John Candy: A Life In Comedy Book Launch + Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Tickets $15. Celebrate the life and legacy of comedy icon John Candy with the Portland launch of John Candy: A Life in Comedy, the definitive new biography from bestselling author Paul Myers. Following a conversation, we’ll screen John Hughes’ holiday classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987).

Tickets $15. Celebrate the life and legacy of comedy icon John Candy with the Portland launch of John Candy: A Life in Comedy, the definitive new biography from bestselling author Paul Myers. Following a conversation, we’ll screen John Hughes’ holiday classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987).

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