Opening Night: LEADBELLY, biopic of blues icon Huddie Ledbetter, filmed 50 years ago in Hays Co!
Schedule
Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Price Center & Garden | San Marcos, TX
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To commence Lost River Film Fest, a special, semicentennial screening of a stunning biopic filmed in our region...***
On the 50th anniversary of its release, a chronicle of the iconic life of blues legend Huddie Ledbetter: surviving the segregated South in general, and chain-gang imprisonment in particular, wielding soulful original music to win his freedom...
Directed by Gordon Parks, with film production in San Marcos, Uhland, Fentress & Lockhart!
Preceded by live music yet to be announced; screening co-hosted by Center for Texas Music History & the Center for the Study of the Southwest at Texas State University, complementary craft beer from Middleton Brewing
Just $10 at www.TheLostRiverFilmFest.org
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Where is it happening?
Price Center & Garden, 222 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX 78666-5550, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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