Fred Rogers - America's Favorite Neighbor

Film screening; one night only!
Host:
Type:
Network:
Global
Date:
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
The Koning Micro-Cinema
Street:
1130 Wealthy St SE
City/Town:
Grand Rapids, MI

Description

Fred Rogers - America's Favorite Neighbor is sponsored by The Electric Cheetah. The Electric Cheetah is a new LEED certified restaurant on Wealthy Street. Executive Chef Cory DeMint serves up fancy soup, frushi creations, and both meat and vegetarian dishes.

Writer, producer, puppeteer, songwriter--America's Favorite Neighbor takes a thorough look at the career of legendary children's television host Fred Rogers. Produced for Pittsburgh's WQED, this informative documentary tracks his rise as floor manager for various NBC programs, such as Your Hit Parade, to the major awards he received later in life, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Along the way, he's seen launching public TV programs The Children's Corner, which featured a soon-to-be-famous puppet named King Friday, and Canada's MisteRogers. The latter, naturally, was followed by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which made its national debut in 1968, and would eventually became the longest running program in PBS history. Hosted by fellow Pennsylvania native Michael Keaton (Batman), who worked on his show in the early days, America's Favorite Neighbor is suitable for all ages, but is geared more towards adults, particularly parents and educators.

Other Information

  • Guests are allowed to bring friends to this event.

Event Type

This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.

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