Preview of Ken Burns’ “Country Music” with Bill C. Malone

Join Wisconsin Public Television and Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center for an exclusive preview screening of Country Music, A Film By Ken Burns and an audience Q&A with Bill C. Malone, historian, WORT FM radio host and author of Country Music U.S.A., the book used as a framework for the public television documentary series.

Malone, who is also the sole historian who appears in the film, will talk about his experience working with filmmakers Burns, Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunphy, and the resulting story of the history of country music.

7-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11
Lecture Hall, Monona Terrace
*One-hour preview screening followed by 30-minute Q&A with Bill C. Malone.

No ticket required; seating available on a first-come, first-seated basis.

The eight-part “Country Music, a Film by Ken Burns,” premieres 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 on Wisconsin Public Television.