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Virtual Film Screening: From Sea to Shining Sea

In celebration of America 250,  Chatham Community Library will host a virtual film screening of From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful (2025) beginning Thursday, February 19, and continuing through Thursday, February 26, 2026.

 "America the Beautiful" may be America's most beloved song. But few know about the fascinating life of the writer behind it: poet, long-time professor at Wellesley College and social reformer Katharine Lee Bates.
 
The first words of her poem America (later set to music and called America the Beautiful) came to Bates as she surveyed the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains from the broad summit of Colorado's Pike's Peak on July 22, 1893. Bates penned lyrics that reflect both a love for her country and a desire for reform. The song honors the unbroken chain of Americans who strived to make it all it can be. 

 

 Film Highlights and Awards:
  • Audience Award, 2nd Runner Up, Woods Hole Film Festival 
  • ReadingFilmFEST
  • Real Work Labor Film Festival 
  • Zion International Film Festival
  • Lift-Off Tokyo Film Festival 

Access to the virtual screening will be available beginning Thursday, February 19, at the following URL: 

https://vimeopro.com/bullfrogfilms/chathamlibraries-fromseatoshiningsea

A password is required at the time of viewing.  

Please contact social.library@chathamlibraries.org to request the password or for additional information.

This program is free and open to the public.

America 250 NC is North Carolina’s official commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Led by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, this statewide initiative invites people across the state to reflect on the big ideas that helped shape the United States, including liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness.

For information on Chatham County's America 250 events and passport program please visit: https://visitpittsboro.com/america250/. Passports are available to pick up at any library branch during regular business hours.

 

From Sea to Shining Sea

 

        

      

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