Just got the lowdown on this and it's good news for all our readers in and around the Chicagoland area.

Spike Lee will be giving a free (I said FREE) lecture in the University Library at Chicago State University located at 9501 S. King Dr (as in Martin Luther King Dr.) in Chicago on Weds Feb 8 at 6PM.

No word on what the topic of his lecture will be yet, but there will be also a Q and A following his speech, and possibly a panel with Spike and other filmmakers and cineastes.

No doubt he'll discuss something about his new film Red Hook Summer premiering this month at Sundance.

And did I mention that it's free?