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The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 2:30 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until Sunday, October 13, 2019
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM
ADAPTED BY REGINALD ANDRE´ JACKSON
FROM THE BOOK BY CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS
DIRECTED BY CHALETHIA WILLIAMS
Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watsons as the family piles into their “Brown Bomber” and heads to Birmingham, only to find themselves caught up in the tragic bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Christopher Paul Curtis’s Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning book comes to life with the beloved story of a family’s bond and endurance amidst one of the darkest periods in America’s history.
SEPTEMBER 28TH & 29TH @ 2:30PM;
OCTOBER 12TH @ 2:30 & 7:30PM;
OCTOBER 13TH @ 2:30PM
Recommended for ages 8+
Approximate Time: 75 minutes
