FRIDAY JUNE 3 | 8pm

Sitcom Rock… showcases special episodes of classic situation comedies from the past, all featuring rock band guest stars and/or rock 'n' roll story lines. As always with Secret Cinema presentations, the shows will be projected in 16mm on a giant screen, from rare, original film prints (not video).

The situation comedy, television's equivalent to the "two-reeler" comedy shorts that played movie bills for decades, reached a certain summit by the mid-'60s, the same time that rock music achieved its long-lasting position as the predominant music of its time. It was only natural that these bizarre worlds would collide.

Sitcom Rock… has not been seen in 19 years, but was presented several times in the now 31-year-plus history of Secret Cinema -- first at the Khyber Pass in 1994, and later at the Trocadero, at Silk City Lounge, and in San Francisco and New York.

The program is being shown this time at the Maas Building, which on this evening will open their lovely back garden for wood-fired pizza, pop-up bar and a d.j., starting at 6:00 pm and running throughout the screening (as a result, entrance for both garden party and Secret Cinema screening will be through the 1320 N. Fifth Street door. The audience is welcome to bring food and drink up to the screening room).