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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Special Screening and Panel Discussion at The Little Theatre

November 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join WXXI for a special FREE preview screening of clips from a new docu-series, The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt. WXXI is proud to host this free screening of a selection of clips from a new six-part film from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. ASL interpreting will be available for the opening remarks and the panel discussion. The film clips are open captioned. Details Monday, November 3, 2025 The Little Theatre, L1, 240 East Avenue Doors open at 6 p.m. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. Panel Members Moderator: Christine Ridarsky: Rochester City and Monroe County Historian Paul B. Moyer—Professor of History at SUNY Brockport Michael Jarvis, Professor of History at the University of Rochester Panelists Bios Partner organizations—The Rochester Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, The Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery, The Daughters of the American Revolution (Irondequoit) AND Local sponsors: THE HIGHLANDS AT PITTSFORD and ROCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE will have host exhibit tables ahead of the event with resources and people to talk about their information. Exhibit tables will be available before the screening when doors open at 6 p.m. and after the screening discussion until 8:45 p.m.

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Sons& Daughters of the American Revolution, Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery, Office of City & County History, SUNY Brockport History Department, University of Rochester History Department

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