The Community Cinema Series at Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City shows Las Marthas on February 6, 2014 at 7:00 pm.

Las MarthasĀ is a documentary about an extraordinary rite of passage in Laredo, Texas where Mexican-American debutantes are presented at a grand Colonial ball dressed as American revolutionaries – a border tradition that’s 114 years old.

This film will be shown captioned and an interpreter is available upon request by contacting Linda Dielman atĀ 989-774-3562Ā orĀ dielm1lk@cmich.edu.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY CINEMA PROGRAMS:

Thursday, March 6, 2014 –Ā The Trials of Muhammed AliĀ (2013)Ā 

Thursday, April 3, 2014 –Ā MedoraĀ (2013)Ā 

Thursday, May 1, 2014 –Ā The New BlackĀ (2013)Ā 

Community Cinema is a community outreach project of CMU Public Television and the Dennos Museum Center. Ā All films will be shown at 7:00 pm at the Dennos Museum Center free of charge. Ā These screening events are part of the ITVS (Independent Television Service) Community Cinema program. Free screenings ofĀ Independent LensĀ films will be held the first Thursday of the month beginning October 2013 – June 2014. For more on the Independent Cinema series, including upcoming dates and films, visitĀ WCMU.org/TV.

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