Renowned and prolific documentarian of subjects as diverse as baseball, mental illness, Vietnam, civil rights, and most recently, the American buffalo, Ken Burns will be the featured speaker at the Annual Brendan Gill Lecture on Friday, February 9, at 8 pm at Sarah Lawrence College's Reisinger Auditorium. The country’s foremost chronicler of the American experience in its many manifestations, including through important historical figures such as Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, Susan B. Anthony, and Mark Twain, he will be interviewed by local luminary David Westin, a television anchor for Bloomberg TV.
This free lecture is open to the public and presented each year by The Bronxville Historical Conservancy as a gift to the community. A reception with the speaker will follow the presentation.
Registration will be open to the public on January 4 by emailing events@b-h-c.org or leave a message at 914-961-6790.