Friday, August 24, 2007

Albuquerque:TONIGHT "To Kill a Mockingbird" on Civic Plaza

View "To Kill a Mockingbird" on Civic Plaza this Friday Night





The popular summer film series, “Civic Cinema,” ends on Friday, August 24th with the showing of the film adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

Where: Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza
When: Friday, August 24th - Screening begins at dusk, about 8:30 pm
Cost: FREE!

This controversial story features Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a small-town Southern lawyer who defends a black man in a rape trial, and Mary Badham as his daughter, Scout, through whose eyes much of the story is seen. It was also the big screen debut of Robert Duvall, who plays the eccentric Boo Radley.

The six-year-old Scout narrates the story of how racial tensions in her Alabama town skyrocketed while her father defended a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. Released in 1962, the film earned a number of Oscars and Golden Globe awards.

* Learn more about To Kill a Mockingbird....

Civic Cinema is presented by Mayor Martin J. Chávez, the City of Albuquerque's Cultural Services Department and Parks and Recreation Department. Limited seating and picnic tables will be on site. Patrons may bring lawn chairs or blankets and picnic food. Popcorn and other movie theatre snacks will be available for purchase. Glass containers and alcohol are prohibited. Pets must be on a leash. For more information call 311 locally; Relay New Mexico or 711.






Contact: Isabelle J. Zamora, (505) 768-3585 / 768-3553


Parents Guide for To Kill a Mockingbird

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