- Dates
- 1970-07-15 – 1970-07-22
- Kind
- Performance
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagemusic-folklore
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The St. James Episcopal Mission began a weekly summer film program at the Parish Hall in July 1970. The Beacon identifies “The Big Mouth” on July 15 and “Lilies of the Field” on July 22 as the first two films.
Evidence and limits
The notice gives the planned series and first screenings, but not attendance, equipment, or the full season schedule.
Open questions
- How long did the weekly film series continue?
Sources
- Announces weekly Wednesday films at the Parish Hall beginning July 15 at 8:30 p.m.; names “The Big Mouth” and “Lilies of the Field” as the first two films and gives admission prices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Episcopal Mission begins weekly summer film program, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-episcopal-summer-films-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Movies.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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