists—Aretha Franklin, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles—made the film as unforgettable as its wild car chases." -Goodreads

For a more in depth summary, please visit our catalog or Goodreads.com.

Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.

Please contact the Adult and Teen Services Desk at ats@dglibrary.org with questions.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussions |

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