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Break out your tissues for the Salt Shed’s film festival

These days, it feels like there are two options if you want to get out of the house for Valentine’s Day: gooey couple’s outings and anti-Valentine’s singles events. But on The Rundown, we’re always looking for new and interesting ways to spend your time. Enter Crying at the Shed, a three-day film festival at the Salt Shed that combines film, music and Valentine’s vibes. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to festival curator Kris English and Douglas McCombs, one of the musicians in the festival lineup.

Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news.

   

These days, it feels like there are two options if you want to get out of the house for Valentine’s Day: gooey couple’s outings and anti-Valentine’s singles events. 

But on The Rundown, we’re always looking for new and interesting ways to spend your time. Enter Crying at the Shed, a three-day film festival at the Salt Shed that combines film, music and Valentine’s vibes. 

In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to festival curator Kris English and Douglas McCombs, one of the musicians in the festival lineup.

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