The American Rev. by Ken Burns Screening and Discussion

Name: The American Rev. by Ken Burns Screening and Discussion
Start: 2026-01-05T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-05T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 234 Kensington Rd, Berlin, CT, United States, Connecticut 06037

Schedule

Mon Jan 05 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

234 Kensington Rd, Berlin, CT, United States, Connecticut 06037 | Berlin, CT

Registration through the library's website is required: https://berlinpeck.org/events/the-american-revolution-by-ken-burns/
Join us for a screening of selections from The American Revolution, a new 6-part, 12-hour documentary by celebrated documentarian Ken Burns. The 47-minute clip reel will be followed by a discussion of the themes of the documentary led by librarian and former history teacher Laurie Finke.
Registration is required.

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.