Another weekend is over too quickly, and it’s back to work in this mild Chicago summer. Keep yourself distracted this week with Chicago Park District’s free Movies in the Park summer series– spread throughout the city and bound to be playing at a park near you. This week boasts something for every member of the family– “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” “The Wiz,” “Iron Man,” “The Dark Knight,” “Arsenic and Old Lace” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”– just to name a handful. So grab your picnic basket (and an umbrella just in case), and get your butt to the park.
Where It’s At: Map of this week’s participating Chicago City Parks
Weather Report: Low 80′s and isolated thunderstorms all week.
Recipe of the Week: Cabbage/Ramen Noodle Salad
Monday, July 20
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) at Cricket Hill
Tuesday, July 21
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) at Austin Town Hall
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) at Bauler Playlot Park
The Wiz (1978) at South Shore Cultural Center
Wednesday, July 22
Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (2008) at Touhy Park
The Longshots (2008) at Union Park
Yveete (2009; subtitles) at Calumet Park
Thursday, July 23
Iron Man (2008) at Hoyne Playground Park
Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (2008) at White (Willye B.) Park
The Dark Knight (2008) at Horan Park
Friday, July 24
Kung Fu Panda (2008) at Haas Park
Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (2008) at Moore Park
The Dark Knight (2008) at Kelvyn Park
Saturday, July 25
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) at Berger Park Cultural Center
Sunday, July 26
Best I Can at Northerly Island
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at Churchill Field Playlot Park
