WKU screening Monday October 18 @ 4 pm – Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars

The WKU Folk Studies Program and Amber Ridington cordially invite you to a screening of Rovers, Wrestlers, and Stars: The Quonset Auditorium on Monday, October 18 at 4pm.
This 35-minute documentary chronicles the life of Bowling Green’s Quonset Auditorium, which served local legends and national stars in the post-WW II entertainment boom.

Please also join us after the documentary for commentary by the filmmaker and refreshments.

When: 4pm, October 18th, 2010

Where: Western Room, Kentucky Library and Museum

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101

If you cannot attend the screening on the 18th, you can still see the documentary on TV:

KET: Saturday, October 16 at 10:20 pm EDT

KETKY: Sunday, October 17 at 2:00 pm EDT

KETKY: Monday, October 18 at 9:50 pm EDT

KETKY: Tuesday, October 19 at 8:30 am EDT

KET2: Friday, October 22 at 10:23 pm EDT

The documentary screening is sponsored by the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, Western Kentucky University.  Funding for the video was generously provided by The Kentucky Educational Television Fund for Independent Production; The Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities; The Kern Family Trust; The Kentucky Oral History Commission; and Bowling Green Municipal Utilities.

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