PBS NC's Preview Screening of The American Revolution, Panel & Q+A

Join us for an exclusive preview screening of carefully curated clips from, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. Following the screening, a panel of local historians and subject matter experts will explore North Carolina’s pivotal role during the Revolutionary era. The discussion will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Event details:

· Date and Time: Thursday, October 30 at 6 PM

· Location: History Center at Tryon Palace, 529 S. Front Street, New Bern, NC

Agenda:

5:45 PM - Doors open

6 PM - Hors d'oeuvres & drinks: networking with fellow history enthusiasts, PBS fans and community leaders

7 PM - Preview screening of curated clips from The American Revolution

8 PM - Panel discussion and audience Q&A

8:45 PM - Event concludes

Space is limited! To reserve your seat(s) please register online via Eventbrite. Questions about the event or how to register, please email Karen Nowak at [email protected].

Accessibility: The screening will include open captions. For additional accessibility accommodations, including ASL interpretation, please contact Karen Nowak at [email protected] at your earliest convenience.

More about THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on Sunday, November 16, and air for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21st at 8 PM on PBS North Carolina. The full series will be available to stream beginning Sunday, November 16 at PBS.org and on the PBS App.

The much-anticipated series, which has been in production for eight years, was directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward. The filmmakers and PBS scheduled the broadcast for 2025, the 250th anniversary of the start of the war, which began in the spring of 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence.

Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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