January 2011 Update – MLK Day of Service events

Following a brief hiatus over the holiday season, A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES is charging full steam ahead into 2011. We are excited to share with you that HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute and the largest volunteer network in the country, has chosen to include our film in their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2011 events throughout January! Starting this week, A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES will be presented in over 50 free Community Cinema screenings across the country. In partnership with ITVS, Campus Kitchens Project and the North Carolina Campus Compact, HandsOn Network will support cross cultural dialogue as an avenue for social change through the use of documentary film and organized service projects around the country. Each event will include a free public screening of our film, and a service project will be introduced where people can plug in and get involved in their local communities. Secondly, Leo, our director, has been asked to participate in a panel, alongside Arianna Huffington and Olympic legend Carl Lewis, at the special America’s Sunday Supper event at the Newseum in DC on the eve of MLK Day. The panel will discuss ways to engage communities and to take action for a more just world. The event will webcast live via Livestream at 6 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 16th. Please take part in this inspiring opportunity. Below, we have listed a several Community Cinema screenings that are already scheduled, but you can find the complete list of participating cities here. All screenings are FREE and open to the public. We will also be updating our website and Facebook page with new screening information as it comes. And don’t forget to tune in to the live America’s Sunday Supper webcast event! ST. PAUL, MN: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema w/ HandsOn Twin Cities WHEN: Wednesday 1/12 @ 7pm WHERE: Lowry Lab Theater, 350 St. Peter Street, St. Paul, MN The screening will be followed by a facilitated interactive discussion to reflect on the film and highlight related volunteer opportunities within the St. Paul community. FRESNO, CA: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema w/ HandsOn Central California WHEN: Sunday 1/16 @ 1 pm WHERE: Revue Cafe, 620 E. Olive Ave., Fresno Please contact pmurillo (at) handsoncentralcal (d0t) org for more info. NEVADA, MO: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema @ Cottey College WHEN: Sunday 1/16 @ 2:30 pm WHERE: 1000 W. Austin, Nevada, Missouri 64772 Dr. Sonia Cowen, executive director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership and Social Responsibility, will lead a discussion following the film. CHARLOTTE, NC: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema w/ HandsOn Charlotte WHEN: Sunday 1/16 @ 6 pm WHERE: Actor’s Theater Charlotte, 650 East Stonewall Street and WHEN: Monday 1/17 @ 11 am WHERE: Grady Cole Center, 310 N Kings Dr CLEVELAND, OH: WILMINGTON, DE: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema @ Theater N WHEN: Monday 1/17 @ 11:30 am WHERE: Theater N-Nemours Bldg, 11th & Tatnall Sts., Wilmington, DE ROCKY MOUNT, NC: WHAT: FREE MLK Community Cinema @ N. Carolina Wesleyan College WHEN: Monday 1/17 @ 1:30 pm