“One Book, One Community: Stillwater Reads Woody Guthrie” is offering two events the first week of March, including a film on Monday and a children’s program on Saturday.
“Woody Guthrie: Ain’t Got No Home,” a documentary film will be shown Monday, March 4, at 6:00 p.m. in the Stillwater Public Library. Dr. Peter Rollins, Emeritus Regents Professor of English at Oklahoma State University, will introduce the 90 minute film which explores Woody Guthrie’s life and music, writing and painting. Rollins is the recipient of the Life Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society and the Oklahoma Humanities Award for a lifetime of service to cultural studies.
The film is a part of the PBS American Masters Series, a long running, award-winning biography series celebrating American art and culture. When asked what makes Guthrie a PBS American Master, producer, writer and director, Peter Frumpkin referred to Guthrie’s life experiences, which were reflected in his music and art.
“Guthrie’s life and art, which are inseparable, reflected the life of the nation. He was born in Oklahoma [and] experienced the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. He was involved in the great union movements of the ’30s and ’40s. You don’t get much more American than Woody Guthrie. As for the [title] ‘Master’, I’ll let his thousands of songs speak for themselves.”
The film and all other events in the One Book, One Community series are free and open to the public.
Closed captioning will be available.
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