Around the South Loop and Chicago

The fountain becomes a Christmas tree at Trevi Square.



The Art Institute lions are decked out for the holidays.




Elvis and Anita are coming to town.



Are folks really sitting outside Eleven City Diner at 1112 S. Wabash Ave.?

South Loop knitters meet with Florence Hardy (second from right) at Three Peas Art Lounge.

We're practically Bedford Falls; we have our own Christmas tree lot!

Look at this beauty I walked past in the West Loop! Looks like a 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood to me.

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern

After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward.

They won a travel mug for bringing two new friends with them to "Meet Me at the Movies."

How did it end?
"Did Porter lie to Deborah? Did Brad run off with Addie Ross?" Well, who can know for sure? What I do know is everyone enjoyed A Letter to Three Wives, many seeing if for the very first time.

Folks enjoying the great meal we had at the Weather Mark Tavern wrap party

Musical classic
Don't miss next month's movie: Annie Get Your Gun. The classic musical stars Betty Hutton and Howard Keel and was one of the biggest box office hits of the 1950s. The movie will be shown Friday August 27, 2010. The wrap party will be held at Kroll's South Loop. Check this blog or visit the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) Web site for details.

Check out the movie trailer for next month's movie below.