Filmmaker Ken Burns : Live in Albany in Advance of Landmark PBS Series,The American Revolution 

Albany, NY — WMHT Public Media hosts a filmmaker event in September featuring award-winning producer and director Ken Burns in conjunction with his latest production, The American Revolution.

The Evening with Ken Burns will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Palace Theater. 

The American Revolution was co-directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, and premiers Sunday, Nov. 16 on PBS. Timed with the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, the six-part, 12-hour documentary series explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for Independence.

The Palace Theater event will feature an intimate conversation with Burns and Botstein, as well as a clip reel from the documentary series, which was in production for eight years and shot at nearly 100 locations, including a number of New York sites that played a critical role in the struggle for independence. 

For tickets to The American Revolution, an Evening with Ken Burns featuring Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, visit wmht.org/kenburns.