Celebration of It's A Wonderful Life Festival

Name: Celebration of It's A Wonderful Life Festival
Start: 2024-12-13T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Celebration of It's A Wonderful Life Festival

Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EST

Various Venues in Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

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Schedule Of Events

9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Bedford Falls Postal Cancellation, Seneca Falls Post Office, 38 State St.
10:00 am - 4:30 pm: Visit the It's a Wonderful Life Museum, 76 Fall Street.
9:00 am - 8:00 pm: "All Things Wonderful." It's a Wonderful Life Museum Gift Shop and Photo Opportunity with Bedford Falls Mural and "You Are Now in Bedford Falls" sign. 80 Fall St.
10:00 am - "They're here Bert, Zuzu's petals." Press Conference with Actors from "It's a Wonderful Life." Launch of Zuzu's Petals Project with Karolyn Grimes and Victoria Wejko, Mrs. New York American 2024. Original Museum Location, 32 Fall St.
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Autograph signing by cast members. Autograph free with purchase; $30 fee for items you bring yourself. The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.
10:30 am: "The Real Bedford Falls: It's a Wonderful Life. The Town, The Movie, The Legend." Documentary by Francis DeClemente and Stu Lisson. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
11:00 am: Locations in California where "It's a Wonderful Life" was filmed. Video by Brian Rohan. Followed by: Journey to the 80th Anniversary of "It's a Wonderful Life" - "For Auld Lang Syne" - Video on the Expansion of the "It's a Wonderful Life Museum". Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
11:15 am - Noon: Presentation by Victoria Wejko, Mrs. New York American 2024. "From Trauma to Triumph: Discovering ‘It's a Wonderful Life' Today." Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
Noon - 1:00 pm: "Zuzu's Petals, the Charleston Contest Trophy and More: Shining a Light on Wonderful Life's Iconic Props and Set Decorations." Presentation by Author Michael Willian. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
1:00 - 2:00 pm: "A Woman's Place" - Presentation by Mary Owen, daughter of Donna Reed. Special Screening of a classic episode of The Donna Reed Show from 1963 - in which Donna's husband dreams what it would be like if she was the first woman President of the United States. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Autograph signing by cast members. Autographs free with purchase; $30 fee per autograph for items you bring yourself. The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Presentation by Brian Peterson, History Instructor, Shasta College: "The Music of It's a Wonderful Life" - Cinematic Songs and Melodies Essential to the Cultural Context and Narrative Storytelling Success of "It's a Wonderful Life". Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
3:00 - 3:30 pm: "It Was Me." Presentation by Donald Collins, who played "Pete Bailey" as a toddler with his twin brother Ronald. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
3:30 – 4:15 pm: "The Shop Around the Corner" - Extended Version of Radio Play featuring Brian Rohan as Jimmy Stewart. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
4:30 pm: Shuttles start leaving the Gould Hotel for the Frank Capra Preview Dinner.
6:00 - 9:00 pm: Frank Capra's Preview Dinner. MC: Monica Capra Hodges. Advance Tickets Required. Del Lago Resort, located off Exit 41, NY State Thruway.