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Alan Hunter, original MTV VJ book signing/appearance at 27 Live, Evanston

 ALAN HUNTER, ORIGINAL MTV VJ teams up with 27 LIVE for book signing and discussion of '80's POP CULTURE Saturday Dec. 7th 6-8pm followed at 9pm by blitzFM CONCERT
(Evanston, Il--Oct. 20, 2013--) Alan Hunter, original MTV VJ will appear at 27 Live, a new restaurant/performance venue located at 1012-14 Church Street in Evanston on Sat. Dec. 7th from 6-8pm to talk about and sign his new memoir "VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave" written with the other original VJ's about their adventures in 1980's music and television. The Book Stall, Winnetka will be onsite at the event to sell the book and the cost of the evening is $7 advance, $10 at door. The evening will be a reading, discussion and question and answer session followed by a concert with blitzFM at 9pm.Food and drinks will be available and reservations can be made at www.27live.com
New to downtown Evanston's scene, 27 Live is the city's newest hot spot, featuring a live events venue, bar, whiskey lounge, and restaurant fused together to create a 14,000 square foot all inclusive restaurant and nightlife location. 27 Live is located at 1012 Church Street in Evanston, just steps away from both the CTA Purple line and Metra Davis stops.  
BIOS:
Alan Hunter became part of American pop culture during his years as one of the fiveoriginal MTV VJs. He currently appears on SiriusXM Satellite Radio as one of the hostsfor the “Big 80’s” and “Classic Rewind” channels.He was the host for the Starz Channel’s original series “Looking For Stars”, and hashosted Encore’s annual “Big 80’s Movie Weekend” since 2004.He formed Hunter Films in 1995 and in 2003, the company received an Academy Awardnomination for the short film JOHNNY FLYNTON. Hunter Films also executive-producedthe feature film DREAMLAND, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006,as well as the documentary film BEST WORST MOVIE which premiered at the SXSWfilm festival in 2009. The company produced the feature film LIFTED, starring DashMihok, Nicki Aycox,Trace Adkins, Ruben Studdard, Uriah Shelton and Hunter in 2011and is presently developing several projects for TV and film.Hunter was one of the creators of the entertainment complex WorkPlay in downtownBirmingham, Alabama (named by Paste Magazine as a top 40 club in the US) and is thefounding President of the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, named one of TimeMagazine's Top Ten "Festivals for the Rest of Us" and in March 2013, one of “10 greatplaces for a fabulous film festival” by USA Today.May 5, 2013 brought the release of the book VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’sFirst Wave, written by Hunter and his 3 original MTV VJ pals, Mark Goodman, MarthaQuinn and Nina Blackwood, along with Rolling Stone Magazine contributor, GavinEdwards. A TV series based on the book is currently in development.Hunter currently resides in Chicago with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.

blitzFM performs cover songs.but is not your average cover band.blitzFM is a group of some of the best musicians in chicago assembled by matt walker ( smashing pumpkins, morrissey ) to have a good time playing some of the greatest music ever written.the playlist is like having a fully loaded ipod on shuffle.from wings to the clash, the pretenders to sly stone, bowie to beck, patsy cline to iggy pop, anything and everything from the last 35 years is up for grabs.it's simple formula. great music played by great musicians for the single purpose of having a lot of fun.
Matt Walker is a Chicago based musician and former drummer for FilterThe Smashing Pumpkins and Morrissey.

27 Live
1012-14 Church St.
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(855) 927-5483
http://www.27live.com/
1/2 block from the Davis Purple Line & Davis Metra Stops.
available street parking, and two nearby parking garagesValet Parking available

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