Arts & Entertainment
John Waters Film Fest: "Hairspray" (1988)
Starring Sonny Bono, Deborah Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, and Divine
Part of the John Waters Film Festival, this movie is about a 'pleasantly plump' teenager who teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. Introduction by Krebs Dean of the Faculty Janet McCracken.
The festival culminates in a talk by John Waters himself, on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 pm in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel.
Other films in the festival include:
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Pink Flamingos (Thursday, January 13, 4:15 pm)
Polyester (Tuesday, January 25, 6:00 pm)
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Serial Mom (Tuesday, February 22, 6:00 pm)
Pecker (Thursday, March 3, 4:15 pm)
Cecil B. Demented (Tuesday, March 15, 6:00 pm)
Hairspray (2007) (Thursday, March 17, 4:15 pm)
John Waters and Pop Culture: a showing of Waters' appearances, commercials, and other showings. (Tuesday, March 22, 6:00 pm)