Rice County Historical Society Historic Movie Night and 90th Anniversary Celebration
The Rice County Historical Society turns 90 years old this year!
Join us at the Kick Off event for our 90th anniversary celebrations – a Historic Movie Night at the Village Family Theater on Saturday, March 19, starting at 3:00 PM.
RCHS will be showing “The Quiet Man” in the historic Village Family Theater. Visitors will have a chance to see this iconic moving picture the way they would have when it was first released.
The event will begin by showing amateur silent movies from Rice County’s past, including clips from the Fleckenstein Brewery, 1920s car races at the Rice County Grandstand, and more.
The main event is a showing of director John Ford’s Academy Award winning film “The Quiet Man.” Preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, the film is truly a classic piece of cinema. The film revolves around an enchanting story of love and familial ties that are tested when a boxer from America finds his way back to the village of his birth in Ireland. While there he crosses paths with a stunning woman who is to be forever intertwined with his path.
After the movie, ticket holders will get a chance to tour the restored Village Family Theater for no additional cost. The tours will allow visitors to see behind-the-scenes look at the theater building. Visitors will also get to see how the theater was converted from an Armory to a movie theater; including how they angled the floor to accommodate a movie theater slope.
The program will begin at 3:00 pm on March 19, 2016 at the Village Family Theater, 20 2nd Street NW, Faribault MN. Admission is $7.00 for non-members and $5.00 for members. Preregistration is encouraged. Concessions will be available. Please contact the Rice County Historical Society at (507) 332-2121 with any questions.