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Revolutionary Reflections: Arkansas and the American Revolution
November 04, 6:00 PM
Faulkner Performing Arts Center
453 Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701
In partnership with the University of Arkansas Humanities Center, Arkansas PBS will host a free screening event Tuesday, Nov. 4, starting at 5 p.m. with a reception at the Jim & Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center in Fayetteville. Attendees will watch a preview of Ken Burns’s "The American Revolution" starting at 6 p.m., and hear from a panel of experts from the University of Arkansas: Chair of World Languages Dr. Linda Jones; University of Arkansas Professor of History and “Arkansas Historical Quarterly” Editor Dr. Patrick Williams; Distinguished Professor Emeritus, historian and “Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion” author Elliot West; and moderator: Distinguished Professor of History and University of Arkansas Humanities Center Director Dr. Trish Starks. These panelists will connect Arkansas's history to America's story. Doors will open at 5 p.m.
Learn more and register to attend at myarpbs.org/revolutionscreeninguofa.
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.
FREE: Family Day featuring PBS KIDS characters (Northwest Arkansas)
November 08, 10:00 AM
The Jones Center
Springdale, Arkansas
Join Arkansas PBS for the popular Family Day community event on Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jones Center in Springdale. This free public event encourages community spirit through family-friendly fun, entertainment and educational activities. Don't miss PBS KIDS characters Curious George, Clifford and Daniel Tiger!
Admission is free, but reservations are requested for planning purposes.
- PBS KIDS costume characters
- Free healthy snacks for children
- Storytelling
- Hands-on activities
- Games
- Giveaways & prizes
- And so much more!
Transcribe-a-Thon at the Baxter County Library
November 08, 10:30 AM
Baxter County Library
300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home, Arkansas
Join Arkansas PBS at the Baxter County Library in Mountain Home, in partnership with the Arkansas State Library and the Library of Congress, for a hands-on Transcribe-a-Thon Saturday, Nov. 8, at 10:30 a.m. The event will open with an exclusive preview of the upcoming documentary “The American Revolution,” directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, followed by a transcription session where participants will help preserve Revolutionary-era documents through the Library of Congress’s “By the People” project.
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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