Welcome to “The Chimp Tent”, Oasis #279 of The Sons of the Desert (The Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society) of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, where the Tent was “foundered” in December 2008.


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You are cordially invited to attend our next film evening:

“Hal Roach’s 1930s All-Talking Films Comedies Series”

When: Saturday, June 16, 2012

Where: Seasons Retirement Community Main Auditorium, 7300 Dearwester Drive (Kenwood) Cincinnati, OH 45236

Time: ~6:45 - 10PM?

Theme: “Hal Roach’s 1930s All-Talking Films Comedies Series”

What to bring: Snacks, chips, water, soft-drinks, appetizers, etc. to share with others in attendance.

Cost: $5 adults; free to paid members of ‘The Chimp Tent’ and to all children 12 years and younger

Why: To preserve the legacy of Laurel and Hardy and to have plenty of laughs!


LOOK! To see the official poster advertising this ALL-TALKING (!) film program, please click HERE

This upcoming June 16 film event of all-talking films will screen some funny Hal Roach comedies series including:  Spanky takes Our Gang with him to get a portrait photo in “Wild Poses” (1933) The Taxi Boys run afoul of a mean Billy Gilbert in “What Price Taxi?” (1932)  Charley Chase is onto the road again, but is now “On The Wrong Trek” (1936) The Boy Friends are trying to “help” their girl friends in “Call A Cop” (1931)  Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts say no! to Coney Island in “On The Loose” (1931)  Mr. Laurel is “helping” Mr. Hardy elope, as only Stan can - in “Our Wife” (1931)

Driving directions that will lead you to our April 14 meeting:


From I-71:


Exit at Montgomery Road (exit 12). Go north on Montgomery Road for about 0.9 mile, passing Sturbridge Drive. The next left is Dearwester Drive. As you make this left onto Dearwester Drive, there will be a large sign indicating “Seasons” on your right. If you pass Miami Road while still on Montgomery Road, you’ve gone too far! After turning left from Montgomery Road on to Dearwester, make a quick right into the Seasons driveway.


Park in employees’ parking lot, which is to the right after you enter the Seasons short driveway. If for some reason all employee spots (~25-30 of them!) are taken, you can park in the visitor parking area, which is left of the entrance way down the 3rd road on your right (look for Visitors Parking sign).


From the Reagan Cross-County Highway:


Exit the Highway via the ramp on the right toward Montgomery. Take the South Montgomery Road exit, and go about 0.9 miles down Montgomery Road, passing Miami Road on your left. Turn right on Dearwester Drive, and right again into Seasons driveway. If you pass Sturbridge Drive on your right while still on Montgomery Road, you’ve gone too far!


Park in employees’ parking lot, which is to the right after you enter the Seasons short driveway. If for some reason all employee spots (~25-30 of them!) are taken, you can park in the visitor parking area, which is left of the entrance way down the 3rd road on your right (look for Visitors Parking sign).


After parking, enter through front main entrance of building to Seasons Retirement Community. Go down the stairway, and to the main auditorium (which is in the opposite direction to where you’re facing when you get to the bottom of the stairs). If you have any questions, just ask any of the residents or staff!

Questions? Comments? Please contact Grand Sheik Gene Sorkin at chimptent@live.com


NOTE: If you’d like to have a “Chimp Tent” T-shirt, either with the Chimp logo or another Laurel and Hardy-related design on it, please bring a blank T-shirt and $1.00 to the film evening.


We look forward to seeing you at one of our film evenings; please tell your friends and family because “the more the merrier”!

Upcoming 2012 meeting schedule (Saturdays at 6:45PM): August 18: Sand Ho! Be sure to bring plenty of water and your pith helmet as we solve the riddle of the sands and bring you searing selections such as Charley Chase’s “Arabian Tights”, Our Gang’s “Aladdin’s Lamp”, and Laurel and Hardy in BOTH “Beau Hunks” AND “Flying Deuces”! [Seasons Retirement Community auditorium in (Kenwood) Cincinnati] October 20: Healthcare - Lift your body and mind back to good health as we review how to keep fit with Laurel and Hardy’s “Leave ‘Em Laughing”, “County Hospital” and “Thicker Than Water”. Plus lots of surprise film shorts and the ‘fabulous’ raffle! [at Seasons Retirement Community auditorium in (Kenwood) Cincinnati] December 15: FIN - our tribute of Jimmy Finlayson featuring his appearances in Our Gang’s “Mush And Milk”, Charley Chase’s “The Hasty Marriage”, and of course Laurel and Hardy’s “Do Detectives Think?”, “Another Fine Mess”, and “Chickens Come Home”! [at the E.T. Carson Masonic Lodge in (Clifton) Cincinnati] Time remaining until the Hal Roach all-talking films comedies series *finally* gets here (I can’t wait...!):
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