A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

(PG) USA – 2 hr 8 min 1992 · d. Penny Marshall Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks In 1943, a pair of baseball-loving sisters (Geena Davis, Lori Petty) travel to Chicago to try out for the newly formed All-American Girls Professional Baseball league. Managed by a has-been former pro (Tom Hanks), the sisters and their new teammates (including Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell) share laughs and dramas en route to their league’s World Series. After the screening, author Erin Carlson will join us via remote connection to discuss her book No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood, for sale on-site. The feature will be preceded by a special era-appropriate preshow.