Olympic Park Institute and Olympic National Park to Host Premiere Screening of “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”
Olympic Park Institute (OPI) and Olympic National Park are teaming up with
KCTS 9 and the Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles to host a premiere screening of
the first episode of Ken Burns’ new documentary “The National Parks:
America’s Best Idea.”
The public screening will be held at in the Peninsula Room of the Red Lion
Hotel Port Angeles at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 27. The event is
offered free of charge; people are requested to RSVP by calling
360-565-3130.
“We’re excited to invite the community to share the series premiere by
joining us for this special event,” said Tom Sanford, Executive Director of
Olympic Park Institute.
Olympic National Park Superintendent Karen Gustin will make opening
remarks.
“With this new series, Ken Burns gives us an opportunity to enjoy and
celebrate our national parks,” said Gustin. “I look forward to joining
other members of our community in watching the first episode.”
Door prizes will be awarded and include posters signed by Ken Burns and
series producer Dayton Duncan, gift certificates for OPI instructor-led
outings and a copy of the series’ companion book, “The National Parks:
America’s Best Idea” by Dayton Duncan.
Light snacks will be served, and attendees will also be able to order from
the hotel’s restaurant menu.
“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is a new six-part, 12-hour series
by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. It premieres at 8:00 p.m. on September
27 on KCTS 9 and public broadcasting stations nationwide. More information
about the upcoming series can be found online at www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
.
Olympic Park Institute is a campus of NatureBridge, the largest nonprofit
residential education partner of the National Park Service. Its mission is
to inspire personal connections to the natural world and responsible
actions to sustain it. In partnership with Olympic National Park, the
Olympic Park Institute provides residential environmental education
programs to more than 6,000 diverse youth annually. Over 25 percent of the
programs’ participants and half of the participating schools receive
scholarship assistance. For more information, visit www.olympicparkinstitute.org
