1776 Celebration

Description

For America's 250th Birthday, The Community Center presents a special celebration. Join us on Wednesday evening, July 1 for a special screening of 1776, accompanied by light bites, sweet treats, patriot punch and a visit from Maine's Colonial Living History reenactors. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The film begins at 6:30.

1776 (1972, PG, 2h 21m) is the film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.

Tickets are $25.

Date & Time

Wed, Jul 1, 2026 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Venue Details

Harbor Theater

Harbor Theater