WHPK presents Pictures and Sounds 2005

This Saturday (2/26) night, WHPK and the Film Studies Center at the University of Chicago present Pictures and Sounds 2005, an annual multimedia event pairing silent films with live musical accompaniment. This year's program features four nationally-known artists improvising to a century's worth of classic experimental cinema. Projected from 16mm prints, this year's films range from the classic works of Brakhage and Méliès to a modern piece created by local musician Tatsu Aoki. Besides Aoki, who will be providing his own musical accompaniment, the event will also feature local musicians Azita and Plastic Crimewave. Rounding out the bill is Philadelphia's Fursaxa. For the complete who/what/where and when, visit: http://whpk.uchicago.edu/events/ The Film Studies Center at the University of Chicago is located in Cobb Hall, room 307, at 5811 South Ellis Ave. Cobb Hall, on the U. of C. campus Quadrangle, is located 1/2 block north of the Midway Plaisance. The building is directly across from the Hospital Brain Research Pavilion and just south of the Administration Building. Enter Cobb Hall on the north side. Ample free parking is available on the Midway and 59th Street. The show will begin at 7:00pm and will feature informal question and answer sessions with the musicians, moderated by film historian Ron Gregg, from the University's Committee on Cinema & Media Studies. This is a free, all-ages event, and the general public is welcome. NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY will be allowed. (Tomorrow on RFC...more on this event from featured artist Plastic Crimewave)