'Vicious' coming back to PBS
PBS and Shine International announced that the second season ofurn ITV's acclaimed British sitcom Vicious will be coming to PBS in summer 2015, kicking-off a line-up of British programming on the U.S. network.
Following a re-commission by UK broadcaster ITV, the show will return with Freddie ( Sir Ian McKellen ) and Stuart ( Sir Derek Jacobi ) delivering more biting remarks, snide comments and cruel asides. Friends Violet ( Frances de la Tour ), Ash ( Iwan Rheon ), Penelope ( Marcia Warren ) and Mason ( Philip Voss ) will join them.
Gary Janetti ( Will & Grace, Family Guy ) is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of Vicious.
I'm from Driftwood event Nov. 13
Organizers of the LGBTQ story archive I'm from Driftwood will hold a fall fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m., at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St.
I'm From Driftwood, a 501( c )( 3 ) nonprofit organization, has collected roughly 900 written and video stories from LGBTQ folks nationally and even internationally. The organization has self-published a book, released podcasts, been adapted to the stage, completed a 50-state story collection tour and held Live Storytelling Events.
In 2011, the I'm From Driftwood crew stayed in Chicago on its 50-state Story Tour and were featured in Windy City Times. ( See www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php. )
Tickets are $25-$250, with all proceeds going to the organization.
Visit www.ImFromDriftwood.com/Chicago or see " Chicago Fall Fundraiser benefitting I'm From Driftwood" on Facebook.