Documentary Fundraiser: Butterfly In The Sky
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Event Types: Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre, Charity
Cost: $5.00
Description:
The Lyric Theatre presents the documentary "Butterfly In The Sky" on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

Enjoy the award-winning documentary "Butterfly In The Sky" about the PBS children's show "Reading Rainbow". Inspiring and nostalgic, "Butterfly in the Sky" tells the tale of a revolutionary reading movement. Reliving the show’s legacy is a refreshing return to the written page. But you don’t have to take our word for it.

It will be a fantastic afternoon celebrating books and the love of reading with representatives taking registrations for the Imagination Library program, along with Take and Make Craft bags and information on Summer Reading Programs from the Blacksburg Public Library, a Children's Books Pop-Up and gift card raffle from Blacksburg Books, and a special presentation from Storytime with Joelle!

Ticket sale proceeds benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Montgomery County for local children.

Film Synopsis:
Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming "Reading Rainbow!" Such is the beloved and ubiquitous nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder and importance of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time in LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background, an entrancing guide to subjects unknown.

For more information about the film, visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15358498/.

Admission is $5.00.

Tickets will be available in-person before the film or in advance online at: https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/list.aspx?epguid=538611ae-7d38-4bdf-a9f5-0886a741dee4&.

The Lyric Theatre is located at 135 College Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.thelyric.com/event/butterfly-in-the-sky/ or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or https://www.instagram.com/thelyrictheatre/ or call 540-951-4771.