Screening of "Rock Castle Home" with Q&A Session & Live Music
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: $15.00
Description:
Lyric Theatre presents a screening of "Rock Castle Home" with a Q&A Session on Saturday, July 17, 2021.
"Rock Castle Home" is a documentary that delves deep into the history of a 1930s Virginia mountain community displaced by the Blue Ridge Parkway. Told through the words of community members working to preserve their history and identity, Rock Castle Home tells a universal story about the human fight to preserve our stories despite the political, economic, and natural forces that seek to subsume them.
For more information about the film, visit:
https://cdthomps.com/rock-castle-home/.
The event will also feature a performance by Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small, composers and performers featured in the film. And, the film will be followed by a Q&A with local journalist, historian and organizer of the Rock Castle descendants Beverly Woody and local historian, author and narrator of the film Leslie Shelor.
The cost is $15.00 per person.
To purchase tickets online, visit:
https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=e09x9xa5318ahxn8gekcf29nfr.
For more information, visit:
http://www.thelyric.com/ or
https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or call 540-951-4771.
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