ICONIC AMERICA

Our Symbols And Stories With David Rubenstein

Special Event April 25 in D.C. RSVP Now!

WETA members and their guests are invited to attend a free special event illuminating the new public television history series Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein, which premieres beginning April 26 on WETA PBS and WETA Metro and on PBS stations nationwide. The preview screening and discussion will take place Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. Tickets are free but reservations are required.

The event will feature a conversation about the American people’s shared history and how the new series uses American symbols as a gateway to understanding the nation’s past and present. The discussion features Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie Bunch; Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden; and series host and executive producer David Rubenstein. PBS NewsHour contributor and New York Times columnist David Brooks moderates the discussion. The event will also include preview highlights from the absorbing eight-episode series.

For event details and to RSVP, visit weta.org/iconicamericaevent