📍 Mozart Park (2036 N. Avers Ave.) | 🗓️ Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 🕣 Screening begins around 8:30 PM (dusk)
Free Community Screening — presented in collaboration with the Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Parks / Night Out in the Parks program.
Synopsis
This documentary, directed by Juan Mandelbaum, traces the extraordinary life and career of Paquito D’Rivera, a multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer whose musical curiosity has never respected genre boundaries. Filmed across New York, Boston, Miami, and Uruguay, the film follows D’Rivera’s journey from his 1980 defection from Cuba — undertaken at great personal risk — to his rise as one of the most celebrated figures in Latin jazz. Along the way, it features intimate performances and collaborations with longtime friend Chucho Valdés and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, capturing the humor, brilliance, and reinvention that have defined his singular career.
Bring a blanket or low chair — start time is approximate and movies begin at dusk.
Getting There by Public Transit
Mozart Park is located at 2036 N. Avers Ave., in the Logan Square neighborhood, just east of Pulaski Road and north of Armitage Avenue.
- CTA Bus Route 53 (Pulaski) runs along nearby Pulaski Road, a short walk from the park.
- CTA Bus Route 73 (Armitage) serves Armitage Avenue right along the park’s southern edge.
For real-time bus tracking and trip planning, visit transitchicago.com.
