Two-time Emmy Award winner LeVar Burton, star of Roots and host of Reading Rainbow, will be making a special guest appearance at the 21st Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Oct. 21-31. Burton will attend the festival to screen his directorial feature film debut Blizzard. Featuring Whoopi Goldberg (as the voice of Blizzard), Christopher Plummer, and Kevin Pollak, the film will be screened at 10:45 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22 at the AMC City North 14 and Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Burnham Village Theatre. Burton will attend both screenings and speak with the audience following the show.
See www.cicff.org or call (773) 281-9075.
Goldberg was set to perform Oct. 1 at the Chicago Theatre, but show is cancelled. Call (312) 902-1500.