Miami, FL – South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, & Health Channel) invites you to join us on June 14th at Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale for a night of music, culture, and stories as we celebrate the upcoming PBS docuseries Southern Storytellers.
Enjoy a complimentary cocktail reception with live music, photography, and more! After the reception, guests will be among the first to see a sneak peek of Southern Storytellers ahead of its July premiere on WPBT and WXEL. After the screening, a diverse cast of local storytellers will take the stage to share their own unique stories and take questions from the audience.
Featured Storytellers:
Scott Barnett: Emmy Award Winning Executive Producer & Director
Ricky Valido: Trailblazing Country Music Artist
Cathleen Dean: Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker
Nerissa Street: Award Winning Storyteller
Bill Teck: Critically Acclaimed Director and Storyteller
Richard Jackson: Award Winning Director and Documentary Filmmaker
To RSVP for this free screening event please visit https://www.southfloridapbs.org/events/
Tune in Tuesday, July 18th at 9PM on WPBT and Monday, July 24th at 9PM on WXEL for the premiere of Southern Storytellers.
If you don’t have access to South Florida PBS, you can livestream all our programs on our websites found in the links below:
WPBT Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wpbt2.org/live-tv/
WXEL Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wxel.org/live-tv/
About Southern Storytellers:
Celebrate Southern identity through the eyes of contemporary creators of literature, music, film and television, including authors Jesmyn Ward, Michael Twitty, Angie Thomas and David Joy; poets Jericho Brown and Natasha Trethewey; songwriters Jason Isbell, Lyle Lovett, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Adia Victoria, Amanda Shires, Thao Nguyen and Justin Moore; songwriter/screenwriter/actor Billy Bob Thornton and songwriter/actress Mary Steenburgen; and screenwriters Qui Nguyen and Michael Waldron.
Follow Southern Storytellers: @SouthernStorytellersPBS
About South Florida PBS:
South Florida PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, the only 24/7 channel dedicated to health in the nation. South Florida PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida's history. Leading the way in this global society, South Florida PBS is committed to creating and presenting award-winning programs focused on kids, education, arts and culture, health, environment, science and civic engagement.
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