A DAY OF REVOLUTIONARY FUN!

Join LPB and the East Baton Rouge Parish Library – Main Library for a day full of events that celebrate America’s 250^th birthday! It’s also your chance to get a first look at the upcoming six-part series THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.

We’ll have fun for all ages throughout the day, along with two opportunities for a sneak peek of the film!

• 10:00 – 11:30am | LEARNING ABOUT THE REVOLUTION AND LOUISIANA |  We’ll show a short preview of the PBS series then learn more about educational resources being developed by LPB centered on Louisiana’s vital role in the American Revolution.
• 12:15 -1:30pm | TEA TASTING & TALK | Families will get a taste of the revolution with a tea tasting and discussion led by the Sons of the American Revolution.
• 2:00 – 4:00pm | A CONVERSATION WITH GOVERNOR BERNARDO DE GALVEZ | We’ll show an extended preview of the PBS series. Then, history comes alive! Join us for a conversation with Governor Bernardo de Gálvez – the colonial governor of  Spanish Louisiana. Special thanks to Robert Freeland with the Order of Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez La Luisiana Chapter.
• 4:30 – 5:30pm | LOUISIANE VINTAGE DANCERS | The Louisiane Vintage Dancers is a dance troupe formed in Baton Rouge in the 1990s to recreate the joy of performing historic dances in period-appropriate attire.  It is their goal to educate the public about the role and etiquette of social dances and historical dress.

• Immerse yourself in the Revolution with miniatures from Little Wars!
• Come by the LPB table for more revolutionary family fun activities!

The American Revolution, a six-part, twelve-hour series on America’s founding struggle, will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through. By weaving together accounts of American political leaders and their British counterparts with the perspectives of the so-called ordinary people who waged and witnessed war, The American Revolution will be an expansive, evenhanded look at the virtues and the contradictions in the fight for independence and the birth of the United States.

Funding Credit:

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.