Free Groucho Marx Glasses: Guinness World Record Attempt – July 21

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Join the fun at Grant Park on Tuesday night, see a free movie on the giant outdoor screen and get a chance to be a part of the Guinness Book of World Records. On July 21, the folks at the Outdoor Film Festival are trying to set a world record. At the free showing of the movie Duck Soup, all people attending the outdoor film festival will receive a free Groucho Marx nose and glasses for an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for “The most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses,” according to the Chicago Mayor’s Office of Special Events.

In order to help set the record, you need to sign in to receive your free glasses, and viewers must wear the glasses for a total of 15 minutes and pose for a video and photo at about 8:15 pm. 

The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival takes place on Tuesday nights through August 25. The event offers free outdoor screenings of classic movie favorites as viewers relax on the lawn in Grant Park in Chicago, including Psycho, Tootsie, Born Yesterday, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  Get more information at:

Chicago Outdoor Film Festival at Grant Park

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