SPRINGFIELD—The Lincoln Land Community College Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) invites the public to its Winter Celebration-About Films Festival being held Friday, Jan. 30.
The event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Trutter Center at LLCC-Springfield, 5250 Shepherd Road.
The public is invited. There is no charge to attend the event.
The Winter Celebration includes exhibits, a potluck and prizes. Two Illinois Humanities Council speakers will present on films.
Dr. Edward F. Finch will present, “Hollywood and World War II.”
He will discuss the movie industry during World War II.
He will also discuss how movies portraying the experiences of military personnel during the war soon developed certain stylistic conventions, coalescing into a new genre: the combat film.
Alan Wenzel will present, “1967: The Tumultuous Sixties Arrive in Hollywood.”
The 1960s was a decade of social, political and cultural upheaval in the United States. This program examines three significant movies from 1967 that illustrated the social ferment of the time and shaped the future of Hollywood films: “In the Heat of the Night,” “The Graduate” and “Bonnie and Clyde.” They all have connections to Illinois.
Dr. Finch is executive director of the Stephenson County Museum in Freeport. He is the author of a biography titled, “Beneath the Waves: The Life and Navy of Capt. Edward L. Beach Jr.” It was published in 2010.
Mr. Wenzel is a retired speech communications/film instructor from Highland Community College in Freeport.
The Academy of Lifelong Learning offers educational adventures to anyone 50 and older.
With an annual membership fee of $60, ALL members can attend their choice of activities, including lecture and discussion programs and special interest groups.
Call 217-786-2477 for more information or to register for the Winter Celebration event.
More information about the LLCC Academy of Lifelong Learning is available at www.llcc.edu/community-education.
