Multiple Days: 12/09/2016, 12/10/2016, 12/11/2016Location:
Visitor Center & Wesleyan Chapel,
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMFee Information: FreeContact Name: Ashley NottinghamContact Email:E-Mail UsContact Phone Number: 315-568-2991 ext. 5000 Women's Rights National Historical Park will be hosting several events for the It's A Wonderful Life Festival held in Seneca Falls. The park will be handing out bells to the first 400 visitors. We'll also have free postcards, goodie bags for children, and fun children's activities. You can also watch the movie on loop in the Guntzel Theater all weekend. For a schedule of events taking place in the park, view the list below.
12/9 10:00 am Press Conference with “The Bailey Kids”
Karolyn Grimes (Zuzu Bailey), Carol Coombs (Janie Bailey) and Jimmy Hawkins (Tommy Bailey) appear together in Seneca Falls for the first time. Other special guests include Mary Owen (Donna Reed's Daughter) and Lynn O'Leary Jameson who played Janie as a baby. Monica Capra Hodges will join them at the Welcome Reception.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/9 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Jimmy Hawkins, Actor, Producer & Writer: “73 Years in Film . . . From Classic Films to Live Television to the Digital Age.”
Jimmy Hawkins shares recollections of working with Frank Capra, Donna Reed, Jimmy Stewart, Gene Autry and Elvis.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/10 10:00 am - 10:30 am 13th Annual George Bailey Award Presented by Karolyn Grimes
Presented by Karolyn Grimes for the IDEA Center for the Voices of Humanity
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/10 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mary Owen: “Donna Reed, Another Mother for Peace”
Presentation by Mary Owen, Donna Reed's daughter, includes a reading of letters received by her mother from servicemen during World War II.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/10 2:00 pm - 4:15 pm Recollections by Frank Capra’s Granddaughter, Monica Capra Hodges, followed by a Screening of “Frank Capra’s American Dream”
"Frank Capra's American Dream" is a 1997 documentary produced by Frank Capra's sons -- Frank, Jr. & Tom -- and narrated by Ron Howard.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/10 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Informal Conversation with Mary Owen, Donna Reed’s Daughter
Women’s Rights National Historical Park Visitor Center
12/11 11:00 am - 1:00 pm The Donna Reed Show: “Just a Housewife” and “The Geisha Girl”
Mary Owen shares her mother's efforts to challenge gender and racial stereotypes through two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall St.
12/11 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Carol Coombs: “Remembering Janie”
Carol Coombs (“Janie Bailey”) recalls her film career and appears with Lynn O’Leary Jameson (who portrayed “Janie” as a baby) for the first time.
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
12/11 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Karolyn Grimes, Carol Coombs & Jimmy Hawkins: Wonderful Life Child Stars Discuss Growing up in the Studio System and Meeting Each Other on the Set of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Wesleyan Chapel, Women’s Rights National Historical Park, 136 Fall Street
For additonal information, check out the It's A Wonderful Life Festival website at: http://therealbedfordfalls.com/
