Calendar – Past Event

Thursday, Jan 13, 7:00, Tickets just $5.00: JOHN F. KENNEDY: YEARS OF LIGHTNING, DAY OF DRUMS (1964).  In Person, George Stevens, Jr., the widely honored film and television producer, former head of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Motion Picture Service (1962-67), and founding director of the American Film Institute.  Mr. Stevens will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion.  The 85-minute film chronicles the 1000 days of the Kennedy Administration, documenting accomplishments in the areas of foreign policy, the space race, and civil rights.  It also offers intimate and poignant glimpses of Kennedy family life. The film was named one of the Ten Best Films of the Year by The National Board of Review.  NARRATOR: Gregory Peck; DIR/SCR Bruce Herschensohn; PROD George Stevens, Jr. US, 1966, color/b&w, 85 min.  NOT RATED.