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Travel Through Time: A League of Their Own Party & Screening

Summer Reading Challenge

2022-08-13 15:00:00 2022-08-13 18:00:00 America/Chicago Travel Through Time: A League of Their Own Party & Screening Nordlof Center - J.R. Sullivan Theater

Saturday, August 13
3:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-08-13 15:00:00 2022-08-13 18:00:00 America/Chicago Travel Through Time: A League of Their Own Party & Screening Join us for a Rockford party with activities and a screening of the film "A League of Their Own" (1992) to celebrate our Summer Reading Challenge, "Travel Through Time." Nordlof Center - J.R. Sullivan Theater

Nordlof Center

J.R. Sullivan Theater

Join us for a Rockford party with activities and a screening of the film "A League of Their Own" (1992) to celebrate our Summer Reading Challenge, "Travel Through Time."

Starting at 3:00pm, we'll gather to enjoy various activities leading up to the film airing on the big screen at 4:00pm.

Activities include: 

  • Rockford Public Library will provide Rockford Peaches crafts, including Rockford Peaches pennant, bus paper folding craft, and button-making. 
  • Trivia slides will be running in the theater to test folks' knowledge of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the movie, "A League of Their Own."
  • The International Women's Baseball Center will host a table with Rockford Peaches batgirl, Clara Hellemann, will sign autographs and SPoRT will have Peaches merchandise available for purchase. 
  • Attendees are encouraged to wear their best baseball or Rockford Peaches outfits to parade across the stage at 3:45pm before the movie begins.
  • Popcorn will be provided for movie-goers.

Movie Summary: A look at the first women's professional baseball league is set during World War II and focuses on the rivalry between sisters, one a sweet-swinging catcher and the other a pouty, impulsive pitcher, who play on the same team, which is managed by a washed-up, hard-drinking ex-Major Leaguer.

A League of Their Own (1992) is rated PG. Movie length:128 minutes.

Nordlof Center

Phone: 815-987-6614
Branch manager
Mary Pat Muzzarelli

Hours
Mon, Jun 16 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Fri, Jun 20 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 8:00AM to 11:00PM
Sun, Jun 22 8:00AM to 6:00PM

About the library

Welcome to Rockford’s newest cultural, arts and community resource. Located at 118 N. Main St., Rockford, the 30,000-square-foot facility provides a multi-use performance and classroom venue for the region’s performing arts, community events, and technology training needs. The entire building is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi access. Inside you’ll find the 280-seat J.R. Sullivan Theater, multiple meeting and classrooms and the state-of-the-art Walmart Computer Classroom.

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